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First I would like to wish everyone a happy new year! May it bring all the best…let top up the last one and make it fabulous. Continue reading
10 Thursday Jan 2013
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First I would like to wish everyone a happy new year! May it bring all the best…let top up the last one and make it fabulous. Continue reading
30 Sunday Dec 2012
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family, kids, out in the cold, Snow, snow fall, sports, tobagganing, winter fun
19 Wednesday Dec 2012
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Christmas, Christmas card, christmas traditions, family, friends, Greeting card, Holiday, Newyear
Every day the last couple weeks, we wait for him to arrive. Right after the girls get home from school they both hurry to check our mail box. “Any Mail mommy” they ask. I reach in and grab the pile of mail searching for the familiar envelopes. Continue reading
17 Monday Dec 2012
It was a rainy peaceful Sunday. My family and I gathered to celebrate my daughter’s christening day. It was a day to reflect on the importance of faith in our lives. Although my personal faith has changed over the years, Continue reading
19 Monday Nov 2012
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books, Children, Christmas, christmas tradition, Elf, Elf on the Shelf, family, gifts, kids, Parenting, Santa Claus, Santa Claus parade, Toy store, toys
Saturdays Santa parade was fantastic and followed by a wonderful family lunch. We then strolled down the main street and did some window shopping and checked out a few shops including a kids toys store. The girls were excited about the ‘Elf on the shelf’ display. We had decided a few nights earlier, to introduce the girls to the elf story and concept to test out the waters and see if they would believe in it. Being 6 and 5 we thought might be too late at this point since we never entertained the idea of it previous years. I came across the dvd and thought it would be a good intro without having to invest into the toy right away. We sat and watched it together, it was really cute and well done. The girls then started to ponder on why it was that ‘Elfie’ never came to visit our home. They loved him and the idea of this little elf helping Santa visiting every year. At the Toy store, they asked for the elf. My husband then decided it would be nice to start the tradition. After all, baby A would eventually follow. As i walked the girls out of the shop, hubby was quick to purchase the kit and hide it within the baby stroller unnoticed. Continue reading
16 Friday Nov 2012
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Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, family, family traditions, Holiday, kids, Santa Claus, Santa Claus parade, Toronto, xmas
This Week I got the house ready for Christmas. Here in Oakville and Toronto the annual Santa Claus parade which is taking place this weekend marks the start of the Holiday season. Children all over the province are excited for the arrival of Santa and his reindeer. Santa comes to town to collect all the letters of requests and admiration from the kids. Continue reading
03 Saturday Nov 2012
Sometimes life throws you challenges that may at times feel so beyond your control you fall into deep emotion of sadness. It’s a feeling of helplessness and despair that eventually surfaces into anger. When tears dry out and no longer flow but leave you feeling suffocated and at a loss of words. Continue reading
24 Wednesday Oct 2012
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alzheimers, family, forgiveness, grandmother, life, love, mother
I watch her embrace my girls; she is her present self at that exact moment. “Biza!”(great-grandma) they shout. She hugs and kisses them. “I missed you my loves!” She then reaches out to me, her gaze affirms she still recognizes me. It’s been almost a year since I saw her last, but she still remembers. She appears to be in better shape and more at ease. She has turned 76 this week. Continue reading
20 Saturday Oct 2012
As I play with baby on the couch, she giggles and laughs and makes all sorts of sounds. She’s trying to communicate; at four months she mimics all our sounds and tries to talk. I reach down and smother her with kisses and hugs. I am mentally transported back in time with just a simple phrase “I love you.” Continue reading
18 Thursday Oct 2012
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It’s been a really busy month. Thanksgiving with family, finding a new school for the girls, wedding and birthday celebrations, and of course everything in between. “how do you manage?” I get asked. well, for the most part its keeping a routine; with three young children its really the only way to keep our sanity. Continue reading