Bringing Up Roses

I would do anything possible to help my kids! And I mean ANYTHING! So when someone does something to make me worry about my kids, they are gonna hear about it from me. Last night was one of those nights! Seth took a trip to California/Utah/Idaho for a few weeks so he could be there for the July 4th celebrations. He has a lot of friends down there from school, so we are never very worried when he goes(except when we hear about the earthquakes in California). For some reason he would love to just move there...Haha. Whenever he goes back to BC though, he has to travel through Vancouver. I always worry about him when he is traveling in Vancouver alone. What makes it worse is when he is travelling at night. Last night was one of the worst trips yet. Just so you know how his day started, he was staying in Idaho, so it was a 3 hour drive to Utah for his flight. He left from Salt Lake City at 1:35 pm and since this was an international flight he had to be there extra early. 2 hours ear...

I LOVE  OUR LITTLE  GIRLS!!  So we drove to Halifax the other day to drop Bill off at work. As we drove into the parking lot of his work, there was a woman standing by the corner asking drivers for spare change. She has been there almost every day for the past week or two. The girls were talking to each other in the back seat about how sad they were that the lady didn't have a home. They are so kind and mindful of others feelings all the time! We were telling them that just because she needed money, didn't mean she was homeless. We talked about all the different types of people who ask for money. How some are homeless and working, homeless and not working by choice, homeless and not working because they are unable, not homeless but low income, and not homeless or low income(career homeless....sadly, we've met a few). We talked about how we should always help people if we are able to, but to also remember that we aren't always able to help everyone who asks. The g...

Canada Day can be one of the best holidays ever!! The only issue I have with Canada Day is that it is in Canada....Haha! Anyone who lives here knows, if you plan something on Canada Day weekend, you need to bring your rain gear!! Just like every other year....IT POURED!! The girls had a lot of fun despite the rain. The people I feel really sorry for(besides the bouncy castle operator at the celebrations) are all the people who went camping in tents this weekend. Although, can you really feel sorry for them when they keep going every year, thinking this year will be the dry one....Haha. Let's face it people, it's not gonna happen :)  We started celebrating the night before. A couple of friends invited us out for their yearly fireworks show. It was awesome! They ended up getting about 30-40 people. They did a great job too! They actually set up a show. They didn't just light one thing at a time. They had them all set up and ready to go. They set them off in a certai...