Celebrating together

T’was two days before Christmas and we, in this house, had all the gifts wrapped except for the mouse! I just thought I would try my hand at some poetry… Upstairs right now I can hear Paige and Grandma talking and the occasional laugh from Grandma. Grandchildren, well our grandchildren, often look at us when…

More family thoughts

Just $1.41 per liter was the price of gas this morning at Costco. I was quite delighted by that price but isn’t that crazy? It wasn’t all that long ago I was paying $1.09 or close to that. After picking up some gas I stopped at the store to pick up fresh bread and that…

Watching them grow

Living so far from the three grandchildren in Ontario is tough some days. We feel like they’re growing up without the kind of connection the grandkids in Alberta get. That’s our reality. So it was really great to get some photos of Beth at her track meet. She’s a strong and energetic pre-teen and has…