Category Archives: Life

4,173

Posted on June 28, 2021 by stenoodie

4,173 origami paper cranes (plus or minus about 5 for margin of error) in a 17 x 18 x 13 inch cardboard box.

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Year in Review: 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by stenoodie

I love writing this year end review every single year. It’s possibly my very favourite post to publish. Here goes. This was one of the best years to date. I don’t say this lightly and I also write this with … Continue reading →

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Why this year has been great

Posted on November 12, 2020 by stenoodie

Copied and pasted from: https://m.facebook.com/kissesfromboysblog/posts/2628683247462491

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My Birth Story

Posted on October 31, 2020 by stenoodie

October 31, 2020: I’m currently more than a month out from giving birth and I know I better write this story now before I forget any more of it. (Warning: Long read ahead. Grab a cup of cocoa and get … Continue reading →

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New car 2020

Posted on April 30, 2020 by stenoodie

Sometime last month before everything non-essential shut down, we were able to test drive some vehicles in preparation of our car lease expiring. You can read about when we

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Protected: I knew it

Posted on January 24, 2020 by stenoodie

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Protected: May you grow wiser

Posted on January 9, 2020 by stenoodie

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Protected: First time having a cold in more than 3 years

Posted on January 7, 2020 by stenoodie

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Year in review: 2019

Posted on December 31, 2019 by stenoodie

This was a big year for me. There were a lot of firsts and changes and growth and realizations. I look forward to writing this end-of-year blog post yearly. Every year by mid-June, I’m already thinking about this blog post, … Continue reading →

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Bowling at World Bowl

Posted on December 28, 2019 by stenoodie

There aren’t many businesses that are open on the Christmas Day holiday, so it took us a while before we decided to bring mom for an hour of bowling at the World Bowl bowling alley at Leslie and Hwy 7 … Continue reading →