Dreaming of Summer

With March Break here and some warmer weather, I've been starting to think a lot about summer. Just last week a friend of mine was asking about the cottage resort we have been going to for the past couple of years...right away I thought of my Blog! I'll just search the entry I made last August and that way I can show her all the photos from our trip. That's when I realized, I never even made an entry. So I figured it was time...better late than never! Here are some of my favourite photos from our week at Balsam Resort in 2018. With spring just around the corner, the kiddies are already counting down the number of weeks until we return. Now my Blog is a place they can visit whenever they feel like it...

This year we're very excited to return! It's amazing to see my kids fall in love with the same summer home I loved so much when I was their age. There's honestly no better feeling, then seeing their eyes light up whenever we talk about it and it's even more incredible to see how excited they are when we finally arrive. To think...it's all because my grandfather decided to take our family there almost 30 years ago #continuingtradition Summer 2019...we can't wait for ya!

Balsam Resort

Enjoy the rest of your March Break!

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To My Grandpa on his 100th Birthday

On Sunday my grandfather turned 100 and we had a beautiful celebration. I promise to post photos from the event once they are ready...I can hardly wait to see them! Today I decided to share my speech completely unaltered. If it sounds like I'm talking, it's because I literally recorded myself talking to myself about my grandpa...then I typed out what I said - almost word for word. It truly helped me to speak from the heart and talk about the memories I'll have forever... For my grandpa on his 100 th birthday… My grandfather was born on February 18 th , 1918…fast forward about 64 years, and that’s when I came into the picture. And that’s where I’m going to start. My grandfather has been a part of my life as far back as I can remember. At a very young age my mom and I moved into a neighbourhood in North Mississauga. Not long after my grandparents moved into their home just one street over. They were always right around the corne

Alzheimer's Disease is death before death, and I'm terrified of it." - Joey Comeau I wrote this entire entry last Sunday during my 5 hour train ride... Once again I'm on board VIA Rail train 65 to Toronto Union from Dorval, Quebec. For my friends and family who follow my accounts through social media, it appears that I am returning home from a fun-filled weekend away - no kids, a little shopping, plenty of good food, morning runs along the St. Lawrence, non-alcoholic wine and loads of good conversation. Not to mention this was the first time in over 5 years that I've left home and my family to be on my own for a few days. But below the surface and behind all the charming photos, this weekend had much more meaning and significance than I ever could have imagined...For the first time in 7 years I went to visit my father. I never wanted to make this trip alone and nor did I intend on waiting so long. I should have done it years prior but the timing

Tasca Park

A couple weeks ago it was a beautiful Sunday morning and all I wanted to do was pack up the car with the entire family and head out to enjoy the day. I was thinking something really fun - like heading to Center Island. The reality was we were completely unprepared for any kind of outing...especially one that required planning ahead and being organized. Instead we decided to save our Island adventure for another day (maybe even another year -ha!) and got to work cleaning up some things around the house. All those really boring things I hate doing on a Sunday, but those are the same things you're grateful you did when Monday morning rolls around. By the afternoon we were feeling ready and prepped for the week ahead but I still had that desire to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. My hubby and I decided to throw the diaper bag in the car, fill up the water bottles and head out to one of the local parks in Caledon. We really had no idea where we were g

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