A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

The holidays are a time when you reflect — on holidays past, the year past, those you have known, and even who you once were. For many, the holidays are very much about memories and traditions formed in childhood.  Our memories make up the story of our life that exists in our mind.   These memories can give us comfort, direction, inspiration, and hope.

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Moving- What Makes a House a Home?

profileWe had been renting a 1318ft2  three bedroom unit in a 4-plex for the last five years.  We were already bursting at the seams of our home before the arrival of our newest member, with the babies’ arrival it became just plain stressful.  With the Nursery in our living room sleep training was impossible. The windows were single pane making it stifling in the summers and FREEZING in the winter.  We shared laundry with three other families, leaving Sundays as our designated laundry day.  For a family of five none of this was ideal.

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Family Fun- Camping in the Shuswap 2015

This past week we took a few days off and took the kids up to camp at Shuswap Lake Provincial Park, which is located in the Scotch Creek area of Northern Shuswap. It was the first time we have camped at this park, and it’s been years since I have visited the lake. The Park was well maintained with clean adequate washroom facilities, and all the spots were spacious with ample privacy.

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The camping fees were reasonable at $32 a night.  The Trip up was about 5 hours, we made a stop at exit 183 to visit the Othello Tunnels, however crews were doing some blasting and there was a 20 minute delay so we decided to continue onwards. We stopped at the rest top near the Coquihalla Summit, and then again in Merritt to pick up some items we had forgotten.

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