A Sweet Site For All Things Happy
I am lucky. We live in a fantastic neighbourhood. Our house is on a great street with mature trees, beautiful houses and great neighbours and we are a block and a half from the lake. From our house we have a beautiful view of Lake Ontario. When the sun shines, it glistens off the water like diamonds.
Today I decided to take the kids to the beach. We loaded our stuff in the car and picked up a friend and were at the beach within minutes.
The story of Tanner Bawn and his aunt Catherine Connors has gone viral. It is the talk around water coolers and online chat rooms and social media. Tanner’s customized motorized wheelchair was damaged while on an Air Canada flight from Toronto to New York. Tanner is 10 years old and has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and is completely dependant on his $15,000 wheelchair to get around. It is his life. Tanner and his Mom made the trip with Aunt Catherine to watch a group of tutu wearing bloggers and social media mavens,
My aunt walking to the car from Webers
People stand in line in the rain with Webers umbrellas.
So for anyone who travels up to Muskoka you will know all about Webers. It is a burger place that has become a cottage tradition for thousands of people every summer. So this weekend on my way up to the cottage with my Aunt we decided to stop.
Many months ago I thought I would start writing about saving on Fridays. I wrote a few posts but haven’t been too inspired lately and then yesterday I caught Oprah and the topic was frugal families. All I can say is wow. I was inspired by the families that were on the show and the tips and pearls of wisdom that these people were sharing.
Firstly, one woman talked about how much she now saves on her hydro bill.
