Archive for June, 2010
Natalie’s New Haircut
Natalie does not like having her hair brushed. She finally asked me to cut her hair. So I did. Here are the before, during and after shots. It is so much easier for short hair, less shampoo, less conditioner and no need to use the hair dryer and no time wasted combing or complaining….
Spring Cleaning – Garage Sale
Now that we have been in Winnipeg for almost 3 years, and having all our stuff in boxes in the garage, we have discovered that we do not need most of the stuff there. So we have decided to sell a lot of it. Most of which are household items and “stuff”. So we have [...]
St Jean Baptiste Day Celebration in Winnipeg
Today is St Jean Baptiste Day and there were some activities for the kids here at Provencher Park in St Boniface. I took the kids to watch the entertainment which was all in French, good thing I had my translator, Matthew. Great chance to be exposed to the language. They had a great time and [...]
Happy Fathers Day
Rode my Bike to Downtown Winnipeg
Today, I rode my bike to downtown Winnipeg along Pembina Hwy even with a forecast for rain. I just figured that it wouldn’t rain till the afternoon. I was wrong, it started about 5 minutes before I reached my destination. That is ok, I had my plastic bag to protect my seat. at least it [...]
My Secret Dream of Being a Model
As a child growing up, looking at magazines and watching TV, there was always so many beautiful people to look at. I would look at the magazines and I secretly thought that it would be great to be a model. Wondering how I could end up in a magazine, I never really looked into it [...]
This is Attitude – Words of Wisdom
This is attitude IF AN EGG IS BROKEN BY AN OUTSIDE FORCE..A LIFE ENDS. IF AN EGG BREAKS FROM WITHIN…… .LIFE BEGINS. GREAT THINGS ALWAYS BEGIN FROM WITHIN . This is attitude IT’S BETTER TO LOSE YOUR EGO TO THE ONE YOU LOVE. THAN TO LOSE THE ONE YOU LOVE ……. BECAUSE OF EGO This [...]
The Rosary and Mother Teresa
I received this story about the rosary, I not sure if it is true, I do not doubt it and it is a great story. I know the the power of prayers of these simple beads and I wanted to share it with you.
Andrew’s Negotiation Skills
Last night when it was time to get ready for bed, we asked Matthew to brush Natalie’s teeth. In the past we had given him 25cts to do it but he either didn’t hear us or ignored us so we asked Andrew to do it. Andrew said that he would do it for $1. We [...]
Make-up Class
Natalie missed her gymnastics class at GymKyds a few weeks ago so yesterday we went for a make-up class. When I told her about the make-up class, she was a little confused. She asked me if she had to wear makeup to the class! They take things so literal!
