When I was eight years old, my parents made the decision to move our family out of the house my dad built for us in Niagara Falls, to a 100-year old fixer-upper with two-inch yellow shag carpet and wood paneled walls in Port Robinson. I was upset for a few reasons, one of which was … More In Loving Memory of Matthew Walter Hayes
349 days ago, my life as I knew it was shattered. The person I once was, was destroyed. I was forced to do the unthinkable and lay my 16-year-old son to rest. I have written about this a couple of times now, and each time it has been extremely painful to do, but also therapeutic … More Approaching the One-Year Mark
Today marks the first Easter without my son, Aidan. On April 23, he will have been gone from this world for 9 months. That is dangerously close to a year. And yet, it still feels like it was yesterday. I have no idea how I have managed to survive this long, under the burden of … More Sunday, April 20, 2025 – Easter Sunday
As many people are already aware, I lost my youngest child, Aidan, on July 23, 2024, at the age of 16 years old. Since then, at least a portion of every single day has been a waking nightmare. I still have more questions than answers. I still see his face every time I close my … More I am finally back to the blog, for the worst reason imaginable.
Recently, my elderly grandmother passed away at the age of 89. I feel I should write something about her here, while everything is still fresh in my mind, and maybe it will help me to process some of the emotions I’ve been having about everything. I haven’t written anything in probably over a year, and … More In Loving Memory of Frances Joyce Helen McNab… My Unorthodox Tribute to My Grandmother
Hey Guys! It has been quite some time since I posted anything new. I have only opened my laptop twice since we moved in May. As you can imagine, it has been a lot of work trying to unpack and organize everything, and the house that we bought comes with a perennial garden that wraps … More Summer Update!
I haven’t written much of an update lately. I meant to write more about life with ferrets, but to be honest with you I was too busy cleaning up after my ferrets. Lmaooo So… how can I begin to describe what that is like? The first thing I will say is that, for months before … More Ferret Frenzy
My old friend. It is always with me, even in my dreams. Always thinking, worrying, stressing, dissecting, overpowering me. I can sense it coming, in my neck, my jaw, my shoulders, my hips, my hands, my chest, tension spreading through my veins in every direction. Even in the quietest moments, where I am somehow able … More Anxiety…
Back in January, I wrote a riveting entry about our family’s trip to Horseshoe Valley for tubing. If you haven’t read it yet, I will link it below, cause it’s a solid page-turner: My Version of our Family Tubing Trip to Horseshoe Valley What I failed to write about was actually one of the highlights … More My Children Made Me Proud
I have written reviews of events I’ve attended before, but this one just stands out for a number of reasons. The past few years, there has been a trend at Christmastime, where my father and stepmother will give us an outing or a trip as opposed to gifts. This is something which I love and … More My Version of our Family Tubing Trip to Horseshoe Valley
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