We Made it to Halifax (June 25, 2026)

We arrived in Halifax right on time.

Hello Halifax.

We walked over to the car rental area at the airport and picked up our vehicles.

Kody and Haylee took the girls with them as there were going to try to meet up with Kody's dad.

Having snacks in the car.

Happy girl!

She was going to be meeting her Papa Ronnie for the first time.

We aren't able to get into our VRBO until 3 pm so we decided to go for a walk by the lake in Dartmouth.

It was a gorgeous day and all the flowers were out in bloom.

The rhododendron's look so lovely.

The lake was looking so beautiful too.

I always used to walk around this lake when I lived here, I find it so calming and soothing.

I love the shape of this tree.

I couldn't stop taking pictures of all of the flowers.

This makes me want to put a garden in immediately although I don't think it would do well in Swan Hills.

More pretty flowers.

I wish I could do landscaping like this.

This is the duck pond next to the lake that I always walked around as well.

The fountain in it is very pretty.

These were the biggest ducks I've ever seen.

More pretty rhododendrons - I love this color.

And OMG - these trees though!

After our walk, we went to a bagel spot by the bridge that we like.

They do Montreal style bagels and they are really good.

We shared a salmon bagel and a pastrami one.

They were fantastic.

We drove around a bit and did some shopping at the mall but we were both getting really tired by this point.

We decided to head out to our VRBO - it was about 40 minutes away in Mount Uniacke.

We were going to get there around 2.

I was talking to Kody and he said they were already heading there, he said all the girls were sleeping.

When we got there, I thought I'd get in touch with the owner and see if we could get in an hour early but when I went to send them the message, I saw they'd messaged me around 10 to say that the place was ready and we could go in early if we wanted.

Wish I'd seen that sooner but at least we were able to get in.

It was a cabin right on the lake - it was tiny but I loved the deck.

It was a lovely day, we went down and checked out the lake.

Freya found herself a great stick!

I think Eden felt like a big girl walking on the dock.

The water in the lake was so clear and lovely.

After our quick look around, we all went and laid down for naps - we were exhausted.

We slept for several hours then when we got up it was dark but we were all feeling rested so it was good.

The teeny tiny bathroom.

There was a Jessie's Pizza in Mount Uniacke so we ordered some pizza, garlic fingers and donair meat for pick up and that's what we had for supper.

The room was so tiny that we didn't even have enough room to keep our suitcases in there.

Surprise in our suitcase.

Nice - a little Eden - just what I always wanted.

We just chilled for the evening and I think we were all in bed fairly early.

Got all of my steps in.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Schoool's Out for Summer and Off to NS (June 24, 2026)

It was a busy day at work today but I managed to get my inbox cleared out and I felt great about that.

 

It was also the last day of school.

Wow - she has sure grown up so much this year.

After work, I packed for me and some for the girls, Jason packed too then we headed in to the city.

We fly out tonight at 11.

We met Kody, Haylee and the girls at the airport and once we made it through security which was a breeze, we went to Chili's for something to eat.

They have these super hot deep fried cheese sticks that Freya just loves.

We took the girls to the playground in the airport which was at the total other end from our gate but we had some time and we wanted to let them blow off some energy.

Which they did.

Jason normally would have gotten right in there and played with them but he is really not feeling well at all.

I hope he gets over it soon so he can enjoy our vacation.

I had booked seats for Jason and I and the girls all in a row so we had three seats together then one across the aisle.

Kody and Haylee couldn't get seats together by the time they checked in so Kody was randomly in the middle of a row several aisles in front of us and Haylee was on the aisle but in the very last row.

I planned on sitting in the middle with the girls but Eden wasn't having it, she wanted mom.

So I let Haylee take my seat and I took hers.

We did switch out for a short time but then Eden wanted Haylee back.

The girls did eventually fall asleep and I actually did too which is a first for me.

I normally don't do much sleeping on the plane.

I'll pick back up in the morning when we land, we are due to get in to Halifax around 6 am.

Got all of my steps in.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

I'm Going to Miss You Emma (June 23, 2026)

It's meeting day at work.

Tuesday's I have two meetings back to back, one from 9 am to 10 am then the next from 10 am until 11 am.

The second one went super long this morning, right up until lunch time almost so that was the morning shot.

This afternoon I just put my book on, put my head down and got to work.

I want to make sure my inbox is cleared out before I head out on vacation. 

I finished my last Emma M Lion book today and I'm sad.

I'm going to miss Emma and friends - I can't wait for the next book to be released.

I hope it's soon.

It's been raining so much around here, just day after day after day of rain and it has resulted in some flooding.

I had a physical therapy appointment in Whitecourt and afterwards I got my nails done.

I love how they turned out, they look so good.

When I got home, Freya and Eden were over.

Freya had done Jason's hair.

Looks fantastic.

Looks like he has antennae.

Ha ha!

Got all my steps in - go me!

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Got My Hair Did (June 22, 2026)

Today is weigh in day.

I was actually looking forward to weigh in for once because I feel like my eating has been very under control for the last couple of days.

I was 239.4 lbs

That's down 3.4 lbs since last week which I feel really good about.

I've been so against going on Ozempic for so long but now that I've finally done it, I feel hopeful for the first time in the long time that I am going to be able to make some progress.

I seriously feel lighter already.

I'm also feeling like I shouldn't have tortured myself and I should have done this long ago.

When I walked into my office this morning I had a jack-o-lantern and a container sitting there.

Turns out Calvin is getting ready to move and he is purging.

He knew Jason really liked Halloween so he brought some decorations for us to have.

He also brought me some puzzles because he knows I like those.

The cat one looks like it is going to be fun!

The rain finally stopped so I went out for a walk on my lunch hour.

I saw this t-shirt for sale online and thought it would fit Eden to a tee!

I might have to order it for her!

I had an appointment to get my hair colored after work.

It's about time, the grey was really growing in.

Just lost about 10 years!

The hairdresser I go to is only a couple doors up from Kody's house so when Freya got off the bus, she noticed my car parked there and came right over to see me.

She asked if she could come to my place.

I got her to check with Kody and Eden wanted to come over too so I picked her up on my way home.

Eden was on fire from the moment I picked her up.

She was being a little goofball here - she ended up walking right into the tv stand with her little blindfold on.

Oops! She didn't hit it that hard so all good.

She wanted me to take her out on her scooter and she wanted to look at bugs (she's fascinated).

She wanted something to eat, she wanted to get into the water.

She basically wanted everything and my full attention.

Little spill.

Trying Sissy's bike.

Meanwhile, I was trying to get laundry finished up so I'd be ready to pack and I was doing some cleaning as well.

Freya had her friends Theia and Eliza over so they kept busy - Eden wanted to play with them but they were riding their bikes so that wasn't happening.

She wants to do what the big girls are doing.

"I fast too"

She was a little upset but then she was onto the next thing.

She's definitely a little whirlwind - I wouldn't have her any other way though.

Jason got home from his massage around 8 so he took over and entertained her until Kody came to pick them up.

I made unwrapped eggrolls for supper (basically just the eggroll filling with no wrapper) and it turned out so good - my best version yet!

Got all my steps in!

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!