Putting the OM in OMG
I consider myself to be a very self-aware person. I know that I can be very easy to live with, in some ways, but very difficult in others. I can recognize my faults along with my positive character traits. So I recognize that at the end of the … [Continue reading]
In my last post, I promised a photo of me looking disapproving at the amusement park, and today was supposed to be that day. Except that the sky is grey, again, and threatening to thunderstorm, AGAIN, and so I am just looking disapproving in my … [Continue reading]
Well, hello there! So much has happened in the last two weeks; my husband took time off work and we Vacationed Like Nobody's Business. First of all, the boys finished off their week of karate camp with a mini-tournament, and all I can say is that I … [Continue reading]
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]
