journal

  • Road Trip (Day Five)

    June 26 (Monday). We came down at 7:40 AM for breakfast. The dining area was packed! We almost went down to the lower level of the inn because we couldn’t find a table. The sign that I noticed last night now made sense.

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  • Road Trip (Day Four)

    June 25 (Sunday). Mira likes to stretch when she sleeps, and she has a habit of kicking her blankets off. When I opened my eyes, she was sprawled over half of the air mattress, while Ian and I were squished on the other half, with…

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  • Road Trip (Day Three)

    June 24 (Saturday). Ian’s alarm went off. It was still dark outside. We kissed, and he slipped out the door to meet the guys for an early breakfast and to drive them to the airport for their flight to Manitoba. The girls were both up…

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  • Road Trip (Day Two)

    June 23 (Friday). Mira woke up around 7 and came looking for me. In the dark, I could see her figure, standing beside our bed where I was. She then made a sound and wanted me to pick her up and nurse. Diane was still…

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  • Road Trip (Day One)

    June 22 (Thursday) We left our house in Port Elgin just before 3 in the afternoon. As soon as we dropped off Sandy at the kennel in Tara, we made our way to Stratford. Ian’s friend, Devon, who was driving with us for the first…

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  • On Father’s Day

    I can hear the birds outside chirping away while the leaves of our maple tree dance with the wind. A gentle breeze touches my face as it enters the dining room through the open window. The air is warm. The sun has been playing peek-a-boo with…

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  • Only grace.

    I feel like falling into an abyss. I wish to wake up from it, but the problem is… I am awake. And THIS is real. I need to write to declutter my thoughts. To get rid of this heaviness in my chest. And to hopefully…

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