Twice a year I find myself commenting that I am in awe that we, as a society, still deal with such an antiquated notion as Daylight Savings Time, and twice a year my husband tells me that I am starting to sound crazy when I launch a diatribe against it. And yet, although my children are […]
SANTA’S COMING (in less than three months)
September 26, 2012 by 12 Comments
Yesterday I kept hearing people say “It’s only three months until Christmas!” which got me to feeling like this: SANTA’S COMING! Of course, in three months from today I will be either a) taking down the tree and packing up the decorations because that is ENOUGH Christmas, or b) wishing I was taking down the […]
Going to the zoo, zoo, zoo…
July 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
Are you ready for this? The shower doors are finished! Our renovations are completed! Wheeeeee. Pictures to follow, but for now I’m just excited and relieved and the teensiest bit annoyed that the head contractor wanted to come and pick up the final cheque immediately, without us being able to test things out. Hey buddy, […]
Fruit Salad, Yummy Yummy.
July 10, 2012 by 9 Comments
We’ve been experiencing SUMMER here in YYC. The days have been sunny, and warm – hot even. Of course, this is relative. The highest temperature of the week is 30 degrees Celsius, which is 86 degrees Fahrenheit, which – when compared with my friends down in Virginia, where the tarmac at an airport melted in […]
Slow Boat to Nowhere
May 16, 2012 by 9 Comments
The kitchen renovation was slated to begin at 11:00 this morning. Yesterday, I frantically cleaned out all the bottom cupboards and removed things from the countertops, pausing only to wonder when I bought Gorilla Munch, as its best before date was over a year ago. All items are now in big Rubbermaid containers and/or on […]
A Whirlwind of Boring Activity
May 14, 2012 by 6 Comments
I have been in a whirlwind of activity the past few days. A whirlwind, I tell you! Since Friday I have had more errands and social outings than I probably do in two weeks. I would describe them in detail but I fear that may be boring, and I fear it may also be less […]
Birthday and Earth Day and Painting the Basement
April 23, 2012 by 5 Comments
Today is voting day in Alberta and, as luck would have it, my polling station was located at my kids’ school, making it easy to slip in after drop off and vote. You know you are at the polling station early when you beat the sea of seniors flooding in. How was your weekend? Mine […]
