I’ve been thinking about my grandparents again lately. It seemed like the two summers preceding the one we are in now were almost identical: our family away on summer vacation, getting home and finding out the news that a grandparent is dying, funeral a week later.
We got home from our summer holiday on July 25, [...]
The other morning I woke up from a dream that left me a little frazzled for the rest of the day. In the dream, it was the day Marc and I were to fly to England but we didn’t have anything ready. (Our friend’s daughter was also an Olympic swimmer, but that wasn’t really the [...]
It’s almost midnight and I’m waiting for Marc to get home from playing games at the neighbours. Since our husbands were otherwise engaged, a friend came over tonight and watched The Young Victoria with me. I quite enjoy that movie and both times I’ve watched it now have left me with those warm, glowy, romantic [...]
Today I had the urge to put on the video from when my folks and I went to the Stamps Baxter School of Music back in 1998. When Marc saw the video and saw me up there conducting he made some comment about that not being the person he married. It probably was the person [...]
When we moved into the big house in PA every May we’d go for a picnic in the big field of dandelions by Prime Minister’s Park. It was a fun little tradition. So you’ll understand my disappointment when I saw the big mowers out in the field last week mowing up the dandelions I’d hoped [...]
Randall did his State of the Blog message back on the 13th. I guess that should’ve clued me in. But it wasn’t until I was trying to fall asleep last night that I remembered that I started my blog in the month of May when Luke was only a few months old. That makes it [...]
Yesterday I was reminded of an incident that happened back in PA when I was pregnant with Madeline. Marc and I were at Sobey’s for their 10% Tuesday day, which was kind of a new thing back then. We went through the check-out and I noticed the girl didn’t give us our 10% off. We [...]
Since Monday is my birthday, Marc and I decided we better try and go out together. Date Night is showing in the theatre (with the big leather chairs and cheap popcorn) in Steinbach. So that seemed like a good choice: Date Night on date night. And maybe some German food in a small French community [...]
Although Madeline is adamant about and correct in saying that “Spring does not start until Saturday!”, there is no snow on the field across the street, so I am saying it is springtime. Or at least that winter is now over. Can I just say that I cannot believe we survived the winter? I normally [...]
My dad’s brother linked to this tonight on Facebook. It makes me very happy. Happy right down to my heart, unlike the strange, slightly disturbing happiness brought on by the Boogie Body lady. And it reminds me that a few days before my Grandpa died, he played his horn for the family. (I really need [...]