If you're from Calgary, or you know someone from Calgary, or if you have ever been in the vicinity of Calgary, then you know of what I speak. For the benefit of my readers who are not in the YYC area, I will attempt to educate you on the local … [Continue reading]
Ketchup Chips are a Canadian Thing?
July 3, 2012 by 13 Comments
Right this minute, there is a news story on TV, in honour of Canada Day, all about the words "eh", "knapsacks", and "washroom", and how ketchup chips are a Canadian thing. American friends, I must know this for true: are there no ketchup chips in … [Continue reading]
69 Days of Summer Vacation; Mark and Jake Are Going To Do It All!
June 27, 2012 by 7 Comments
I was going to do a "Wordless Wednesday" and just post this picture of my kids on their last day of Grade One and Two: But there is a reason I don't do Wordless Wednesdays, and that is because I am much, much too wordy. I want to tell you all … [Continue reading]
It’s Coming From Inside The House!
June 25, 2012 by 7 Comments
How was your weekend? Normally my weekends are fairly uneventful, but this weekend was the exception to the rule. A while back, the CBC was having a fundraiser for the Calgary Food Bank, and my girlfriends and I managed to purchase an evening with … [Continue reading]
Cheese is my boyfriend, but we’re breaking up.
June 21, 2012 by 14 Comments
"I think you actually are under a lot of stress," my friend said to me the other day, "But you just don't want to complain about it because it's princess-stress." Exactly.Last night, Jake had a screaming nightmare, and I don't know what you do when … [Continue reading]
Adventures in Shopping
June 18, 2012 by 6 Comments
So far, it has been a very strange day. I will say that, although I am very happy at the hard working contractors and their willingness to put in extra time to get the job done (GIT ER DUN), I am starting to get very TIRED of having people in the … [Continue reading]
I think I’m a Winter
June 13, 2012 by 12 Comments
I'm starting to talk like our contractors. My husband asked me, casually, what the tile guys were going to do with the cement shower base and cinderblock bench. "They're gonna beef it up real good" was what I actually told him. Because I now know … [Continue reading]
