Get ready, this is a long one! It's been quite the week. Beginning at the beginning, can we talk about the heat? Oh man, it's been hot. BC broke records across Canada this week with highs into the 40s (that's Celsius). For context, our typical June average is around 21 degrees. 28 would be considered… Continue reading 2021 Highlights: Week 26
I'm writing this a little earlier than usual because I know we have a busy weekend coming up. We're at the beginning of a heat wave, with projected temperatures of 35 and 40 degrees next week. My rainy West Coast background means that when it's sunny I feel the need to be outside all the… Continue reading 2021 Highlights: Week 25
Hi there! We are officially into summer and the last week of school. We're counting down the days in our house, not because we don't love school but because we're so excited to be together as a family every day and looking forward to many summer adventures. Some highlights this week: A story that Pearl… Continue reading 2021 Highlights: Week 24
Hi there! Coming in a little late because the weekend kind of got away from me but let's talk about some good stuff that happened last week: Pearl got 2 beach days with her class! It's so nice that they can walk from school to the beach. Both times Rose and I picked her up… Continue reading 2021 Highlights: Week 23
Highlights of the week: Repotting herbs and finding homes for new plants around the garden. Laundry hanging on the line. First watermelon of the year. Backyard days with my littlest while Big Sister is at school. We have snacks. She plays. I hang laundry and work in the garden and read my books. No pictures… Continue reading 2021 Highlights: Week 20
It's been a good week. Let's break it down. Mother's Day! Kind of old news but technically part of this week. We celebrated with fried fish. Sharkey's Fish & Chips in Roberts Creek makes the best fish and chips I've ever had so we got take-out last Sunday with Peter's parents and had lunch at… Continue reading 2021 Highlights: Week 19
More and more signs are pointing to our province coming down from the heights of the so-called Third Wave. Vaccinations across Canada continue to pick up; in our own community over half of the adult population has been vaccinated. First responders and essential workers have been vaccinated here in the past week and I know… Continue reading 2021 Highlights: Week 18
Sisters!Flowers found in the forestNeighbourhood viewsEarth Day thankfulnessTaking Justin for a walkArriving at school It felt so good this week to return to regular activity after being sick last week. I worked to catch up on things around the house. Rose and I visited the library for the first time in a couple of weeks.… Continue reading 2021 Highlights: Week 17
Guys, it's been a week. There is a spring cold going around and it spread through the girls and I in quick succession. We each went down hard for about 24 hours and then seemed to recover. This will not be news to any parents, but it's really hard to be a good parent when… Continue reading 2021 Highlights: Week 16
We've had a week of absolutely beautiful weather. So I can (somewhat) ignore the state of the world, the third COVID wave that we've entered, and the looming threat of further restrictions in the province. I know it's a privilege to turn off the news and focus on my sunny little bubble but sometimes it's… Continue reading 2021 Highlights: Week 15
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