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Wells and Cheddar Gorge (and Covid-19)

14th Mar 202015th Mar 2020

Gracias, Madrid!

22nd Feb 202028th Feb 2020

Ola Barcelona!

19th Feb 202028th Feb 2020

Sicily -part 3: Siracusa and overview

6th Jan 20206th Jan 2020

Sicily- part 2

2nd Jan 20203rd Jan 2020

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So young! So long ago! . It's our 14th wedding anniversary today. We're celebrating like we do every day- staying home and socially distant from everyone but each other. . Luckily there's no one in this world I'd rather be isolated with. . . (Also, the traditional 14th anniversary gift is ivory, and that's horrible. The modern gift is gold jewelry, and no one got me/us that...) . . #weddinganniversary #14thanniversary #militaryfamily #milspouse #navywife #royalcanadiannavy #stillinlovewithyou #crazyinlove #gananoqueinn
Let's face it, 2020 is a lemon. 🍋 So we're trying to make some lemonade! . In anticipation of having some restrictions lifted in a few months and not wanting to miss our chance, we went ahead and booked a series of socially distant glamping pods in the Scottish Highlands for an August roadtrip! Everything is fully refundable up until the very end of July (in case the world goes topsy turvy, again). . We hope this will be a way to dip our toes back into the water of travelling and still feel safe. We always intended to do a big long trip up to see Scotland so I guess this would be the year! . We also intend to stop in 2 very small towns but still stay in private AirBnBs, with our own entrance, no elevators, and no contacts. We'll save Edinburgh and Glasgow for another trip (I very much want to see them, just not this time!). . 12 days of driving through Scotland and seeing lochs, mountains, sheep, coos, and valleys sounds right by me 👌 . #visitscotland #travelwithkids #travelwitht1d #travelwhileyoucan #glamping #notcheap #highlands #militaryfamily #canadiansabroad #expats #postcovidlife #2020
My girl's tiktok video of the day, that she gave me permission to share (I think only because I took the toddler photo so I have original artistic rights that she can't deny me 😉) . . . . (Photo of the little expat Canadian when she lived in the USA now living in the UK!) . #growingup #daughters #sassy #preteen #thisist1d #typeonederful #militarykid #canadianinengland #expatabroad #expats #dandelionchild #tiktok #sendhelpimisolatedwithapreteengirl
Insulin: a life-saving treatment, but not a cure. . Did you know... When someone receives a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes, there is no discussion whatsoever about drug treatment options like there is when one receives another life-altering diagnosis. There is no going over the options, there is no taking time to go home and think it over. There is no putting off treatment for a while. . There is no option but to immediately start insulin therapy. Insulin for the rest of your life, all day, every day- or die. . No second opinions. No begging for another chance. No fixing it with promises of a better lifestyle or diet. . So many people hate pharmaceuticals and the idea of going on drug therapy- they see it as weak, as a last option. But insulin therapy isn't that. Every single one of us has insulin running through our bodies, a type 1 diabetic has just had the part of their body that makes insulin fail due to autoimmune disease. . . So every minute of the day, my daughter's Omnipod is pumping insulin into her body to keep her alive. Every bit of food she eats, we have to account for and make sure she gets insulin for. . When we change the Omnipod pump every 3 days, I fill it with the lifesaving insulin and I am thankful we have this treatment. And I pray for a cure. . . #insulin #insulinpump #insulindependent #insulin4all #omnipod #typeone #type1diabetes #type1warrior #t1d #thankyounhs
This is how a Canadian does beans on toast!!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Must be sweet maple beans, often with weiners in it (though optional). None of us can stand the stewed tomato beans we keep getting here-- nor can any Brit stand the thought of sweet maple beans! 🤷 To each their own, but today kiddo and I loved this imported treat 🍁 (at a whopping 62g carbs/cup of beans and a lot of fiber, her BGs do a rollercoaster with this so we don't do it often) . #canadiantreats #canadiansabroad #canadiansinengland #expats #expatsabroad #militaryfamily #T1D #type1diabetes #insulin #typ1warrior #maplebeans #milspouse
She's on a water infusion kick... But it seems like a lot of work to me to have water you have to bolus for ... Couldn't she just snack on fruit (and bolus insulin) and drink plain water? 😂🤣 I'm not about to stop her. . #waterinfusions #fruit #thisist1d #willbolusforfruit #insulin #type1diabetes #t1d #insulin4all #insulindependent #typeone #type1

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