Short and sweet post today! Our boys are good readers, but don’t LOVE it like I did when I was younger. They don’t tend to sit with a book and read on their own, so I wanted to encourage as much of that as possible this summer. To help with that, we stopped off at the library this morning and ... Read More »
I must not be the only blogger who struggles with this, but here it is: When I get into a busy period of life, such as moving / Christmas / everyone-in-the-family-gets-sick-one-after-the-other, I tend not to blog it. “Who wants to read about THAT?” I think. The longer I don’t post, the harder it is to go back and post something. ... Read More »
My husband and I are both second generation Canadians, with all four of our parents originating in the Netherlands. Neither of us have ever been to visit, though both of us have always wanted to make the trip someday. This past fall, two of our most dear friends packed up their worldly possessions and moved to Rotterdam for no fewer ... Read More »
I am so bad about drinking water. I go for a few weeks of getting my 8 glasses a day, then I get sick of it and drink next to nothing. By bedtime, it’s possible that I’ve only drank a cup or two of coffee, and the milk with my cereal. Isn’t that horrible?!! Imagine how dehydrated I’m getting. And ... Read More »
I am constantly trying to make better choices in my lifestyle – whether it is drinking more water, or being more active. I find that anything that challenges me, really helps me meet my goals. That’s why I wanted to get a Fitbit last summer – to track my steps, and encourage me to increase my physical activity level. About ... Read More »
The last 6 months has been a little ‘up in the air’ for our family. Every decision that we made, starting in November, was made with the preface, “If Brian gets into grad school…” If Brian gets into grad school, we’re going to have to move or store any of these Christmas presents that we buy for the kids… do we really want ... Read More »
So apparently having four kids is a “big family,” according to most of society. And the fact that they are all boys – wow, I must really have my hands full! 🙂 I don’t mind all the comments. A big family is what I grew up with, and I love it. It is busy, noisy, messy, and definitely never boring. Our ... Read More »
As our first house goes on the market 6 years after we first purchased it, I find myself getting nostalgic about our first days of House Hunting. We were just looking for a house that we could afford, but we never dreamt that we’d find a house that wouldn’t cost us anything! As a young, fairly newly married couple who each came ... Read More »
I have GREAT news, but it’s news that has turned our life upside down. My husband – Breadwinner Extraordinaire in our house – has been accepted to a fantastic Masters program at the University of Toronto starting in September. It’s a 16 month full-time program, so he’ll be doing a little bit of moonlighting, but the majority of our income ... Read More »
I’ve always wanted to be an extra in something. Hallmark filmed several Christmas movies at my former place of work, but they never pulled me aside and begged me to be in their film. Jerks. Walk Off the Earth filmed a music video in Hamilton a few months ago, but we were out of town that night so we had ... Read More »
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