This year was Sadie’s first Christmas with us, and we had an absolutely lovely one.
My sister (in-law) and brother hosted a beautiful Christmas dinner for our family, where we all spent a lovely night visiting and opening gifts. It was so warm and generous of them to open their home to us, and we are so grateful that our family fit into the regulations for BC, with the 9 of us coming in just under the 10 person maximum for family gatherings.
On Christmas Day, we woke up to the first white Christmas that the Lower Mainland of British Columbia has seen since 2008, and it set the stage for a cozy day. My brother and sister (in-law) came over for a visit, and we FaceTimed with my sister and nephew all the way on the other side of the country. My parents and grandmother came over for a casual fondue lunch, braving the snow storm. (Hey – in Vancouver, that counted as a snow storm!! It was windy and snowing. Snow storm. 😉)
We finished Christmas Day painting our nails in bed, folding laundry and watching Bailey Sarian’s Murder, Mystery and Makeup.
Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity.
I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books.
A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been "super married" to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids.
My first book - How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!)
I have tried a podcast - it's still on Apple and Google Podcasts - but writing is where my heart is.
My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit.
I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually.
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