On my walk home from work the other day. It's hard to believe we are already halfway through April. Here on the Pacific West Coast, we've made it through the hardest part of the year, meteorologically speaking. While we'll surely still have rain in the coming weeks and months, the sun is shining more and… Continue reading Some 2024 Highlights and other Goings On
Our girl is 9! Entering her last year of single digits (as she is excited to point out), Pearl is growing like a weed and becoming more her own person every day. She is sweet, quirky, and hilarious. She loves animals (and especially Winnie) and hiking and camping. She's soft but tough and is a… Continue reading Pearl is 9!
Everything nonsense now. Those mourners came up. Hands extended. Sons intact. Wearing on their faces enforced sadness-masks to hide any sign of their happiness, which --went on. They could not hide how alive they yet were with it, with their happiness at the potential of their still-living sons. Until lately I was one of them.… Continue reading Quotes of the Week (vol. 3) and Some Snow Day Pictures
The apostles returned to Jesus, and told Him all that they had done and taught. And He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while." For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away on the boat to a… Continue reading Quotes of the Week (vol. 2)
Here are a few passages that jumped out at me in my reading over the past week (ok, actually since January 1st): Blessed is the one who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers: but his delight is in the… Continue reading Quotes of the Week
Where to even start with what December has been like in our house? December is always a busy month at my job and of course there are also the usual household and family things. Add to that lots of extras at school and busy times for Peter in his work too. My boss passed very… Continue reading Winter Holidays 2023
I've been working hard to stay up to date with my book reviews this past month but have focused a little less on sharing life here. We have celebrated Rose and Peter's birthdays and Canadian Thanksgiving. The girls both started soccer again. Pearl re-started piano lessons and Rose started them for the first time. Pearl's… Continue reading Fall Highlights So Far
Our littlest girl is not so little anymore! Last week Rose turned 6. We celebrated with several of her friends and a unicorn party. (Definitely our easiest theme so far. If you know our kids, you know they love a good birthday theme. This one only required a visit to the dollar store.) Our Rose… Continue reading Rose is 6!
Hard to believe that tomorrow is Labour Day and everyone goes back to school on Tuesday. While in some ways we're all looking forward to the return of routines and regular schedules, it's always sad to say good-bye to summer vacation. June feels like a long time ago but August flew by! The last couple… Continue reading 2023 Highlights: August and the end of Summer
Last week we took our annual family camping trip to Keats Island. As I've shared before, Peter and I have been camping at Plumpers Cove since before we were married. We've camped with the girls every year they've been alive and this year we camped with Winnie the Dog for the first time. In the… Continue reading 2023 Highlights: Keats Island
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