Putting the OM in OMG
Not all news is bad, people. Today I learned that you can make crispy pan-fried chickpeas on the stove top! Just like amazing, addictive, roasted chickpeas, but without turning on the oven! This is an incredible breakthrough in chickpea technology … [Continue reading]
The sun has come out! The sun has come out! It was a wee bit too late to save our Sunday afternoon barbeque for fourteen people, but better late than never. On Sunday my husband and I looked at the sky with nervous hope; about twenty minutes before … [Continue reading]
Gonna put the world away for a minute. Pretend I don't live in it. Sunshine gonna wash my blues away. - Zac Brown Band There is a distinct lack of sunshine right now, both literally and figuratively. This was the view from my back yard at 11:00 … [Continue reading]
It seems our unbelievably mild winter and early, hot spring has melted into a typical Calgary summer: cool, rainy, grey, and windy, topped off with inexplicable daily thunderstorms. How can we get so many thunderstorms without daytime heat? I don't … [Continue reading]
I'm on the internet a fair amount, mostly because of work and writing related obligations, but also for the social aspect. I love all the photos of kids, puppies, vacations, food, and silly things, I love funny memes, I love updates about people's … [Continue reading]
Has it really only been 10 days since the end of school? It seems like much longer, but in a good way. There's been a lot of activity around here, and I know it's on-trend to claim that we are just going to let the kids fend for themselves and kick … [Continue reading]
Usually the last few days of school are accompanied by lots of feelings and emotions about the end of school; the kids are both excited at the thought of lots of unscheduled days ahead and worried about them, they are happy to be through with school … [Continue reading]
