If you follow me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram then you know Lucas was on Spring Break last week. I posted a lot of these photos already, but here are more highlights from our very long, yet very fun 10 days together. I kept us busy day in and day out by visiting amusement parks,…
Not a day goes by that I don’t think of something I wish I could talk to my parents about. I regret not truly thanking them for my life. Literally. And all the opportunities they gave me. I wish I had expressed my gratitude for being good parents, staying together, teaching me right from wrong,…
Update: The winner of the $300 Amazon gift card is Amy Pike. Second and third place go to Renee and Julie. Here’s my then and now. To see the answers for everyone else, look below. I remember 5 things about kindergarten: 1. Riding the bus and one terrifying time I didn’t get off at my…
Earlier this week I wrote about Lucas’ obsession with cars and it got me thinking about my obsessions as a child. When I was a little girl I used to love playing with Barbies. My first Barbie was Malibu Skipper (Barbie’s kid sister) and I probably got her for my seventh birthday. It was all…
The year: 1986 The location: Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa The cast: A family of four: mother (37), father (39), eldest daughter (15), youngest daughter (2). The scene: Christmas morning, parents wake their daughters and the family is soon gathered around a sparsely decorated tree in the corner of their living room. Holiday music plays…
It’s an annual walk down memory lane that I look forward to each year. There is no rhyme or reason to it, it’s a hodgepodge really. I couldn’t pick a favorite if I tried. Each one, a colorful memento that means the world to me. It’s milestones and sweet memories of my mother and grandmother….
Have you ever felt giddy over getting another stamp in your passport? Have you ever been approached on the street in Yaletown and asked if you needed help with directions, restoring your faith in the kindness of strangers? Have you ever been caught in the rain on Robson Street and laughed so hard you cried?…
Please tell me I’m not the only one in denial about it being November! Mid-November at that. WTH? How is it even possible that Thanksgiving is a week away? I can’t seem to get my brain wrapped around retailers promoting Christmas. Christmas?! Where did this year go? After record heat for weeks, it is FINALLY…
Sentimental clutter is the adult equivalent of a teddy bear. – Ellen Madere I don’t like to shop all that much, I have what I need plus a few extras. My closet isn’t bursting at the seams with articles of clothing I never wear. I’m good about purging. If I haven’t worn an item in…
How did this… …become this? It feels as though it was just yesterday that I was counting your fingers and toes, learning to perfect the swaddle and swaying you to sleep. Now you know all the planets, are learning to read and have strong opinions on where you’d like to go out for dinner. You…
