Monthly Archives Jul 2006

Vacationland Weekend

Vacationland Weekend

Living in vacationland is a good thing. Having not grown up here I appreciate so much the hot weather, the crystal clean lakes and many opportunities for summer beachside fun. But before the fun we must work. Yesterday was the work day, for all of us. Celine has wanted to ...

Plantain

Plantain

I just wanted to share this in case you are out and about with your kids etc... and someone gets stung. I've used plantain to relieve the kid's insect bites as well although it wasn't effective for long term (more than 3 hours).

Mouse in the House

Mouse in the House

So we have a mouse in the house. No, not the kind we want to trap or hope our cat Pixel finds. In fact the exact opposite. We are hiding the mouse from the cat to protect it's life. But back to why we have a mouse. It's not just ...

Alberta Skies

Alberta Skies

As I mentioned in an earlier blog, I love the Alberta sky. I love the summer bright blue with white puffy clouds. Funny, I didn't take many photos of that typical summer day sky. I took photos mostly of sunsets and stormclouds. I also love the "chinook arch". In the ...

Another movie recommendation

Another movie recommendation

Ok, so this one isn't family friendly as my last recommendation was but it also is a must see. Syriana is a complex film that opens your eyes to the world of oil production. It reminded me of The Constant Gardener , also a must see movie. We just watched ...

Post vacation life

Post vacation life

We returned from a three week vacation 2 days ago. Life is now about getting back into the groove. The weeks leading up to our vacation we're very busy with Damien working overtime, packing, running errands for our trip, scrapbooking for Mom & Dad's 40th wedding anniversary gift, and attending ...