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Disney World Cast Member Fail – Animal Kingdom – Vacation Day 3

So far, every interaction with a Disney World Cast Member had been awesome. That was about to change. Now, when in Disney world, every guide book, every YouTube video and every blog says make a reservation for popular restaurants. However, … Continue reading

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Like I mentioned in the previous blog, I’m not easily surprised these days, but the Avatar: Flight of Passage ride sure surprised me. I don’t think I’ve had so much fun on a ride in a long time. Perhaps ever. … Continue reading

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Disney World’s Pandora in Animal Kingdom – Vacation Day 3

At my old age, it’s hard to actually surprise me. People doing stupid things? (I have a whole top 10 from Disney World coming up), but those things hardly raise an eyebrow. Something amazing invented? Well, of course, it’s the … Continue reading

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Disney World’s Animal Kingdom – Day 3 – Troubles

I had thought that our first day at the Magic Kingdom would be our toughest. We’d be jet-lagged, we hadn’t figured out how things worked, and we had no idea how the weather would affect us. But I was wrong. … Continue reading

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Disney World Vacation 2019 – Catching up

Ok, in theory, every post I’ve done on my website, HERE, should have gone to all the people who follow my blog on this site. It didn’t. So, first off, I’m sorry for the technical errors. The quick reason is … Continue reading

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Why An Alberta Adventure? 2018

This is my first blog in a while, but it’s also the first on my new website. The site is still a work in progress, but I hope you check out everything there, sign up for the super exciting newsletters, … Continue reading

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What No One Tells You About Having Kids

Things No One Tells You About Kids You get emails from the school about head lice. HEAD LICE!!! It’s just so NOT something I worried about before kids. 2. Colds. You get a lot of them. The math is simple. … Continue reading

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Date Night – Flirting in a Bookstore

Time to Talk About Date Nights One of the hardest things to do with work and hockey games and concerts and sick kids and exhausted husbands is to find couple time. For a wedding gift, a friend, Sheila Watson, gave … Continue reading

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The Big Loss

Being a goalie parent is something like being Donald Trump’s mom, you’re just kinda waiting for something bad to happen. I mean, hey, if your child is playing defense and makes a mistake, no big deal, it’s a mistake and … Continue reading

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Surviving Band

Would a 2 hour!!!!!! high school band concert be as challenging as an elementary school one? Honestly, cuteness only goes so far when you have to sit through a 5th-grade concert. It’s an assault on the ears that even I … Continue reading

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