Category Archives: Family Life

Poop and Nonsense

Saturday, May 25, 2013
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Poop and NonsenseMay 24, 2013tags: single parentingJD just returned from eight days in  Lethbridge, Alberta. He was a delegate for the National Science Fair.

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Seven Quick Takes vol. 44?

Friday, May 24, 2013
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Joining Jen-with-a-Publisher this week for the Quick Takes.

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Book Review: The Promise Box by Tricia Goyer

Friday, May 24, 2013

It’s a bookish week here at the Koala Bear Writer, with the launch of Tricia Goyer’s The Promise Box and Angela Hunt’s The Offering on Tuesday and Susie May Days going on until next Tuesday. Now you know what I’ve been reading for the past couple of weeks

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May is Time to Start Another Garden!

Friday, May 24, 2013

For my family, gardening has progressed from accidental tomato and papaya plants, to our beautiful bougainvilleas and mini rose bush in Playa del Carmen, to last year’s sunflowers here in Canada, and this year to a shared garden and a more complete house-side garden (instead of the usual flower gardens.)Our elderly neighbour, who can no longer plant her garden alone, as asked me to help her plant and care for her garden, and has offered us the share the vegetables.

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And the rain came …

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Yesterday, there was a huge downpour.

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Five Favs

Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Linking up with Hallie! I apologize in advance for the random randomness.

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Writers-on-Wednesday: Susan May Warren

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Because I’m part of Susan May Warren’s kickoff team, I recently had the chance to ask her a few questions about her writing. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Take a Chance on Me and I think it’s totally cool that we share the same middle name.

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Enter to win a Nook HD from Angela Hunt and Join Her Facebook Party!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Angela Hunt is celebrating the release of The Offering with a Nook HD Giveaway and an Author Chat Party on Facebook 6/5. I just finished reading The Offering and I can’t wait to chat with Angela about it!

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Baby Wants Her Soother (Write Mama Blog Hop Vol. 8)

Monday, May 20, 2013

I love the expression on Jade’s face in the first few seconds after I put her soother in her mouth. Her eyes scowl slightly and her mouth opens in a grimace, as if to say “Why on earth would I want to suck on this plastic thing?” Then, if I hold the soother there, she starts sucking, making the soother squeak and wiggle against her face

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Baby 5: Week 40

Monday, May 20, 2013

How Far Along: 40 Weeks (Yay!

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I’m Featured at the All Canadian Link Up!

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Welcome to the All Canadian Link Up! This weekend and every weekend, Canucks Rock

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Seven Quick Takes vol. 43 – Let’s Complain!

Saturday, May 18, 2013
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Joining Jen in the complain-a-thon!

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3 Reasons I Love Catholicism

Friday, May 17, 2013

This Easter marked seven years since I joined the Catholic Church.

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If You Decide to Go Missing in Latin America, Please Tell Your Family

Friday, May 17, 2013

Thinking about going missing in Latin America? Please read these tips first.If one young couple in Peru had followed them, they would’ve spared their family the pain of thinking they had been abducted or murdered.Jamie and Garret – Adventurous (but inconsiderate) Young CoupleThe Story of Two Young Adventurers As the story goes, which fortunately has a happy ending, Garrett Hand and Jamie Neal of California were on a biking trip in Peru when their family suspected something horrible had happened to them

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Easy Pentecost Craft for Kids (And a Pentecost Song!)

Thursday, May 16, 2013
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I have seen this craft all over the internet, and I think it’s just about the cutest and easiest craft for kids to make at Pentecost! Also, the kids love it, and it’s a great way to teach them about what happened on the first Pentecost!Here’s the Bible story of the Pentecost from Acts 2, 1-4: “When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together.

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Five Favourites For the First Time!

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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Joining dear Hallie for the first time! Hallie started this linkup when I was one million weeks pregnant, a time where literally nothing is your favourite.

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What’s Your Dream Vehicle?

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

“What do you think of the racing stripes on that car?” my husband asks as we sit at a red light. I scan the intersection until I find the red car with black stripes up over its hood

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How Xubuntu Saved a Laptop Abandoned for 2 Years

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

My original mini, no running on Xubuntu This is my last Xubuntu post, I promise (for now, at least.)I just want to share one more story – how Xubuntu saved a laptop (another mini – Acer Aspire One, very similar to this one) which I had abandoned at a computer repair shop as “burned out” for two years.Lightning Strikes In April 2011 (during the same days when I joined the Catholic Church – completely unrelated, but just happened to be at the same time) my brother was using my first Acer mini up in his bedroom at my parents’ house.

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Xubuntu Works Great, But I Had to Choose Better Office Apps

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

As I’ve been going on about for the past few days, Xubuntu works great. It saved my computer, which was with Windows 7 was simply not worth keeping.There is one point to Xubuntu that is a pro and a con at the same time: it comes with a complete software package – word processor, PDF viewer, web browser, e-mail, photo editor ..

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Xubuntu Works Great, But I Had to Choose Better Office Apps

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Swimming with Babies & Toddlers (Write Mama Blog Hop Vol. 7)

Monday, May 13, 2013

Last week, my husband and I took the girls swimming for the first time since Jade’s birth. Sunshine and Lily have been asking to go for several weeks, especially since they have new water wings and goggles.

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