Tunnel Mountain and Lake Louise

I kept waking between 3:30-4:30am and was unable to fall back asleep which meant that by 7:30pm every night I was toast.  Louise woke in a panic and tore into the shower thinking it was 8:30am when really her cell phone clock hadn’t adjusted to the two hour time difference. The temperature outside was -17 degrees. Yikes. The day started with a drive around Tunnel mountain which included checking …

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Calgary to Banff

Girl time was on the menu this week. My dear friend Louise and I packed our bags and took a 4 1/2 hour flight to Calgary to visit my sister. The 3:30 am drive to Hamilton’s John C. Monro airport in the pouring rain was stressful but once there, parking was only a short walk to the small terminal which was quick and easy to navigate. The West Jet flight with …

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Getting Away from it All

My husband and I aren’t normally the type. It began gradually. We didn’t even realize when it became habit. First we did it privately at home, only on a weekly basis. Then we started buying in bulk from group couponing internet sites, and soon we were influencing friends to join in. Now after going twenty-one days straight, we are firmly addicted. With our twenties firmly behind us, my husband …

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Mega Bus to Washington…The Reality

A travelling group of my friend, me and five kids, ages 9, 12, 12, 15 and 15 waited in line at the Toronto Coach Terminal for the 9pm Mega Bus to Washington DC. The weather was hot, hot, hot. When the bus arrived, a few minutes late, we realized it was the single level version which was perfectly fine with me. We showed our confirmation number to the bus …

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