When the babies were very little, my SIL would play a game of  tiny calisthenics with them, lifting up their arms and putting them down, two slow movements followed by two quick ones. It would go "uuuppp dooowwn, uuuppp dooowwn, up down, up down." The little ones would crack up with those adorable peals of…

"Successfully" graduating two kids into their 20’s, I’m still locked into high school hell with #3. I spoke too soon in my last post regarding a high level of trust for New Year’s Eve. Poor Mari, given permission to be left in charge to chaperone a handful of 17 year olds, realizes it only takes…

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of participating on a yarn crawl of Bellingham with Dorothy, and the blogless: Marsha (Seattle), Daisy, and Linda (both from Ottawa). The Ottawans, arriving by bus, experienced a two hour delay at the border. Really, I can’t imagine terrorists crossing the border by Greyhound, but I suppose stranger…

North American emegency room staff saw almost 7000 admissions last year for injuries resulting from wrestling with wrap. You know the kind I mean, the armour that encases anything electronic. The stuff that requires the assistance or  kitchen knives or razor blades or cover your ears you dental types, teeth. Injuries include deep cuts, some…

Wishing you the grace and magic of Christmas all year long.

Those of you who know me are familiar with the fact that my office is located in a shopping mall. A dangerous place, indeed, for the paycheque. Not as bad as when, as a teen, I worked at a department store and was paid in cash. The good side of working in a mall is…

Came home from work last week to see the following google search recorded on my toolbar: chili left out over night. Uh-oh, husband in trouble. The night before I cooked a huge pot of chili, painstakingly made from shredded beef, with a jar of Trader Joe’s mole sauce mixed in for good measure. It was…

Thanks to you for all the anniversary wishes. The weekend, on Orcas Island WA, was perfect. We stayed at a resort that was originally the Rosario estate built in 1909 by Robert Moran. Mr. Moran left school at age 14 in NY to help in the family business of making belts for Singer Sewing Machines.…

Due to strong senses of adventure, commitment, and humour, and an occasional bottle of good red wine, Chuck and Li are married for 25 years. Before: After: We’re off to celebrate this weekend. See you next week.

Why is it, you won’t see someone in years and then you see them three times in short succession? I experienced a version of this the other day. Stuck on a crossword puzzle word, Chuck asked me if I’d ever heard of the word ululate. Not having heard of it before he assumed it was…