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Through a child’s eyes
Sometimes I like to sit quietly, And observe my children as they play They create such fabulous adventures together, Worlds like ours and yet Somehow, Their very own. Like mommy- Sam, daddy- Alex, Matt- baby. Or making “soup” in a sand bucket, While feeding the cats. They learn to use their imaginations And oh, The…
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What if’s
Sometimes the most unlikely roads create the most lasting memories. So many times I’ve made decisions that have changed the course of my life. The moment I decided I’d go to university, as the only path to a future. Now, I look at eighteen year olds and wonder. Watching them take a gap year, working…
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Grey day, watercolour memories
Another weekend- and month- have almost gone. Today decided to be more March in weather than yesterday’s July, which was a temporary step back in my mood, as well. But we carried on, through the rain and freezing drizzle as we drove to the mountains for another watersliding adventure. Without even a tantrum all day,…
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Comicon
I took my five and six year olds to Comicon today. I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into, but I’d already bought tickets months ago. When our regular sitter couldn’t come (due to our negligence in asking until the last minute) my husband gracefully bowed out, encouraging me to take the kids instead.…
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Home again
For the last day of my week off, the weather gods saw fit to bestow a beautiful spring day on us all. The sun was high, birds were out, and my small hooligans ran wild at the park while I had a chance to catch up with an old friend. We sadly packed our things…
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Family Monday
Our last full day of family vacation drifted away in the warm sunshine, vague memories of work not hampering me for a change. I felt my soul drink in every once of warmth, peeling off the layers of flannel and fleece, drinking my coffee with my face turned to the sun like a flower thirsting…
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Montreal
We made it. After a long and gruelling trip from Calgary to Montreal via west jet, we made it. I marveled at how well my kids do on a plane, as long as they have an iPhone to keep them busy. I wonder again how my parents kept their sanity, now that I have three…
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Montreal
We made it. After a long and gruelling trip from Calgary to Montreal via west jet, we made it. I marveled at how well my kids do on a plane, as long as they have an iPhone to keep them busy. I wonder again how my parents kept their sanity, now that I have three…
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Genie in a bottle
The winds of change are in the air today. We had nice weather today, with the sun actually warming my shoulders through the window as I drove. It felt like I drove all day, in between work, appointments, and meetings. I planned my day like a general, Marching into battle, Every minute accounted for until…
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Soft repose
Sometimes I wonder how it was I got so lucky in life A wonderful job, amazing friends who’ve touched my life, A husband I love and family I get along with and enjoy. But anytime I begin to fret that life isn’t quite what it should be Or that I haven’t achieved what I set…