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My Grandmother

By Gwen, on February 9th, 2012%
Mom holding her first great-grandchild Aidan.

  My grandmother is a force to be reckoned with and always has been. She is a little old Irish lady who always drummed to a different beat. My mother is the oldest of eight children and my youngest Aunt was only seven when I was born. I mention this because there were so many [...] . . . → Read More: My Grandmother

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Farewell 2011, Hello 2012

By Gwen, on December 31st, 2011%

Like the last few years December has gotten away from me. I was so busy writing Advent letters and planning for surprises and trying to get something that might actually be a surprise for Anthony that it left me with little other time to write. Of course we have also had two bouts of intestinal [...] . . . → Read More: Farewell 2011, Hello 2012

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Uniquely Me, Uniquely Mommy, Uniquely Gwen

By Gwen, on November 30th, 2011%
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When Nadine Silverthorne put out the call for parent bloggers with a unique voice in Canada to write a post for a chance to become part of the Today’s Parent team, I struggled to see what is unique about my story as a parent and a person. I am not a parent who blogs in [...] . . . → Read More: Uniquely Me, Uniquely Mommy, Uniquely Gwen

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CBC Food Bank Day Challenge

By Gwen, on November 21st, 2011%

A week from Friday CBC has its annual food bank day where people around the province give generously to the food banks of the province. Every year since Aidan was 8 months old we have gone to the food bank day for part of the day. It feels like the real start of Christmas to [...] . . . → Read More: CBC Food Bank Day Challenge

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