TOday we have a picture of Young Violet getting Sparkly polish on her nails. While her and mommy where out at the salon before swimming tonight. Of course being 2 and 9 months old she didn’t keep it on her nails long and the person doing Violet’s nails is actually one of Melissa’s co-workers.
Month:September 2011
Fitness Friday: Setting a Schedule
This last week I was reminded how hard it can be to find time to run, but with my commitment to run the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (Fitness Friday: Setting Goals) I know that I need to find the time. This week with Jacob’s extra Hockey day and unexpected night in the ER, It’s been …
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POD: Overnight in the ER
Today’s picture of the day is probably the earliest I’ve taken once since I started taking a picture every day. I took it last night while Jacob was in the ER, he was just falling asleep after they had taken some blood to run tests. They left the needle in, just in case they needed more blood …
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POD: Isolation
Tonight we have a picture of the sign on the outside of the emergency room door, that Melissa, Jacob and I have spent the last couple of hours in. Our little guy has a hives/rash that nobody seems to know what is. So here we sit waiting to find out what to do to make …
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POD: Little Miss
Today before heading off to work I had a little outing with the kids. While waiting for a bus I captured today’s Picture of the day.
POD: Smile!
Today was my day for working from home, and while Jacob was at school I was working at the computer and Violet came up to me and gave me the cutest smile. I reached for my phone to try to capture it. It took a few dozen tries, but I finally got her to hold …
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POD: Hockey Tryouts
Today Jacob has an extra day of skating. Today all the other Tykes skated for the house league coaches, so the four teams are have a similar talent level. Watching Jacob skate today with all the other ‘Tykes’ was great, he really seems to hold his own. I’m so glad we put him in the Future Stars …
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POD: Weekend Homework
Today after our morning Future Stars and a walk through the local street festival we returned home and Jacob did some homework. It’s amazing him to watch him work through both the language and number problems. His writing is getting so much better and it seems like every other day he’s picking up a new math …
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POD: Leaves in the Rain
Today I headed out of the office to find it was pouring rain and while I walked through the rain to the subway I saw leaves floating down the gutter. It looked kinda and neat, and with the end of summer a few days ago it seemed like a creative way to show the change …
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Fitness Friday: Setting Goals
Back in march when I was coming off a disappointing winter of running, I signed up for the for my first Race (First Race). In fact at the time I signed up for 3 races, a 5k, 10k and my first Half Marathon. As we switch seasons from Summer to fall, I realise that I …
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