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Celebrating Thirteen ~ Care to Dance?
June 2, 2012
Encouraging their personal growth, while still keeping connected and committed to family life. It's going to be dance I tell you.
Our Montreal Digs
June 1, 2012
In June 2012 we lived in Montreal for the month. This is a tour of the apartment we rented.
Our Month in Montreal
May 31, 2012
I cannot believe what a whirlwind this month has been. On this last day of May I think back to all that happened this month - backpacking (prep work, actual trip, clean up when we got home), packing up the chalet, attending to the endless financial and paperwork details that ...
How Does a Western Anglophone end up living in Rural Quebec?
May 29, 2012
It's a long story. I've been getting some questions here at FIMBY lately along the lines of, "are you bilingual?" and "how did you end up in Québec, Canada?" I've shared the whole story of our American exodus and what precipitated that move in a bunch of posts over the ...
The Color of Chaos
May 26, 2012
The chaos is actually over (for now). Our black trailer pulled out of the driveway yesterday and now sits at our next home, which we'll move into in early July. The boxes got packed and loaded. The bags for Montréal were packed and not loaded. Phone calls and e-mail for ...
Simplicity Parenting ecourse giveaway
May 25, 2012
Last winter I read the popular parenting book Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids. I wrote a short review of it also, which you can read here. In that review I wrote this short summary: I definitely recommend (this book) ...
A Blossom Perspective
May 24, 2012
We're home from our trip. Thank you for all your sweet birthday blessings for my girl in my last post. Damien somehow managed kids, home, meals and working. The house was tidy when we came home, as tidy as it can be with boxes everywhere. I didn't ask questions. The ...
