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But mostly spray bottles 🤣
Growth in plants and children and self.
It’s an actual miracle.
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Ain’t nothin like a little karaoke. Get yourself a microphone.

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We didn’t know how to work the website, but we thought, what the heck, we are really thankful for our peeps.
You’re welcome.
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I’ve been quiet on here since Christmas. Because:

1-I’ve been teaching full time
2- I started a skateboard apparel company to raise money for an indoor skate park in Lethbridge that 3- the Foundation I started is planning, building, and running

I saw none of this coming, but it’s all pretty cool. Almost a perfect mashup of supporting kids’ futures, mental health and athletics.

Follow the company at @ninebarskate and go to ninebarskate.com to buy the gear that just dropped yesterday 🥳🎈❤️ Support something great 🙌🏻

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Friday be like... just face-down rest for a while. #thankfilledlife #burtonkids #burtonriglet #advent2020

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This second round of shutdowns is hard. Christmas. Friends. Family. Neighbors. We need our people. This season, self-care might not cut it. Wine and lotion just won’t be enough. Let’s grieve. This is sad. This is horrible, even though it might be necessary. Cognitive reasoning doesn’t make the pain of it go away. Only will a time of lament for our weary world. #thankfilledlife #cultureandjesus

Hope the alpaca brought Santa by for a little visi

Hope the alpaca brought Santa by for a little visit. Nothing draws the neighbours during covid like a fluffy farm animal in a city front yard. Come again, Hope, and next time bring Santa’s wife! 😂❤️ @whitebarnfunfarm #thankfilledlife #whitebarnfunfarm

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Things you find around the house Number 81. (No dogs were burned for this photo.) 🤣 #thankfilledlife

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