On the first weekend of May Philip, Stephanie, Shelby & Chantale came for a visit for the weekend. Shortly after their arrival, the power went out in Keene from a huge wind storm. During the storm, we watched as our neighbours shingles blew off of their roofs. When we went out to check our roof, Philip & I saw that section of our roof was … Continue reading Philip, Stephanie, Shelby & Chantale Visiting: May 4-6, 2018
In April 2018, Melissa & Aiden went to the Greenwing Fishing Derby I was not able to attend because I spent the day with Abby at rehearsals for Peter Pan. They were joined at the Derby by Ryan, Cadence & Abigail. It was a little colder than Melissa expected and she called me at 10am to bring in extra clothes for her & Aiden on the … Continue reading Greenwing Fishing Derby: April 22, 2018
On Feb 18, we all celebrated Oscar’s 1st birthday with an Oscar the Grouch themed birthday party. Oscar loved it, especially his cake as you can see in the pictures and the video. Continue reading Oscar’s 1st Birthday: Feb 18, 2018
While Mom was still in the hospital, Dad’s sister Jean was admitted into the hospital as well, with pneumonia. She passed away 2 days after Mom passed away at PRHC. Dad, Jason, Rob, Julie and I went into the hospital the day before she passed away to say our good-byes to Aunt Jean. Jason, Rob & I were pall bearers at her funeral. Continue reading Aunt Jean Passing Away: March 31
This is the toughest blog post I have ever had to write. On March 29, 2018, at approximately 3:30am my Mom passed away at PRHC from adenocarcinoma. This was a diagnoses that we found out the day before she passed away. It was a type of cancer that probably developed in the summer of 2017 and began showing symptoms around Christmas. However, the symptoms kept … Continue reading Mom Passing Away: March 29, 2018
On January 31, 2018, Oscar was officially adopted by Shawn & Megan. At the courthouse was the same judge that completed Violet’s adoption a year earlier. This time the judge gave Oscar a stuffed monkey for a present for him to remember his adoption day. He did the same for Violet a year earlier, giving her an elephant, which she brought with her to her … Continue reading Oscar’s Adoption: Jan 31, 2018
For Uncle Joe’s 80th birthday party, his neighbour, Therese & Brian organized a small birthday party at their house. It was attended by his Mom & Dad; Melissa, me, Abby & Aiden; Peter, Julie, Eva & Macklan; Marie Howran and her kids and a few other people that I cannot remember. Continue reading Uncle Joe’s 80th Birthday: March 11, 2018
On December 3, Melissa & I attended a screening of a documentary called Towns End. We watched the documentary in the emptied out PG Towns & Sons General store in Douro. It was powerful watching the last days of the store and hearing residents talk about its importance to the community, while sitting in the actual store. After the documentary, we enjoyed some snacks and … Continue reading PG Towns Documentary & Fire
Just before the Christmas holidays started, Melissa got a job in the OR at PRHC. However, before, she could start, she needed to complete the perioperative course at George Brown College. So, after we returned from our trip to North Carolina and Universal on Saturday, Melissa had to pack up and head to Toronto the very next day to begin taking her course. She stayed … Continue reading Melissa attending George Brown
For a little over a week, we travelled to North Carolina to visit Uncle Jason and Auntie Jen for New Year’s. From there we travelled on New Year’s Day to Florida (we were going to drive, but instead Jason helped us find a return flight that cost about $200 more than the car rental, which we jumped at since it saved us 16 hours of … Continue reading Trip to North Carolina & Universal Studios: Dec 28 2017-Jan 6 2018
The Cain Family 