
More from Tonya
My Brain Couldn't Process the Mountains
I just got back from a family trip to Banff National Park, and I swear my brain could not fully process what I was looking at. The mountains didn't even seem real. And I know that sounds dramatic, but honestly, every single time I looked out the window, it felt like somebody had dropped us into an AI-generated backgrou...
7h ago
Now I Understand My Mom a Little Bit Better
Mother's Day, and I've gotta say, I'm very lucky that I live in the same town as my mom and that she's still willing - and able - to make the big family meals for holidays. It's Mother's Day for goodness sake, and somehow she's still the one making the delicious mac and cheese my boys will eat, the potato salad that's ...
May 11, 2026
Two Kinds of Camping People, Which One Are You?
There are two kinds of camping people in this world. The "throw the bikes in the truck, head to the lake, eat hot dogs, and let the kids run wild until dark" kind... and apparently the "luxury cabin in the mountains while carrying bear spray at all times" kind. My family? We are absolutely the first...
May 07, 2026
Pictures Don't Do the Mountains Justice
I just got back from a family trip to the mountains, and I realized something almost immediately: Pictures are useless. Okay, not completely useless. I still took about 400 of them. But every single time I'd snap a photo through the windshield, look at it, and immediately think, "Well... that captured absolutely n...
May 06, 2026
Easter Plans vs. Reality (A Mom Story)
We had plans this Easter. Big plans. We were supposed to head into Regina to see Grandma, hang out with all the cousins, go rock climbing with friends, squeeze in a date with an Auntie, and then wrap it all up with Easter supper at the other Grandma and Grandpa's. It was going to be a full, busy, memory-making kind of ...
Apr 08, 2026









