Day 181 ..365 Days of Gratitude

1) Thank you for  free cereal . Thank you thank you thank you !

2) Thank you for  Canada day cake , Thank you thank you thank you !

3) Thank you for doilies .Thank you thank you thank you !

4) Thank you for  cadbury crunchie .Thank you thank you thank you !

5) Thank you for fruity pebbles. Thank you thank you thank you !

6) Thank you for  99 cent cheerios . Thank you thank you thank you !

7) Thank you for rock candy . Thank you thank you thank you !

8) Thank you for salt crystal art .  Thank you thank you thank you !

9) Thank you for hand made decorations.   Thank you thank you thank you !

10) Thank you for red star lights,  Thank you thank you thank you !

Day 180... 365 Days of Gratitude

1) Thank you for a slice of pizza. Thank you thank you thank you.

2) Thank you for a maple leaf cookie. Thank you thank you thank you.

3) Thank you for a great story. Thank you thank you thank you.

4) Thank you for a surprise visit . thank you thank you thank you

5) Thank you for a hamburger cake. Thank you thank you thank you.

6) Thank you for candy apple. Thank you thank you thank you

7) Thank you for a nice drive. Thank you thank you thank you.

8) Thank you for a cheesecake brownie. Thank you thank you thank you

9) Thank you for a pair of boots. Thank you thank you thank you

10) Thank you for a pair of flip flops .Thank you thank you thank you

Day 179...365 Days of Gratitude

1) Thank you for dried apricot jam.Thank you thank you thank you.

2)Thank you for tri berry jam . Thank you thank you thank you.

3) Thank you for apple ginger jelly thank you thank you thank you

4) thank you for mango chutney .Thank you thank you thank you.

5)Thank you for pickled spiced plum. Thank you thank you thank you.

6) Thank you for quince jam . Thank you thank you thank you.

7) Thank you for challah. Thank you thank you thank you.

8) Thank you for sticky bun. Thank you thank you thank you.

9) Thank you for custard tarts. Thank you thank you thank you.

10) Thank you for strawberry pavlova. Thank you thank you thank you.

Day 178.. 365 Days of Gratitude

1) Thank you for a silly fan girl moment.Thank you thank you thank you !

2) Thank you for some free groceries. Thank you thank you thank you !

3) Thank you for gift cards. Thank you thank you thank you !

4) Thank you for gru nutella. Thank you thank you thank you !

5) Thank you for chocolate milkshakes.Thank you thank you thank you !

6) Thank you for a cool hot wheels car . Thank you thank you thank you !

7) Thank you for journals. Thank you thank you thank you !

8) Thank you for radishes.Thank you thank you thank you !

9) Thank you for candy sprinkles. Thank you thank you thank you !

10) Thank you for new shampoo. Thank you thank you thank you !

Day 177.. 365 Days of Gratitude

The little guy and his silliness to day .

1) Thank you for my soldier guys .  Thank you thank you thank you !

2) Thank you for my pizza goldfish . Thank you thank you thank you !

3) Thank you for  sour keys . Thank you thank you thank you !

4) Thank you for  my rubber snakes. Thank you thank you thank you !

5) Thank you for  zombie blasters . Thank you thank you thank you !

6) Thank you for  beanie boo penguin. Thank you thank you thank you !

7) Thank you for  beanie boo bat. Thank you thank you thank you !

8) Thank you for  my kinder eggs. Thank you thank you thank you !

9) Thank you for chocolate bars.  Thank you thank you thank you !

10) Thank you for  mug roop ( root) beer Thank you thank you thank you !

Day 176...365 Days of Gratitude

1) Thank you for dragon flies. Thank you thank you thank you !

2) Thank you for milkshakes. Thank you thank you thank you !

3) Thank you for chocolate mint candies. Thank you thank you thank you !

4) Thank you for molasses popcorn balls.Thank you thank you thank you !

5) Thank you for fried ranch peas.Thank you thank you thank you !

6) Thank you for coconut cake.Thank you thank you thank you !

7) Thank you for upside down peach cobbler. Thank you thank you thank you !

8) Thank you for cheesecake bites. Thank you thank you thank you !

9) Thank you for deep fried ice cream.Thank you thank you thank you !

10) Thank you for sour cherry candies. Thank you thank you thank you !

Day 175 ..365 days of Gratitude

1) Thank you for  pumpkin seeds. Thank you thank you thank you !

2) Thank you for banana chips.  Thank you thank you thank you !

3) Thank you for  pineapple upside down cake. Thank you thank you thank you !

4) Thank you for candle spells . Thank you thank you thank you !

5) Thank you for  protein pancake mix. Thank you thank you thank you !

6) Thank you for  sour keys. Thank you thank you thank you !

7) Thank you for really sour mai tai . Thank you thank you thank you !

8) Thank you for  brazil nuts. Thank you thank you thank you !

9) Thank you for dried cranberries. Thank you thank you thank you !

10) Thank you for  dried sour cherries . Thank you thank you thank you !

Day 174 .. 365 days of Gratitude

1) Thank you for  doing nothing .Thank you thank you thank you !

2) Thank you for afternoon naps . Thank you thank you thank you !

3) Thank you for tumeric. Thank you thank you thank you !

4) Thank you for 80's dance tunes. Thank you thank you thank you !

5) Thank you for bicycle shorts ( inside joke) Thank you thank you thank you !

6) Thank you for neon lights. Thank you thank you thank you !

7) Thank you for marshmallow fuff. Thank you thank you thank you !

8) Thank you for  ice cream sundae. Thank you thank you thank you !

9) Thank you for fresh mint tea .Thank you thank you thank you !

10) Thank you for BBqs Thank you thank you thank you !

Day 173... 365 Days of Gratitude

1) Thank you for a lemonade tea popsicle. Thank you thank you thank you .

2) Thank you for root beer beer. Thank you thank you thank you.

3) Thank you for cream soda beer. Thank you thank you thank you

4) Thank you for dried herbs .Thank you thank you thank you.

5) Thank you for rainbow gushers.Thank you thank you thank you

6) Thank you for free hair products. Thank you thank you thank you

7) Thank you for tumeric. thank you thank you thank you.

8) thank you for mini colored ice cream cones . Thank you thank you thank you

9) thank you for a beautiful blooming flower. Thank you thank you thank you

10) Thank you for palm trees. Thank you thank you thank you.

Day 172 .. 365 Days of Gratitude

1) Thank you for Despicable Me 3 .  Thank you thank you thank you !

2) Thank you for  mini cows that look like fluffy puppies . Thank you thank you thank you !

3) Thank you for mini ponies.   Thank you thank you thank you !

4) Thank you for  turquoise . Thank you thank you thank you !

5) Thank you for  mermaid tail blankets . Thank you thank you thank you !

6) Thank you for  shark tail blankets.  Thank you thank you thank you !

7) Thank you for Parenthood TV show , just found it .  Thank you thank you thank you !

8) Thank you for  all the gifts I gave today by way of reads. Thank you thank you thank you !

9) Thank you for  pizza slices. Thank you thank you thank you !

10 ) Thank you for sparkly nail polish ,  Thank you thank you thank you !

Day 171 ... 365 Days of Gratitude

1) Thank you for dragonflies. Thank you thank you thank you.

2) Thank you for butterflies. Thank you thank you thank you.

3) Thank you for cicadas. thank you thank you thank you.

4) Thank you for bumblebees. Thank you thank you thank you.

5) Thank you for ladybugs. Thank you thank you thank you.

6) Thank you for fireflies.thank you thank you thank you.

7) Thank you for green man . thank you thank you thank you

8) Thank you for pancakes .Thank you thank you thank you.

9) Thank you for willow trees. Thank you thank you thank you.

10) Thank you for glitter. Thank you thank you thank you

Day 170... 365 Days of Gratitude

Small things today.

1) Thank you for utensils. Thank you thank you thank you.

2) Thank you for fresh water. Thank you thank you thank you.

3) Thank you for hubba bubba bubble gum , when it was so exciting to get it as a child. Thank you thank you thank you.

4) Thank you for mint chip ice cream. Thank you thank you thank you.

5) Thank you for homemade nutella ice cream crackle. Thank you thank you thank you.

6) Thank you for ketchup chips. Thank you thank you thank you.

7) Thank you for slushie. Thank you thank you thank you.

8) Thank you for licorice bits . thank you thank you thank you

9) Thank you for quiet. Thank you thank you thank you.

10) Thank you for nail Polish in that perfect color. Thank you thank you thank you.

Day 169..365 days of Gratitude

Awesome Sunday Randomness

1) Thank you for sea shells.Thank you thank you thank you !

2) Thank you for leftovers.Thank you thank you thank you !

3) Thank you for wedding cake leftovers.  Thank you thank you thank you !

4) Thank you for glue sticks.Thank you thank you thank you !

5) Thank you for acrylic paints.Thank you thank you thank you !

6) Thank you for inspiration. Thank you thank you thank you !

7) Thank you for wishes.Thank you thank you thank you !

8) Thank you for 3-D effects.Thank you thank you thank you !

9) Thank you for marshmallow fondant. Thank you thank you thank you !

10) Thank you for Mary's Deep fried chicken .  Thank you thank you thank you !

Day 168...365 Days of Gratitude

1) Thank you for mermaid tails.Thank you thank you thank you !

2) Thank you for mother of pearl shells.Thank you thank you thank you !

3) Thank you for sea horse. Thank you thank you thank you !

4) Thank you for Chinese dragons. Thank you thank you thank you !

5) Thank you for macaws. Thank you thank you thank you !

6) Thank you for parrots. Thank you thank you thank you !

7) Thank you for dragon tails. Thank you thank you thank you !

8) Thank you for bazooka bubble gum.Thank you thank you thank you !

9) Thank you for BB bat suckers. Thank you thank you thank you !

10) Thank you for spicy lemon blaster drops. Thank you thank you thank you !

Day 167 ...365 Days of Gratitude

1) Thank you for  cotton candy , Thank you thank you thank you !

2) Thank you for ranch peppercorn dressing.  Thank you thank you thank you !

3) Thank you for  cheese crackers sandwiches homemade by a little munchkin. Thank you thank you thank you !

4) Thank you for bar lime.  Thank you thank you thank you !

5) Thank you for  maple drops. Thank you thank you thank you !

6) Thank you for  raspberry succotash. Thank you thank you thank you !

7) Thank you for twizzlers. .   Thank you thank you thank you !

8) Thank you for carrot cake.  Thank you thank you thank you !

9) Thank you for  fresh shelled peas.Thank you thank you thank you !

10) Thank you for creamsicle cheesecake bits. .  Thank you thank you thank you !

Day 166.. 365 Days of Gratitude

1) Thank you for ringlets. Thank you thank you thank you !

2) Thank you for wavy curls. Thank you thank you thank you !

3) Thank you for  pixie cut. Thank you thank you thank you !

4) Thank you for mohawk,Thank you thank you thank you !

5) Thank you for braid.  Thank you thank you thank you !

6) Thank you for holographic colour. Thank you thank you thank you !

7) Thank you for extensions. Thank you thank you thank you !

8) Thank you for fringe. Thank you thank you thank you !

9) Thank you for Hollywood curls. Thank you thank you thank you !

10) Thank you for spikes. Thank you thank you thank you !

Day 165..365 Days of Gratitude

1) Thank you for pink cookies. Thank you thank you thank you.

2) Thank you for birthday cake oreos and child not liking them so you actually get treats. Thank you thank you thank you.

3) Thank you for raspberry tartlets . Thank you thank you thank you.

4) Thank you for mint drink. Thank you thank you thank you.

5) Thank you for drying fresh herbs. Thank you thank you thank you.

6) Thank you for licorice ginger chews . thank you thank you thank you

7) Thank you for limeade. Thank you thank you thank you.

8) Thank you for fried mozza sticks. Thank you thank you thank you.

9) Thank you for sunflowers. Thank you thank you thank you.

10) Thank you for cucumber sticks and ranch dressing. Thank you thank you thank you.

A Day Out at Doon Heritage Village and Waterloo Region Museum .

#CANADA150 plug, great place to visit and learn about some history and step back in time.

Quaintly located in the not quite outskirts of Kitchener Ontario lies a beautiful Heritage Village, Doon to be exact. Along side of the Village is the Museum housing a permanent display and a temporary one.

Full disclosure I received complimentary passes to spend the day in order to facilitate this Blog post .

 Doon and the Museum are attached so you get two for one with your visit which is great .
Adult - $11 
Senior & student - $8
Children ages 5 to 12 - $5
Children ages 4 & under - Free
Family (2 adults & dependent children) - $25
(rates plus HST)  
With the ability to also purchase yearly passes , see official site for those prices.

Head HERE to visit the official website . There you can find calendar of events , planning your day etc.


Once inside we decided to tour the Village first .

Once you venture outside the Museum building you are met with the Train Station. "Originally located in Petersburg, Waterloo County . It was constructed in 1856. Original owner of the station was The Grand Trunk Railway. Gift of Canadian National Railway 1968."
"Engine 894, original owner, Canadian Pacific Railway. Constructed in 1911. Gift of City of Kitchener, 1964"

Engine 894

Railway Station

The stove/heater was just really cool so I snagged a picture. Inside the station.

I forgot to get the young ladies name who was in the station. She posed for the action shot of writing our ticket for travel. From here and every other picture that contains a period dressed employee, I asked for and received permission to use their photos.

I was given a guide book with all the Historical Information needed to post in the review. Sentences in quotes were taken and paraphrased from the guide book.

We left the train station without getting on the train. o be fair once my little guy saw this beautiful horse his only eye of focus was running to see him., Such a beauty .

The Peter Martin House and Farm was next stop .  Unfortunately I was unable to get a picture or the name of the young lady here, as she was preparing for her group of 3 graders in the house. I must say she was awesome with my little guy and making sure that we were well aware of the dangers as there were a couple fires burning .

 Had to get a picture of the inside outhouse for my son .

Rows of preserves in the cellar , which I so wish I had .

Just some pictures of the rooms. We had to keep it short and sweet int he house since the class was on its way . We got out in the nick of time and were able to venture to the Farm side.

Erin is the young lady at the barn and she was so great and patient with Zach. She used her extensive knowledge to tell him all about the chickens, her pigs and a bit about the farm. Anything but the animals were of course lost on him , but myself and my mother who accompanied us .

"Peter Martin House originally located in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County . Constructed in about 1820. Original owner, Peter Martin. Gift of the Waterloo regional Heritage Foundation 1974."
"Wagon Drive Shed built by Simeon Martin, 1969. Barns: Originally located on the "Old Shuh Farm", Kitchener, Waterloo County . Gift 1957.

Good luck for us to do much more exploring. Erin let us know there was another farm with sheep you can pet , so we had to head that way. We made a couple stops along the way , but the Sararas-Bricker  farm and house was the end gauntlet.


Headed out under the covered bridge in our quest to find the other farm. High hopes (and we did) to get into a couple other buildings on our way to the sheep.

Dry Goods and Grocery Store

Of course with the penny and wind up toys , someones attention was taken.

 "The store was the focus for commercial and social activity in the community. Items for sale were purchased with cash , credit , or produce taken in exchange." "Originally located in Delaware, Middlesex County . Constructed about 1830. Gift of A.R.Goudie., 1957"

 He was having so much fun, with the toys but a little girl snuck in the picture so I had to crop the silly toy they were playing with .

The Harness maker was a quick in and out . This was reproduced in 2016 . So everything was very new. Still very cool building , just new.

Headed to the Blacksmith shop.  The Blacksmith was like royalty, they provided a vital rural trade. This practice survived well into the 1900's.

 The Blacksmith on site was Robbie B.  He tried to get Zach to learn something little but interesting , but no the animals were hot on his mind and he knew we were close.

"This was reproduced in 2004 modeled after the Valentine Gies Blacksmith shop from 1894"



McArthur House

"By 1914 Peter McArthur was a popular author with a nation-wide audience thanks to his columns featured in the Toronto Globe and the Farmer's Advocate. "
"Originally located in Ekfrid Township, Middlesex County. Constructed about 1835. Gift of Donald Sinclair, 1962.

Marrisa held her post in the McArthur House .

We did it , we made it to Sararas-Bricker House and the animals. Well especially the sheep since you are allowed to give them some pets and love.

Zach walking past the beautiful garden .

Inside the house was Robyn. She was showing my mom here the recipe she used to make every one of the other volunteers cookies. Such a cool thing and the house smelled so good. From the wood burning stove to the hint of the freshly baked cookies.  She graciously made the treats since she was not entertaining any school children that day.

We made , we made it to the animals.

He was so happy to get the pet a sheep, and from the look on the sheep's face , she was so loving the pets.

This is Carla. Carla spent quite a bit of time with Zach and they spent time with the animals. She was so patient and so kind and Zach was so comfortable with her. I want to thank you so much Carla for the time at the farm with my son .

Lots of sheep pets.

The piggies.

The cows.

Playing in the cows freshly cleaned stalls.

He was so happy that one of the cows ( Blossom, I think) was waiting by the fence when we came out from the mini barn tour.

Left the village the long way around and walk through the fields and over the bridge to get back to take a walk through the museum . Through the ongoing exhibits. As they are getting the temp. section ready there was no exhibit there. To the disappointment of my little guy that the dinosaur one was gone.  He did in fact get to explore that exhibit when it was there .
The great part about the museum part is the small sections of toys on the floor on really cool circle carpets. I say this as it helps keep a little one preoccupied so you can see what is in each section .

Some pictures I took while walking through . Lots of stuff to see, and so much history.

The first cool circle with toys. We were lucky no one else was touring through.

This is Tim G. He was inside the museum ready and able to answer any questions. Tim spent quite a bit of time with Zach and they were taking pretend pictures with the really cool vintage Fischer Price toy camera. He, just like Carla was patient and so awesome. Zach was happy. So I thank you Tim.

On the way out of the Museum part , Zach ran right into the glass. I did not get the names of the two young ladies from the front desk who A) came running to make sure he was okay , and B) grabbed him some ice for his bump. Even though thanking them them , I would like to thank you both again and apologize for not getting your names to personally call you out in a thank you here.  

This amazing statue "On The Wings Of An Eagle" greats you on the way in to the museum . Though we actually spent the time on the way out admiring it .  "This was chosen to respect the first inhabitants of this land."

We had such a wonderful day out. I want to thank all the amazing staff and the Museum for hosting us there on June 8 2017.

If you have the time , I really suggest stepping into the past . And what better year than Canada's 150th