Category: children
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throwback Mom photos
My Mom with my son Graham in 1986. I post this because I no longer have these 2 in my life. I am a mom and I wish all Mothers to enjoy the weekend and honour yourself! My son Tom and I in 2019 at Lac Pelletier for Summer Games kayak races.
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ruby red power
These shoes are an imitation of Dorothy ‘s glittering red shoes that were placed on her feet to help her get back home. Linda the Good Witch in the Wizard of Oz movie musical placed them on her feet with her magic wand. Oh how I watched this movie over and over again. The ruby […]
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2021 gifts
This year of 2021, or the past year, if reading this in 2022, was a very teachable year for me. I established my mental health and awareness to how I want to proceed. The rules have changed. My mind is finally caught up with this year. I started to piece together all the events and […]
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fridge kids + just kids
December is such a wonderful reminder of the children that are available to me to enjoy the sweet moments with. We had a little visit with our family friends and the 2 small boys this morning. What a blessing they are. Then there are my fridge kids. Tommy above pic, as a kite flyer at […]
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thankful memories in place of grief
How am I feeling and doing these past 2 weeks with my mom gone? I slept a lot for 3 days after her death. Then I slept myself out and started to have a flood of great memories; to the point I could not get to sleep for several nights as I could not stop […]
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4 more
We keep these four in our extended family. They are so fun and interesting as they share their lives and their children with us. We are grateful.
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my mom
A mother passing on with 92 years to be proud of She was my mom She was a determined woman She attempted and succeeded at many things that were out of her comfort zone I practice doing the same She parented me well She angered me many times I did not always get along with […]
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my life timeline
The rewards now, since I have mostly passed through the raw edges of grief, are not written in-between the time lines I list below and I have left that out. The hearing impairment of our boys and looking after 4 hearing aids and speech therapy for each of them was a skill I spent too […]