This is not really a ranting type of blog. I’m not so much a ranting girl. But it’s Festivus! Grievances must be aired.I have a major grievance against people who send their contagious kids to school, or allow their contagious kids to be in confined … [Continue reading]
Christmastime…is here….
December 21, 2009 by
Nearly every year that we have been together, my husband and I have gone to Banff for a night around Christmas time. It’s a lovely tradition – Banff is so beautiful at Christmas with the lights, and the snow, and the mountains – and that is what we … [Continue reading]
A Christmas Meme
December 19, 2009 by
Yesterday was the last day of school before winter break and the kids were appropriately excited. We spent the afternoon baking and decorating piles of cookies – gingerbread men and various shaped sugar cookies. As you know, I am extremely Type A … [Continue reading]
Jingle Bell Rock
December 17, 2009 by
With the exception of people who do not celebrate Christmas, I probably have the lowest Christmas stress level in the city. My shopping has been finished for over a month, my “holiday baking” consists of making and freezing dough when I feel like it … [Continue reading]
At least we’re not in Edmonton! Hardy har.
December 15, 2009 by
That’s what we Calgarians tend to say to assuage feelings of depression due to weather-related issues. There was actually some truth to that this weekend, however, since Edmonton reached a low ambient temperature of minus 46, which is really fracking … [Continue reading]
Christmas Music – love it or hate it?
December 12, 2009 by
If economics has taught us anything, it is that if there is an oversupply of a particular good, then the value of additional units of that particular good is low. This probably explains why there is so much bad Christmas music. There is an incredible … [Continue reading]
Back to normal – sort of
December 10, 2009 by
I have been off my game, people. I have had one of those energy-sucking colds that, coupled with the copious amount of cold medication I have been taking, has left me wandering in a fog of my own making. I’m wondering, what day is it? What time is … [Continue reading]
