Dropping Off the Teenager in the Mornings

Adele is in grade 9 now and takes the Mississauga bus to school.  She has to catch the 7:15 am bus in order to get to school on time.  Since the bus stop is about 1 km away, I had decided to drop her off in the mornings.  It's a short 3-minute roundtrip and it's one of the most mundane things in the day, but I have grown to cherish it.On most days, we just sit in the car silently because...

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Family Alberta Trip 2021

 Heaven on Earth: Spirit Island, Maligne LakeAfter being mostly cooped up at home for a year and a half after the COVID pandemic started in 2020, we made our first out-of-province trip in September 2021.  The last time Renee and I were in Western Canada was before we had kids, about 13 years prior (although I had been several times in between for work), and we really wanted to go back. ...

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Clearly Loved: A Chronicle of Andrea's Birth

 1-day Old at the HospitalWhen we found out that our 6th child will be a girl, one thing that we knew was going to be difficult was naming her.  When we named Athan (Athanasius is his actual name, which is that of one of the great Doctors of the Church, and means "eternal life"), we weren't purposely planning on naming all our kids with "A" names.  Once we started the trend, it was...

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COVID-19 Baby Boom? Is it real? Yes...and No. 6 is On Its Way!

Yes, we have anecdotal evidence that the COVID-19 lockdown has started a baby boom!  Renee and I are pleased to introduce Baby No. 6!  Amelia is now two and a half years old so we're definitely overdue! LOL! This time, we're really going to fill the Odyssey and there will not be any spots for the grandparents! 😭 The kids are very thrilled with the news and couldn't wait to tell their...

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2019: A Year in Review - Part III: The Kids

If you haven't read Part I and Part II, please do! How can a 2019 review be complete without talking about the kids?! Mommy/Daddy and Kid Dates We have been asked whether with so many kids, the younger ones get less of our attention.  Answer is definitely a yes.  How could it not be so?  Am I worried about it?  Not really!  Think about it this way.  Sure, they get less...

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