March 10th, 2010 | Martin Pedersen |
Parent Time

Last year, at this time, we lived in Calgary which for us was a 2-day drive from where we live today. We did not have any family nearby and we were raising 3 kids without any guilt-free rest from parenting. We could pay for sitters but since we live on a budget the cost/benefit never …
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March 9th, 2010 | Lisa Pedersen |
Our Transition

Last week the Calgary Regional Fertility Program held their annual Images of Hope Fundraiser. We participated by submitting the following story and photograph. The Generations of Hope website states their mission as: Through the Generations of Hope Fertility Assistance Fund, patients for whom IVF treatment is a challenging financial option can receive support for treatment at …
Continue reading Our Struggles With Infertility
March 7th, 2010 | Martin Pedersen |
Geocache Diet

When we lived in Calgary I did not see too many people who went for walks. There were people on the trails on nice days but not in the quantities I would expect for a city that size. If I went down by the river I would see a lot of joggers but that was …
Continue reading Geocache Diet – Day 50
March 6th, 2010 | Lisa Pedersen |
Lisa's Garden
Spring is coming fast on Vancouver Island and I am starting to get the garden into shape. I am going to be spending a lot of time with the kids in the garden this year as I try to make it productive. Here are some ‘before’ pictures as to what the garden looks like after …
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March 5th, 2010 | Martin Pedersen |
The Lighter Side

“What are you doing?!!?” I screamed to my parents as Annika opened ‘The Little Mermaid’ DVD one Christmas. ‘This is a Princess movie you fools!!!’ OK, so I did not scream at my parents but I wanted to. In hindsight I may have over-reacted a little as Annika has now watched ‘The Little Mermaid’ many …
Continue reading We are NOT raising Princesses
March 4th, 2010 | Martin Pedersen |
Fun Articles
The last couple of weeks we have watched more television then we had the past 6 months combined. I am an Olympic junkie and I have a hard time not following each moment. While many of these sports I would not normally go out of my way to watch, during the Olympics they are fascinating. For …
Continue reading Kids Anxious to Try New Olympic Sports
March 2nd, 2010 | Lisa Pedersen |
Parent Time

As parents we tend to put our kids first and everything else goes on the back burner. Most of the parents I have talked to has given up at least one of their hobbies that they enjoyed in their younger years. Did you once love to play the guitar, cook pastries, or do ceramics? I asked some …
Continue reading Reconnecting with a Lost Hobby
March 1st, 2010 | Martin Pedersen |
Geocache Diet

One of my main concerns when I started the Geocache Diet was wondering if I had enough time to fit in the amount of exercise I wanted to include into my routine. I had chosen hiking and geocaching for the exercise portion as I enjoy it and I always seem to get a boost of …
Continue reading Geocache Diet – Day 44
