Soaking Up the Last of Summer (Sept.18, 2026)

I had to go to work today but Jason was off and so he got to spend the day with the girls. 

Freya was up first and hit the bathtub.

She wanted Thiea to come over as soon as she woke up but Jason made her wait until 10 am before she could go over and get her.

They love laying in our room and watching videos together and Eden loves being with them,

Sometimes she's sweet and sometimes she's not and terrorizes them a little,

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They tolerate her somewhat - until she gets out of control - she is such a little goofball that kid.

When I came home for lunch Jason was doing his disappearing trick for the girls.

So of course Eden wanted to give it a go.

This cracked us up so much.

I went back to work and Jason and the girls biked down to the park.

Eden just loves being in the bike trailer.

It's like her safe space, she likes to have the cover down over her and she'll just sit in there and hang out.

They stopped at the store for treats along the way.

Snack time!

Looks hard to chew whatever it is.

It was a gorgeous sunny day - we likely won't have too many more of these before winter hits.

Eden started saying Bro and Bruh recently and it sounds so funny!

While the girls played with their friends, Jason made a flower garland.

He also picked some wildflowers.

He got a picture of Freya here years ago so he wanted to get an updated version.

It's so funny how she always does the victory sign for pictures now.

Helping Freya up to do the Flying trick.

It's hard to hold on once you get going fast.

Jason cooked corn on the cob on the bbq for supper.

First time we had it this summer.

He also cooked up zuchini, big onion slices and hamburgers.

Kody had to work super late so we had the girls over for the night again.

Didn't reach my goal.

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

Eden Interviews (Sept.17, 2026)

Jason is so good at getting up early and working out.

I want to start getting up early too - not just to get a work out in (I think I'd like to do some stretches) but also because I think it will help me be more tired when I go to bed and night and hopefully help me sleep better.

 

I finished off Rabbit Cake today.

I thought it was a pretty good book.

I haven't been able to pick a new one to read yet though, nothing seems to be peaking my interest.

I did get out for a bit of a walk today at lunch time - it was nice out and I enjoyed it.

My calves and upper thighs are very sore though - I think from having to walk down 30 flights of stairs the other day for the fire drill.

The girls were over after work - they are going to have a sleepover tonight because Jason is off tomorrow.

Freya requested a snack plate from Jason.

The girls were in our bedroom watching videos on the phone.

Eden was pretending to be a creepy monster.

then she was pretending to be afraid of a creepy monster.

She makes the best faces.

She's been a bit more snuggly with me lately - she even just randomly told me she loves me.

Awwww.

I decided to do an impromptu video with her the way we used to with Freya.

It was cute.

It's so funny that she says broccoli is her favorite food and she always says that.

I rarely (if ever) see her eat broccoli.

She had a few more things to say.

Did not get my steps in.

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

Smoothies (Sept.16, 2026)

It was just a regular day at work today, same old same old.

Which isn't that bad really.

I worked through my lunch hour so I didn't get out for a walk today.

I want to get back to going for walks or runs on my lunch hour.

The girls were over this evening.

Eden wanted to make smoothies so Jason got her to put the berries in the blender.

Blending it up.

The smoothie was a nice treat.

I was working on my blog while Jason made smoothies with Eden and Freya was playing with Theia.

It was just a nice, chill day.

Did not reach my step goal.

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

Fire Drill and Back Home (Sept.15, 2026)

I had a terrible night last night.

I could not fall asleep, just tossed and turned all night long.

It is so frustrating when that happens because I am tired and I want to go to sleep but I just can't.

So getting up this morning was a little rough.

I packed up all my stuff so I could check out, I put it in my car them headed over to the office.

I picked up a Starbucks matcha latte and a breakfast sandwich on the way.

It's a good thing I don't live in the city because I'd want Starbucks everyday and that would get expensive fast.

 

Jason was up early and went out for a run, looks like a nice day there.

Our meetings went pretty well, we had a fire drill at one point and had to exit the building.

We weren't allowed to use the elevators and we were on the 30th floor so we had to walk down 30 flights of stairs.

It was around 11 when they gave us the go ahead to go back in but we decided to go get lunch and avoid the crowds waiting for the elevators.

We just went to the same spot, it's kind of like a cafeteria with a bunch of options.

We went right until 2 pm then I headed out.

It's about a 5.5 hour drive home plus I had to stop for gas and likely a bathroom break so I was expecting to get home around 8 pm.

Haylee dropped the girls off to Jason.

Eden hiding behind our Halloween glass.

I think she was trying to figure out how the purple fingers are wrapped around it.

Freya snacking on Taqui's and watching videos.

Being a baby.

I found this free book on Audible, started listening to it and enjoyed it so listened to it the whole way home.

I did get home right around 8 pm.

The girls were still there so I got to spend some time with them before they went home then it was off to bed for me because I was super tired.

Did not reach my step goal.

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

Calgary for Meetings (Sept.14, 2026)

Our meeting was only starting at 11 this morning but I had Christian reserve a hotel room for me so I went over to work at my regular time, picked up a Starbucks and some egg white bites along the way.

For lunch, Mark and I went to a place in the tower on the second floor, there were all kinds of options.

I had a cabbage roll, some perogies and a few other things.

It was ok. 

After work, Jason, Mark, Christian and I went out for dinner to a place called Brix & Barrel (Alicia had a dentist appointment so she couldn't make it).

I had the mushroom soup to start and it was delicious.

Then I had salmon for my entree with potatoes and broccolini.

The salmon was really good but the rest was just ok.

After dinner I went back to the hotel, changed then headed out for a walk.

It was such a lovely evening.

Some of the flowers are still in bloom.

I love it when cities out some effort into making spaces beautiful.

Just random beautiful spaces everywhere.

I love that building in the background here.

I think folks that have trails and parks like this to use are so fortunate.

Being by the water is another thing that I miss - it's so calming and soothing.

I love it when I have the opportunity to come walk by it.

I didn't notice when I was here last time but they have these giant pots of flowers here just like we saw all over the cities in Wisconsin.

I was treated to some wildlife sightings.

I saw several bunnies.

And there were squirrels running all over the place!

I also see these giant painted chairs that I've never noticed before and I have walked along here before.

They were both neat but the Panda one was my favorite.

More giant pots of plants - so beautiful.

I walked for about an hour - I would have stayed out a bit longer just so I could get the rest of my steps in but I really needed to use the washroom so I had to head back to my room.

Once I was there, I didn't want to go back out.

I listened to my latest book while I walked then finished it off back in the room while I worked on my blog.

I liked the story - the narrators weren't my favorite but they did grow on me as the book progressed.

I think I'd give it 3 stars.

Now I have to find a new book.

Didn't quite reach my step goal.

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