Lake Fun, Farmer's Market, Pete's Frootique, On The Wedge - Nova Scotia (June 26, 2026)

 I woke up quite early this morning and I was the first one up for quite a while.

It was an ok day out.

I just sat on the couch, enjoyed my coffee with a view of the lake.

The cottage is small but in a great location.

It was near 11 when everyone else finally got up and we went down to spend some time by the lake.

It wasn't really great weather for swimming but it was still nice out.

The girls picked out some rocks.

Throwing rocks in the lake.

Great lake activity.

I think walking back and forth on the dock and finding rocks made Eden feel like a big girl.

Sissy was helping her.

Dressed in her finest for rock throwing.

She never lets me put a ponytail in her hair but it looks so good when it's back 

and out of her face.

We had this whole beach area to ourselves.

It was rocky but the water was nice and clear.

Freya was trying to find skipping rocks but there weren't many flat ones.

I love seeing them help each other.

Freya is a sweet big sister and Eden loves her so much.

When she's upset, it's Freya that she looks to for comfort.

Off to throw her rock in the lake.

Freya as well.

We noticed a mama duck swimming by with a couple of ducklings.

There they are.

Mama duck and her babies.

Quack, quack, quack.

Hey baby ducks!!!

Eden then found one of the oars from the kayaks.

I think she was off to throw that in the lake too so we had to stop her.

Kody, Haylee in the girls went in to the city to visit his dad and Jason and I just hung around and didn't do much.

Jason wasn't feeling very well at all so he just wanted to rest which was fine with me.

We did eventually go for a drive and we stopped in at a farmer's market in Mount Uniacke - I love a good Farmer's Market.

They had some cute decor.

Pretty flowers - I really miss having a garden - if only I had the weather to actually grow one in Swan Hills.

I used to really love this kind of thing.

HA HA HA - perfect pot for me.

This was cute - it it had been a little cheaper I would have gotten the girls each one for their bikes.

We went to Bedford to check out Pete's Frootique and they had a few good restaurants including this pizza place, On the Wedge.

They had some interesting flavors so we ordered a couple of slices.

This was the MoonPie

It was ok but I think I have realized that I prefer red sauces over anything else.

Then this one was the Pickle Rick.

Also ok - very pickly though and kind of on the salty side.

We looked around the stores in the mall.

I thought this picture would be super cute in the girls room - can't take it home on the plane though so skipped it.

I got a strawberry matcha drink at Second Cup - I didn't really dig it.

Definitely not as good as the matcha latte at Starbucks.

Freya only brought sneakers with her so we stopped at Winners and I was looking for Crocs for her.

I found several options so I sent a picture to see which ones she wanted, she choose the flowered ones.

We stopped in at Thai Express for some supper and also picked up a few groceries and a few treats for the girls before heading back to the cottage.

The kids were back so we gave the girls their treats.

Eden treated us to a candy eating tutorial.

She is such a cutie pie.

Getting ready for bed (kind of).

Jason and Freya were busy doing serious, important things.

Like making faces at each other and obscene gestures.

I did not get all of my steps in today.

Oh well.

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

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!