travel

Moon Shadow Retreat

This last weekend, we went out to our friends Simone and Dan’s cottage “Moon Shadow Retreat” in Gracefield, Quebec.  What a beautiful place.  The cottage is right on the water with a great view of the lake from the living room window.  It was a very relaxing weekend, no telephones and no internet, just a [...]

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Our Train Ride from Winnipeg to Ottawa

Wow, what a great way to travel.  The kids and I had a blast.  It was like a breath of fresh air when I got onto the train.  The last couple of weeks had been a hectic rush of visiting and packing and I was really looking forward to the train ride.  I knew that [...]

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2 hours to go

2 hours to go till we get on the train to leave for Ottawa.  How do I feel?  Some mixed feelings.  I finally finished packing everything, luggage and boxes for the shippers,  Mike who bought our van, picked it up an hour ago.  I guess being so busy with packing, I have not had too [...]

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The wind is blowing again

The westerlies winds are blowing again. We are moving back to Ottawa. When we moved there the first time, many asked us how long we were going to be there for and I always say “till the winds blow”.  Same with our move back to Winnipeg. 3 years later, the winds are blowing again and [...]

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Natalie’s Friend Birthday Party

Natalie has seen her siblings having their friends over for birthday parties so this year as she turned 5, she wanted to have her friend over too. It was a fun Monday afternoon. She had 4 little friends over which age ranged from 2-9 years. The party started at 1pm till about 5ish… They played [...]

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Creating a Vision Board

Last Monday, the weather was not very nice and it was pretty gloomy so we decided to go into the basement with our magazines and pictures to create our vision boards.  Actually we created vision books, which is a little more portable for us.

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Winnipeg Girls Try-a-Tri

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Sleeping In Their Fort

Yesterday, Natalie and Andrew built a fort in the basement and decided to sleep in it.  They asked our permission and we thought, why not?  They were so excited, they brought that clothes, stuff animals, pillows and blankets down there and set up for the night.  We were not sure how long it would last [...]

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Mother’s Day 2010

I love being a mum, there is so much to learn from the children and they bring so much joy. The unconditional love they have for you and their truthful words that they speak. I am bless with three wonderful kids that make my life full.

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March for Life – Winnipeg Pro-Life Walk

Are you pro-life?  This year Life’s Vision invites you to attend the 2010 March for Life Sponsored by Campaign Life Coalition and Pro-Life Churches. When: Thursday, May 13, 2010 Assembling at 5:30 PM near the Forks Market; Where: From the Forks Market to the Legislative Building Speaker: Dana Rogolsky, CHVN Morning Show Host Closing & [...]

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