Are you already watching Netflix to put you in the holiday mood? We sure are! We’ve had so many December dinners in front of the tv watching our top favourite holiday movies like Elf (Hello, this is Buddy the Elf, what’s your favourite colour?”), Christmas with the Kranks and Santa Paws (grab a Kleenex for […] Read more…
Having a tough time again this year, when the most beautiful email arrived in my inbox. The incredible minister at my parent’s church in Fenelon Falls (and having just recently baptized Jayden there, it now feels like OUR church too) sent this prayer, just for me and for our family. So, I wanted to share […] Read more…
So many days I keep the feeling of sadness and loss bottled up. I hide it from the boys, I hide it from Paul, I hide it from my parents and friends, I hide it at work and I even try to hide it from myself, but it’s always there. Grief is a part of […] Read more…
What a fun way to shop for shoes! Let the kids sit in two chairs using the free wifi, while I take my time to go up and down the aisles of the over 20,000 square feet DSW Canada store in Newmarket! After looking at the DSW Canada website, I planned a visit to look […] Read more…
Yesterday, after only two days with our new Elf on the Shelf, Buddy, my big kid, Ty, told me that he knew that it wasn’t real. Gulp. He knew that it was me who had been moving our “Buddy the Elf” around the house in funny positions each night. At first, I hid the disappointment that […] Read more…
Oh December, here you are again. The month that brings such a mixture of heartache and joy each and every year since Zack died at age 3 and a half. I can’t truly wrap my head around the fact that this is the fourth Christmas without him. Fourth! How is that possible? It’s been four […] Read more…