I could not be more proud of these 3 amazing kids! They ventured into a very different school year this past year, leaving behind classrooms full of friends, teachers, a structure they were familiar with and all that was familiar to them for a year of homeschool. We made our decisions as a family and... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, our friends, the Fisher's had a cupcake bake off, girls vs boys. My kids loved this idea and since that time wanted us to spend our next rainy day having a similar bake off. Today was the day! We divided into teams. Caile, Sandy & Noah vs Ella & I. We... Continue Reading →
Like everyone else, our family has had to make a lot of big decisions over the past year. My parents live in an apartment within our home and my Mom has an auto-immune disorder, which puts her at a higher risk. No one knows how to properly navigate a pandemic. We each need to do... Continue Reading →
A lot of people know that I live by my fridge calendar. It has probably made Sandy crazy for years, because our house and my life is filled with so much technology. I have a ton of ways electronically of tracking all of our kids activities, birthdays, milestones, etc., but for me I love to... Continue Reading →
For years we have been giving the kids memory gifts for Christmas. They do get physical presents, but we really try to limit what they get as we would prefer to spend money in general on fun, making memories and having life experiences. I have always looked ahead thinking that when I am 80, my... Continue Reading →
From the time I was young I have had a desire for travelling and adventuring in the United States. When I was much younger I said many times that when I was older, that was where I would live. When my Aunt Claire was 17 years old she left the small area of Pubnico, NS... Continue Reading →
This post is part of a series describing what Automatticians do on a daily basis. You can read more posts like this by following the tag #a8cday on WordPress.com and Twitter. Sharing that you are a Happiness Engineer with other people always generates a conversation. Usually it results in "What is that?" or "What do you do?" with... Continue Reading →
Lots of families are getting ready for back to school. It is definitely normal to have mixed emotions about back to school, no matter what that looks like for you. These times are different and this school year is certainly a path to the unknown. As a family we have thought long and hard about... Continue Reading →
Our summer was flipped upside down back in the Spring along with many other people. We had been counting down to spending a month in Alberta for the last few years. We were all pretty bummed to miss out on the family time we had been looking forward to. I knew we were going to... Continue Reading →
My nephew Ryan loves going dulsing. It was his birthday a few weeks back and that was one of the big plans he wanted to happen on his big day. He asked if that could be his birthday party. He wanted to be able to take his friends and family and show them what it... Continue Reading →
The other evening on one of our nightly walks we chatted about what would have been different if Covid didn't exist. So much has been taken from us all by the appearance of Covid, it is sometimes really easy to list those things. We really have been trying to focus on what we would have... Continue Reading →
We make history every day, but this time period in our lives will be one that is taught for many years to come. My great great grandchildren will hear about Covid-19 and how it changed the world. Time passes quickly and before you know it, certain feelings and memories are forgotten. I wanted to take... Continue Reading →
