Canadian Army Wife

Happy 2018

The last three months of 2017 were fortunately rather quiet but there are a few events to highlight. In October, a new family member joined us, Rebel. He’s a Rhodesian Ridgeback/Lab cross (we think). Our son came from Ottawa to visit us on his reading week in October then again over the Christmas holidays. OurContinue reading “Happy 2018”

The first month in Winnipeg

We’ve been in Winnipeg just a little over a month. Here’s a recap of what happened on our move. Our packing day was scheduled for 28 August. The packing crew arrived and packed boxes. Normally, the following day the truck is loaded but the truck that was supposed to take our goods to Canada wasContinue reading “The first month in Winnipeg”

Another year, another move

Late yesterday evening, we got a posting message — orders to move. After only 366 days after we arrived in San Antonio, we found out that we are headed back to Canada — Winnipeg, MB! The COS date on our posting message is 14 August 2017 but we probably have until the end of AugustContinue reading “Another year, another move”

Tips for healthy eating while moving house

Very soon, it will be time for many military families to move house. For some families, it will be a door-to-door move with maybe only a few nights in a hotel. However, families doing a cross-country or overseas move, might spend a few weeks in hotels and eating in restaurants. For the first few days,Continue reading “Tips for healthy eating while moving house”

Reflections on (almost) one year in Texas

Now that we have lived in Texas for almost one year, I thought I would take the time to reflect on a couple of my experiences. Metric The United States is one of three countries in the world that have not adopted the metric system. For someone who was educated using only the metric system,Continue reading “Reflections on (almost) one year in Texas”