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  • Sisters

    I have the best sisters. One older and one younger. This week, I am fortunate enough to be visiting my younger sister on the mainland, near Vancouver. I have a week holiday from work and wanted to visit as she and her family, including two young boys, moved into their…

  • Discomfort

    Sometimes you want to go out of your comfort zone because you know it will be worth it. Maybe you will gain something, learn a new skill or have an accomplishment to show for it. Then there’s discomfort, like when you wouldn’t choose to go out of your comfort zone….

  • Accomplishment

    Home schooling, done! We survived it. Panic and meltdown on Wednesday evening turned to jubilation Thursday when all was complete. My older boy, Jordan is in grade 8 and in our school district, the grades 8 through 12 are all in the high school. The high school that I went…

  • Normal

    Normal: an average or a standard. But this can be viewed differently person to person. What is normal anymore? Well it certainly isn’t the current global situation, is it? Like many over en past month, plus, I have had days or partial days feeling slump-ish, due to the lack of…

  • Frances Kelsey Grad 2020

    **** June update! Here is the link to the YouTube video! (On YouTube under DevonMcFaddenArt)*** I am interrupting my regularly scheduled weekly blog post to put a call out to former graduates of Frances Kelsey Secondary School. Two of my most favourite people have kids graduating this year. It happens…