Putting the OM in OMG
Today I learned that there is a place called Babyland General Hospital, and it is a destination for those who really, really love Cabbage Patch Kids; there are tours available and Cabbage Patch Kids up for adoption. Admission, says the website, is … [Continue reading]
I was walking the dog the other day when I ran into one of the young neighbour girls. She's the youngest of three and the last to fly the nest; she told me that she was headed to university in Ottawa at the end of the month. I cannot even begin to … [Continue reading]
Let's Talk About The Weather Here we are in the last full week of July, and we are actually having a summer! A whole week of summer weather, which, as we all know, is all relative considering other places in the world. For example, on Wednesday it … [Continue reading]
Summer in Alberta: if there is a decent day, weather-wise, you had better carpe diem because you have no idea what will happen next. This is an important lesson I've learned in my lifetime. I took the boys up to my parents' place on the lake because … [Continue reading]
Stampede week is always full of strange things; it is the nature of living in a city with a ten-day party going on. Usually there are at least a few people passed out in the green space behind our house or in the alley, which incites my personal grim … [Continue reading]
The week following the last day of school has been certainly mixed, weather-wise. We have had the occasional cool-but-sunny day interspersed with many cold-and-rainy days; the weather is never predictable in this city but so far summer has been … [Continue reading]
What is it about the last week of school? The month of June - well, and April and May - flew by, but now this last week is taking an age to get through. It doesn't help that I feel like I'm in a constant time warp, what with today being a PD day, and … [Continue reading]
