Today is my birthday and the end of my 34th year. Some of you will remember that for birthdays our family takes turns mentioning something they are thankful for about the birthday person and giving them some sort of blessing for the new year. A few years back, I remember […]
Read MoreMonth: January 2011
Making a marriage last
I’m always amused by the people who say that in order to have a good marriage you need to have regular date nights, or get away together a few times a year, or sit down and have talks that analyze your relationship. It amuses me because we’ve never gotten away […]
Read MoreAdventures in the Cold
Christmas day was a balmy -3C in Alberta. My aunts and uncles kept commenting on the gorgeous weather. We didn’t really notice the balminess, there was snow on the ground after all. The next few days we were laid up thanks to whatever virus they picked up on the plane […]
Read MoreI live in the HOOD, yo
Let me just start by saying again how much I love this house. The layout, the space, the fenced yards with room to play, the wood floors, the details, even the paint color. The neighbors are all big Mexican families with lots of cousins and never ending music blasting from […]
Read MoreWhen Dads Decorate
I remember my first Christmas in this house. I was back from University, heart still raw from the finalization of my parents divorce where a judge decided, in my absence, that neither parent was legally responsible for 17 year old me, because I was finished high school and at U […]
Read MoreChristmas with Grandpa Shane
my dad and his front door Trying out the cold weather gear on dad’s porch. Our first stop in Canada was my dad’s house, which is over 100 years old, doubles as his art studio and gallery, located in the heart of the town I grew up in… Oh, and […]
Read MoreHome
We are home again, and back into work and school. There are still suitcases out waiting for me to finish unpacking them, the kids have yet another cough that they picked up somewhere. Hazards of traveling I suppose. I had some stomach trouble, probably related to a day of travel […]
Read MoreRegrets and Questions
She was 19 when she drank a little too much and ended up going home with a guy she would never see again, having sex for the first time and getting pregnant. It was a week before my wedding when she finally realized what was causing her to throw up […]
Read MoreSnowed In
I told a shocked listener yesterday that I was hoping for snow this visit to Canada. You know, so my kids could experience it. I got what I wanted. I forgot to specify that I would like it to not dump more than 28 cm in a single night on […]
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