Monthly Archives: July 2011

McKinnon’s in Banff

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Jen the Mom

Chuck and I have decided to stay close to home for the summer instead of going away on a summer vacation. For our one big stay-cation of the summer we spent the weekend in Banff, one of our most favorite … Continue reading →

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Another day in the mountains

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Jen the Mom

Chuck and I aren’t going away this summer so we’ve decided to pack this summer with as many stay-cations as we can. We decided to hike to go out for breakfast, hike the Lake Louise Tea House, lunch in Lake … Continue reading →

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Oh Canada!

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Jen the Mom

We didn’t eat poutine and we didn’t drink maple syrup or anything else iconically Canadian. Jocelyn did though. She was invited to spend the day with her best friend Allyson and got with her family to Prince’s Island Park, watch … Continue reading →

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Slip’in and a Slid’n

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Jen the Mom

I think that as Canadians ( I consider myself adopted but it’s an open adoption and I know and love my birth country) we question every day whether it’s truly summer time until the Slip and Slide is brought out. … Continue reading →

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A wish comes true…

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Jen the Mom

We have lived in this house for three years now and every spring I decide to plant something, anything and it never happens. I built a garden box and never planted a single seed inside it…until this year. I don’t … Continue reading →

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