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A lovely ladybug created by Tanit at school.

Tanit’s Ladybug

February 19, 2013

Medea really enjoyed taking pictures with her iPad as she documented her day at the ROM. She was particularly engaged with the gem and crystal exhibit.

Medea Documents Her Day

February 17, 2013

Tanit and I thought this giant hematite was pretty cool. The rainbow colours inside were fabulous.

Tanit and the Rainbow Hematite

February 17, 2013

Medea and Tanit mow down on their dinner (Pasta Salad) after we got back to the car to head home after a day at the ROM.

Medea and I were looking at some crystals that were formed from lava flows and this one jumped out at me. It’s called a Stibite-Ca. Don’t you think it looks like a deluxe baked potatoe? Medea checks out the information at the interactive station.

Baked (Potatoe) Stibite-Ca

February 17, 2013

After a great day at the ROM, we waited at Museum Station to take the subway back to Yorkdale Mall and the car.

Catching the Subway

February 17, 2013

Tanit interacts with the video wall in the gem and mineral exhibit. She choose the gold and magnesium videos to watch.

Tanit interactive

February 17, 2013

Medea reads the bios of the Ewart family (left to right: John Ewart, Jane Ewart – later Jane Mowat, wife of Oliver Mowat, former Premier of Ontario – and John’s wife, Jane). The portraits are oil on canvas and date to 1850.

Family Portraits

February 17, 2013

Marilyn Manson at Hamilton Place

January 30, 2013

Tanit is having a snack of carrots as we wait in Emergency for her to get a stitch to close the little gash under her chin. This is turning into a hard lesson for sitting on her bum.

Waiting in Emergency for a Stitch

January 28, 2013

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http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/01/Snow-Day-Fun.m4a Tanit and I had a day off together today as both of our schools were closed because of a heavy snow fall overnight. After playing dress up with her dolls and playdough Tanit decided to draw some pictures for Medea and Momma. In this…

Snow Day Fun

January 28, 2013

This is always a classic way to find Roobert laying on the couch. I've never really understood how that is comfortable on the neck. I get a little sore just looking at him.

How is this comfortable?

January 12, 2013

Little 7-Up looking oh so pretty as he chillaxes on the couch with Tanit.

7-Up hanging out with Tanit

January 9, 2013

Today we are at the optometrist so that the girls can have their eyes tested. I had mine tested the other day and got my new glasses and Medea mentioned that she had done difficulty reading one of the signs.

The Girls Get Their Eyes Tested

January 6, 2013

I’m glad I had the phone sitting on the chair beside the couch this morning because this is exactly how 7-Up and I were resting 🙂

Waking up with 7-Up

January 5, 2013

Momma and the girls came home from visiting Gran and Grampia with a bunch of new pictures they took of Sophie (“Blackie”). It is amazing to see how big she has gotten and how she has changed from black to grey. Sure looks like a…

Sophie sure is a big girl!

January 3, 2013

It felt like “Pick on Tito Day!” Nobody would leave him alone. In this classic shot he looks like he’s had enough 🙂 Roobert can be a pain in the —!

Tito Says Back Off

January 1, 2013

Santa’s Cookies and Milk All Ready!

December 31, 2012

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Sheamus looks a little jealous that he can’t have some of Momma’s delicious Christmas dinner!

Christmas Dinner

December 25, 2012

Our Christmas tradition that I grew up with as my Mom did before me. These snacks are inspired by my mom’s mom, Gloria…Gloria snacks. Tanit stuffing her face…

Gloria Snacks at Christmas

December 25, 2012

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/01/I-Need-a-Bra-For-My-Boobs.m4a Tanit and I were driving home and she spontaneously began to talk about her need for a bra…a bra for her little boobs. One fun thing is that at first she said she wanted one for Christmas and then she said she just wanted…

I Need a Bra For My Boobs

December 19, 2012

Little Puppio sitting on my lap while I worked on the computer in my office.

Puppio Poses Pretty for the Camera

December 18, 2012

Little Puppio and Patches love to curl up together on the chair! They really are two birds of a feather!

Puppio & Patches

December 14, 2012

A sweet note that Medea wrote for Momma!

Because you are you!

December 14, 2012

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2012/12/Medea-In-Carcert.m4a Part 2 of our Christmas tree hunting extravaganza from Dec. 9th, 2012. In this portion, Medea leads a carcert of Christmas tunage. We had some difficulty remembering “Frosty the Snowman” in its entirety so I looked it up on the Googles with my phone.…

Medea In Carcert (Christmas Tree Hunting – Part 2)

December 14, 2012

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2012/12/Christmas-Tree-Hunting.m4a On Sunday, Dec.9th, we headed out for our annual Christmas Tree picking adventure. I decided to be ridiculously silly and podcast the adventure. This is the first if two parts. When we arrived at Wills Christmas Tree farm I switched to the video camera.…

Christmas Tree Hunting (Part 1)

December 14, 2012

Today, Tanit was very proud to deliver goodies to her friends and teachers at school. Her teacher brought her down mid-day to distribute her gifts to everyone’s cubbies.

Tanit’s Gifts

December 13, 2012

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Momma made us some tasty cucumber, turkey, and cheese sandwiches for our carnik on Christmas Tree hunting day! Here, Medea and Tanit are all cuddled in the back mowing on their sandwiches as we go through drive-thru at Tim Hortons.

Cucumber and Cheese Carnik

December 9, 2012

Momma made me this tasty dish of miniature lobster tails with …

Lobster Tails and Pasta

November 30, 2012

Where there is Faith…there is Lilli

November 30, 2012

Today, I popped out to the bank and Stopped at Petsmart before coming home. I wanted to get Roobert and Lexx a couple of new sweaters as the cold weather is approaching. While I was at Petsmart I sent a few pictures off to Monma…

Roobert & Lexx are Stylin’

November 26, 2012

Momma caught this cute pic the other day first thing in the morning before getting ready for work and school.

Bubba Cuddles In…

November 17, 2012

Every Halloween is a fun one but this year had a certain something going on. May be it’s because I love comic books or maybe it’s just because the girls looked so awesome but, bottom line, this year’s outing was pretty fun.A little over a…

Supergirl and Wonder Woman Saving the World – One Candy at a Time!

November 15, 2012

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2012/11/Dont-Call-Me-Baby-Head.m4a Tanit and Medea are excited to go to Peterborough this afternoon and on the way home from school Tanit told me a funny story. She told me a story about how she didn’t want Grampia to call her “Baby Head”. She then proceeded to…

Don’t Call Me Baby Head!

November 15, 2012

Today was the Bulldogs literacy school game at Copps Coliseum with students from HWDSB. In total, there were 10,649 students from six different school boards in attendance. Absolutely magical day for the kids!

Rocking the Bulldogs Gear

November 14, 2012

I came across this today while I was tidying the girl’s office area and I didn’t want it to get lost. Two amazing songs written by Medea: “Wishing on a Star” and “Crazy for Candy”!

Medea’s Song Book

November 9, 2012

Following the Student Voice Forums there were a lot of Graffiti Walls to transcribe. I thought I could lay them out on the living room floor and use the iPad’s speech to text dictation feature. You know what thought did….the babies were far too helpful!

The Babies Helping Daddy

October 30, 2012

Medea and her Barky-Man!

Barky Style!

October 28, 2012

Michelle sent us a new picture of Lilli today. Wow! Is she ever a big girl. You can't even really see the hair cut she just got a few weeks ago…

Lilli is Getting So Big!

August 27, 2012

I decided that I should do some harvesting today so that our beautiful vegetables did not go to waste (the girls are in Peterborough and I was hoping to wait until they got back to pick them). What a bountiful harvest it was. This is the first…

Today’s Bounty

August 20, 2012

It is quite amazing to see how well little Tito's leg has healed! Momma and I were a bit worried because we just couldn't afford for him to have surgery and to be fitted with plates and screws. Dr. Dan did a wonderful job with…

Little Tito Is All Healed Up!

August 20, 2012

Momma and I took Tito to the doctor today for x-rays. Maybe he gets to have his cast off today….He will be very excited and thankful if he can – he really wants to run with his peeps! He is getting really bored sitting around…

Tito’s Visit to the Dr. for X-Rays

August 20, 2012

The puppies and I were outside today watering the plants and, all of a sudden, I looked over and saw Roobert having some raspberries under the slide. He thinks they are a taste sensation for the soul! Here’s hoping that he didn’t get any of…

Roobey Loves Them Berries

August 19, 2012

Thought it would be neat to take a picture of Jellybean beside a picture of him taken just before the puppies were born. This is a great little shot that definitely shows off his new haircut.

Jellybean Rockin’ the New Do

August 13, 2012

Last year, at the Rockton Fair, Momma, Medea, Tanit and I sat to have our caricature drawn. The artist did such an awesome job, capturing our love for hiking, adventuring to waterfalls, and exploring together as a family. And, of course, my ever present camera…

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