Today we said good-bye to Melissa’s dad. Funerals are always hard, but harder when it’s someone so close. I was amazed at how strong Melissa was throughout the process, and her eulogy brought a tear and a smile to every one there. It’s a hard day to capture for my picture of the day. There are so …
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POD: One Last Visit
Tonight we had our last visit with Melissa’s dad. Tomorrow morning we say good-bye for the last time. It is a hard time, made easier with friends and family. Thank you to all who came tonight and will come tomorrow.
POD: Birthday Boy and the Snowman
Today Nate celebrated his 5th birthday. There are some many things I want to say, but the words aren’t coming so I’ll end today’s post with a simple; Happy Birthday Nate.
POD: Hockey Tryout
You can tell the winter is coming as my blog gets over taken with kids hockey pictures. Today we have Violet at her Tyke evaluation skate.
POD: New Agendas
With everything else going on the week if was easy to forget that it was also the kids first week of school. So tonight we have a picture of the kids new agendas. VTO Jacob it’s old news, but Violet was so excited to have am agenda of her own.
POD: Surprise Flowers
A couple of nights ago I headed out to pick up a few last-minute lunch supplies for the kids. While there I bought Melissa some roses to give her something pretty to wake up too. Little did I know how hard the next few days would be for he. I hope my little surprise brought …
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POD: After school Hockey
Tonight was Violet’s first hockey school after regular school and while it was a long day, she tried hard and did a great job.
POD: First Day of school 2015
Today the kids headed back to school. Violet enters the first grade and Jacob moves on to the fourth. Time seems to be flying by for my little ones. The best news of the day was that Violet is in a 1/2 split, instead of the SK/1 we feared all summer.
POD: Last Day of Summer Vaction
Today was the last day of the summer. It has been a great summer with lots of fun activities. It do was a bit more laid back, with our little family having a relaxing day wrapping up the last things we needed to do before school starts tomorrow. Of course we found some time to …
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POD: Baseball Action
I spent this afternoon sitting in the sun at the Rogers Centre watching the Blue Jays win their 78th game of the year, to maintain their 1.5 game lead on the Yankees in the American League East. It was great to be at the game with 46,000+ other fans, and that we could be seeing …
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