Monthly Archives Jan 2007

winter routines & blahs

winter routines & blahs

I'm very good at setting routines, planning schedules and imagining how disciplined I'm going to be. Give me a few weeks though and inevitably I hit the "I'm tired of this routine" stage. Maybe it's the colder weather, for which I'm actually grateful after watching An Inconvenient Truth. Maybe it's ...

Canadian, eh?

Canadian, eh?

There is much I enjoy about our weekly skating outing with the kids. But one aspect that is especially poignant is how Canadian I feel skating around the arena. This is just something that Canadians do - and I'm proud to be a part of it. It's also worth noting ...

Indian Motorcycle movie

Indian Motorcycle movie

Just watched a good movie, highly recommend it.

Snow Days

Snow Days

The snow we've been waiting for has finally arrived. Not as much as we'd like but we'll take whatever we can get. With the snow comes the wet, dripping snowpants, mittens and scarves, drying by the front door radiator. But I welcome that clothesrack with the little puddles underneath because ...

Christmas January update

Christmas January update

We're slowly getting into the January groove and have pretty much finished the cleaning, house re-arranging, laundry and pantry restocking after my family's visit with us this Christmas. My parents came for 10 days and my brother, his wife and 3 kids were here for one week. During the 5 ...

Will return soon...

Will return soon...

Taking my time getting settled back into life, getting my house, kid's schedules, home schedule's, closets, etc.... in order. I'll post soon about life in the New Year.