FamilyNavigation.com http://www.familynavigation.com chasing family dreams Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:34:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Enjoying Parents Time Away from the Kids http://www.familynavigation.com/enjoying-parents-time-away-from-the-kids/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/enjoying-parents-time-away-from-the-kids/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:34:03 +0000 Martin Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=2558

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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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 ...

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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 ...

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]]> http://www.familynavigation.com/geocache-diet-day-50/feed/ 0 Early Spring Garden Photo Essay http://www.familynavigation.com/early-spring-garden-photo-essay/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/early-spring-garden-photo-essay/#comments Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:08:59 +0000 Lisa Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=2455 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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“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 ...

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]]> http://www.familynavigation.com/kids-anxious-to-try-new-olympic-sports/feed/ 0 Reconnecting with a Lost Hobby http://www.familynavigation.com/reconnecting-with-a-lost-hobby/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/reconnecting-with-a-lost-hobby/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:52:01 +0000 Lisa Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=2348

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 ...

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]]> http://www.familynavigation.com/reconnecting-with-a-lost-hobby/feed/ 0 Geocache Diet – Day 44 http://www.familynavigation.com/geocache-diet-day-44/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.familynavigation.com/geocache-diet-day-44/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:00:59 +0000 Martin Pedersen http://www.familynavigation.com/?p=2410

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 ...

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