Tag: Parenting

• Half Marathon Fundraising Goal: 8.2% ($410) Reached!

  It’s me again!  Thanks to all those who have so generously donated, we have reached 8.2% of our goal in just a couple of days! For those of you who may have missed it, I’m running a half marathon this coming Fall to raise funds for the kids’ school!  It’ll be a good challenge for me…

• Help Me Run a Half Marathon (and Shave My Head Again)!

  Hi Everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve posted on this blog.  GDI (Ainsworth’s parent company) decided to buy another company and merge us together.  It’s been a grueling few months going through the transition and still feeling the effects.  Hence, I’ve been fairly quiet. Didn’t Know I Loved Running Too!? As some of you…

• I Look Like a Monk!

  As promised, here is the video of the kids shaving my head!  It was fun, except for the moments when I see myself in the mirror!  Thank you all for getting us to our goal of raising $2000 for the school!

• My Legs Are Smooth!!

  As promised, for reaching our fundraising goal of $1500, I have gladly shaved my legs!!  Enjoy!  Thanks once again for all of your donations.  It means the world to us! Our challenge is not over yet!  Please help us out if you haven’t already.  https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/lumen-veritatis-academy/Help-me-to-raise-money-for-Lumen-Veritatis-Walkathon-2016-Wong/

• Only $240 from Shaving My Legs! Thank You!

  We’re only $240 from our goal of $1500!  We’re truly humbled by your kindness!  Your generosity is proof of many things: i) how fortunate we are to have friends and family who time and time again have lent a helping hand, ii) the world is not such a bad place after all when there are…

• Almost Halfway There!

  Wow!  Thanks to all those who have contributed!  It’s not even a week and we’re at more than 40% of our goal.  My leg hair is trembling now!!  We are so grateful for all of your generosity!  Truly, “it is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35).  May God bless you and your…

• Using the Diaper Genie? Here's How to Save LOTS of Money!

  The Best Friend of a Parent with Toddlers! For those of who had toddlers, you likely know what the above contraption is.  If you are not a parent, then you can move on and skip this post (unless you really like learn about pee and poop). What’s That Smell? As I walked into my bathroom…

• Would You Like to See Us Shave Our Heads?

  (Bad Photoshop Job…but at least my face looks OK on Brad Pitt’s Head!) All Joy and No Fun Many people ask me, “Is it hard to take care of four kids?” I usually half jokingly answer them, saying, “it gets easier once you realize you no longer have your own life.”  For those of you…

• Pleasant Surprises: A Chronicle of Anne's Birth

  It’s January 9, 7:10 pm and all is quiet in Room 370 at Trillium Health Centre, with the exception of the clacking of keys as I type this post.  Thinking back six and a half years ago, I was doing precisely the same thing, writing the chronicle of Adele’s birth.  When Athan and Audrey are old…

• New Year Resolution: Live Each Day As If I Had Five Years Left to Live

  Happy New Year!  Another year has flown by (sorry, a little cliche…)!  We are still expecting our little one to come, any minute now! New Year Resolution Last night, as we unceremoniously celebrated the new year, Renee asked me what my new year resolution was.  I gave it maybe five seconds of thought and then…