June 17, 2013

Jamie

Well, I may not do a bunch of catch-up but I am going to start posting again. I really miss being here, under the Willow Tree! Here's what's been happening under the lilac tree at our house, hehe. I think we saw a total of 7 raccoons here last night!

May 13, 2013

Jamie

Despite the hail (yes, HAIL!) we managed to create an amazing transformation on Mom's balcony! What a joy to bring in this refresh and all those gorgeous colours she loves so much - and especially to watch her enjoy it!

Suzie

It was so wonderful to make Mom happy with flowers and her newly decorated balcony for Mother's Day!

May 12, 2013: Rewind

Jamie

I love being able to do this rewind on Mother's Day! It's a chance to celebrate the wonderful line of women we come from: Grandma, Mom and Auntie Laima. We are truly blessed. (PS The Power of Three)

Shannon
Happy Mother's Day to Mom! I thought it might be fun to celebrate with a baby picture of her :)

May 11, 2013

 

Jamie

On the way to feed Gobo, I had a chance to visit with Norman! I was delighted that he came out for an enthusiastic cuddle despite the wet from the rain!

 

Shannon
I've been on a bit of a reading break (not quite on purpose and I certainly want to break it!), and I finally have with finishing Divergent by Veronica Roth. It was easy to sink into and quite a page turner, although I ended up not liking it as much as I anticipated. I *did* like the fact that I finished it though.

May 10, 2013

Jamie

What an awesome day! It was so great to hang out together and hear so many amazing stories about Mom, Auntie Laima and Grandma. I loved looking at all of these pictures - and being gifted with our Latvian names! What a treat.

Shannon
It was lovely to spend time hearing family stories and looking at lots of pictures with Mom and Auntie Laima, and they are both in this pic with Grandma :)

May 9, 2013

Shannon
It was nice to take a bit of a break in the morning to head out for a coffee and do some journalling (and now I know the Canadian spelling of this possible non-word of journalling has 2 l's!). It was really good to get out and get writing.

May 8, 2013

Jamie

It was so great to get down to the beach with Jason. We had an awesome walk and talk. I can't remember the last time we got some sister-brother time like this! What a joy!

Shannon
This is the dry-out of after my phone going DUNKED into my tea. The crazy thing is I totally saw a premonition of it happening, I moved my phone to where I thought it was out of harms way, and it still got dunked. The good news is, that after it dried out it still works. Phew.