Monthly Archives: February 2013

Still A Winter Wonderland

Snow, snow, snow – it never seems to stop lately.  Daniel had a snow day yesterday and again today, and I’m starting to think he is at home more than he is at school!  This morning we awoke to a … Continue reading

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For the first time…

Mike and I always dreamed of being parents, and once our boys came along we devoted our lives to them because that’s what having a family meant to us.  While other parents were out partying on the weekends and dumping … Continue reading

Posted in Beaches, Blogging, Children, Emotions, Family, Isle of Palms, SC, Life, Love, Memories, Photography, Sunsets/Sunrises, Travel, Vacations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 36 Comments

Now that’s a birthday gift!!

Twenty years ago on March 6th my oldest son, Bryan, was born.  I can’t believe it because it feels like just yesterday that we brought him home from the hospital.  Now, he is a grown man in his first year … Continue reading

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Mystery Photo #66

I’m starting to get the impression that my loyal followers are developing a love/hate relationship with the weekly mystery photo game :).  Everybody rushes to my Friday blog to see if they can identify the photo but are often left … Continue reading

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Family Completeness

Monday was Family Day in Ontario, a day off to spend quality time with our families. Now everyone has a different idea of what family time should consist of.  Many people believe that it should be spent outside doing one … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Children, Dundalk, Ontario, Emotions, Family, Happiness, Holidays, Life, Memories, Motivation/Inspiration, Photography, Snow & Ice, Storms, Weather, Winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 28 Comments

Mystery Photo #65

I spy with my little eyes something that is red.  How many times did I play that game on long car trips as a child?  Hundreds, maybe thousands, and I found myself playing it once again last night as I … Continue reading

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Mikey’s Toy

As you’ve probably figured out by now, we live in what is commonly referred to as the snowbelt, which means we tend to get a great deal of snow in the winter.  Knowing this and the fact that we live … Continue reading

Posted in Blogging, Country Living, Dundalk, Ontario, Family, Nature, Photography, Snow & Ice, Storms, Winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

Blinding whiteness

After our storm on Friday, you would think that everything would have been back to normal today, but freezing rain overnight made the back roads hazardous resulting in school bus cancellations.  So, my bratty kid got another day off school! … Continue reading

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It’s beginning to look a lot like winter

I crossed my fingers.  I crossed my toes.  I even did the snow dance multiple times on Thursday, which trust me can be very embarrassing when done in front of people.  Finally, it worked.  It snowed hard enough that I … Continue reading

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Mystery Photo #64

Wahooooo!!!!!  Snow day :).  All day yesterday they kept talking about this big snowstorm coming, but when I got up this morning it didn’t seem that bad out.  However, appearances can be deceiving can’t they?  It may not be a … Continue reading

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