You won't believe it, but it has been actually hot here the past couple of days. Not just warm, but HOT. It's beautiful. Nothing teaches you to carpe diem like a hot day in Calgary. It's like the whole city is well aware that such a gift may not … [Continue reading]
More, More, More
May 3, 2013 by 6 Comments
Has it been a weirdly long week? Not a bad week, but a long week? On Tuesday I told Mark that he had better get his library books together for school, to which he answered that library was on Thursday. I knew that but honestly thought it was … [Continue reading]
Taxidermy! Food courts! Ukrainian Folk Dancing!
April 30, 2013 by 13 Comments
Today I attended an assembly hosted by both Mark's and Jake's classes where there was a wide variety of Reader's Theatre (Mark was Narrator #3) and also Ukrainian folk dancing. Really, you haven't lived until you've seen sixty five children wearing … [Continue reading]
A date to Home Depot
April 26, 2013 by 5 Comments
Breaking News: the ground has thawed in YYC! Yes, only a tiny drift of snow remains in only the shadiest part of my yard, and all other gardens are showing signs of life. Little green shoots! Tiny baby plants! Buds on the trees, with the … [Continue reading]
It’s not easy being green.
April 23, 2013 by 14 Comments
I was digging through my bottom dresser drawer on the weekend and found a little bag containing a number of cards, including a Blockbuster Video membership card. How long has that been there? There was also a Northwest Airlines World Perks card I … [Continue reading]
Yeahhhh, that’d be great.
April 19, 2013 by 17 Comments
I enjoy Facebook for many reasons, but those reasons do not include certain pictures that get posted with political or inflammatory messages on them and pictures that are prefaced with "Share If You..." Share if you love your mom! Share if you love … [Continue reading]
Moar Happyer; A Diversion
April 16, 2013 by 7 Comments
"I don't get it," Mark said from the back of the minivan, the minivan that was rocking with hip tunes from the seventies. "Why does that guy want to be a Fireside Girl?" "Maybe he wants to sell those cupcakes or get badges." Jake suggested. For … [Continue reading]
