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Nadine Silverthorne’s love of journaling began in Grade One with the entry, “I am the greatest dancer!” Two babies (and countless diaper changes) later, she has found her home away from home as editor of SweetMama. Don’t miss her humorous bi-weekly accounts of the joys and pains of working while raising them fabulous.
Winter Wonderland
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(Feb.22.10)
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Now is the winter of our discontent...
Yo! Where's the snow? Whether you're on the West coast (or just watching the Olympics and scratching your head), or in another normally snowy province, you might be wondering if you wished winter away with your years of complaining. (Or maybe that's just me.)
With the benefit of having Family Day in Ontario, we decided to make a mini-break of it and head to Ottawa to visit some friends for Winterlude (they HAD to have snow, right?) and then a brief side trip to the Laurentians. Of course at 4PM on our departure date, my husband called to say that Nate had come home from school with a tummy ache, but felt well enough to travel. So off we went.
We packed a cooler of snacks, cleverly put the kids in jammies (and pull-up diapers - just in case) and left after dinner and rush hour. The kids both fell asleep by 7:30 and the two adults took the remaining three hours to remember how to talk to one another.
When we arrived in Ottawa at the home of our friends, it was only a matter of time before Nate got sick all over everything (Murphy's Law). So (contrary to the ruse put on by this photo) our trip started out with a reminder that the best laid plans are often laid to rest (thank goodness we brought the Nintendo DS!).
Click on the thumbnails below to see how the rest of the trip went.