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As of a few days ago, I’ve been on this earth for thirty-five years. The math is stunning 12,775 days, 306,600 hours. The logic of the numbers doesn’t disguise the bittersweet. My body is tingling with fear and excitement and loss. There is no way to know what percent of that time was spent doing things I loved, felt obligated to do, or were necessary. Those ticks on the clock matter, and they cannot be re-spent. Perhaps they can be made more meaningful by reflection in hopes of coming to a deeper understanding of their meaning. Here are a few things that I’ve learned over the past three and half decades.

Baker Felix Casavant was born July 24, 2019, at 9:17pm. These were the details that we wanted to know so badly when pregnant. I could not wait to be on the other side of this pregnancy, with that baby on my chest. However, this baby made us wait, and wait, until 41 weeks. Then he sure made up for all the waiting.

Patio season is here! Neither a slow start of a summer or covid can keep us away from cold drinks in the hot sun. Here are the 30 best Saskatoon patios to check out this summer. Drift Saskatoon is one of our faves

Rooney Munroe Smit. You’ve changed our lives. You have taught me so much this first year and I know I’ll continue to learn so much from you. The joy you bring me each day is indescribable but I promise you, I will find the words and tell you endlessly just how much I love you. Rooney's beautiful birth story, one year later <3

Having finally lived it, I know now that the birth story is really just the preamble to the true event meeting and holding the tiny human that lived as part of you for months. Epidural and lack of relative drama included in our story, meeting her was the perfect ending to our most unique day and the most perfect start to the rest of our new life.