We arrived in Penticton by mid-afternoon and we immediately shed our clothes and donned our bathing suits and hit the beach. The sun was strong, instantly working the melatonin in our skin. We had slathered the kids and ourselves up with UV protection

We are back from our vacation and pangs of sorrow are kicking in.It certainly doesn't help that we came home to damp, frigid temperatures. I spent a week, soaking up the heat radiating from the sun rays, with the hot, grainy sand squishing

I thought about auto-scheduling some blogposts before I left but I haven't gotten around to it. I even thought about posting while chillaxin in my lounge chair at the ocean, with sand stuck in regions that never sees the light of day but

A short while ago, my mom celebrated her birthday and I decided to make her a birthday cake. I opted for the strawberry shortcake this time. Something light to go along with birthday dinner.It was a lovely cake. I found the cake layers

I don't live close enough to the Ikea to warrant the drive for their breakfast. But, I was in need of something specific and we decided to start our shopping day with it's famous $1 breakfast.I've never had the breakfast before. Folks, I

The fam and I headed out to the Cariwest parade. Great costumes, body-moving beats and energetic people. A great reason to get out and head downtown.

I can't resist. Thought I'd share a couple of Capital Ex photos of my kids on rides. We spent 7 hours there. SEVEN! We basically followed our kids from ride to ride. I told the hubby that I would pay someone $20 an

I do this all the time, I don't think I will ever learn.I'll be perusing the grocery store aisles when suddenly, looky-looky, they have watermelons on sale, any size, all for the same price. Did you read that? One price, any size.Of course,

It wasn't our plan to go to the Heritage Festival this year. It was 9 o'clock in the morning when my brother-in-law called and said that their family was heading out.I stumbled downstairs in my pajamas, all groggy, from my sleep about 15

It's been one of those weeks, a very long and busy one. Long weekends just add more crazy to it all. I'm tired.We've hardly been home much but my house is a disaster. Every time you come home, you drop a heap of