Olivia and Sonia are heading to Steph’s for the weekend. It’s just going to be Christien and I slumming at home sitting on the couch watching TV! There’s no way I would have been comfortable taking care of Olivia by myself when she was 13 months old. I’ve come a long way, baby!
Well, we got the new car a couple weeks ago. A spiffy black RAV4 V6 with the towing package. Replacing the unspiffy black CRV that I praised about a few posts ago. I don’t know how the new RAV4 with more horses, size and base features (like roof rack and tinted windows) can sell for… Read More »
I’ve mentioned often that Olivia can memorize lyrics quickly. She knows the lyrics of many many of the songs I like. But the funniest example of what she memorizes comes from David Bowie’s “Station-to-Station”. She will start singing along virtually verbatim when the following verses come up: “Once there were mountains on mountains And once… Read More »
The race is on! Will the new car be here before the old one dies? It’ll be close. It’s a humbling experience to drive the CR-V around these days. The noise is unbearable on the inside, and embarrassingly loud on the outside. I feel like I need to apologize when I drive by pedestrians as… Read More »
I bought 3 tix to Echo yesterday for $79 a pop. At the Queen Elizabeth in TO. Sean, you’re coming. Need one more taker. It’s rare for Echo to come to Canada. They haven’t been since ’06 with theire release of Siberia. I’ve only seen the 5 times since ’96. This time should be memorable:… Read More »
I played Clublink’s toughest course today: Greystoke. It’s on the escarpment. Toughest greens I’ve played. Had 30 putts. Which would lend you to believe I shot a wonderful score….but alas it’s not true. Putting was great. Driving was adequate enough for the course. Chips were better than avg. Irons from all distances were crap-o-la. And… Read More »
The CR-V is on it’s dying breath. It’s been a fun ride these past 12 years. 263,000 kms and counting. We’ve ordered the new vehicle but it won’t be in our driveway for about 1 month. I’ve had the CR-V since the fall of ’97. That was the year I moved into Mike P’s place… Read More »
In our little pine tree right outside the front door and in front of the porch, a robin got courageous enough to build a nest and lay four little blue eggs. Sonia and Olivia had been watching the nest for over a week to see what would happen. The parents were quite distressed about this… Read More »
I’m so lazy…..or maybe it’s because we invested all our savings into finishing the basement. Well, almost finishing the basement. The flooring has been delayed for several weeks now due to the backorder dillemma that this ‘recession’ has caused. Once the floor’s in I’ll write up a nice post about the trials and tribulations of… Read More »
I’m sad: Olivia has such a great memory and can recall names that I give her toys and her imaginary friends that I have long forgotten. And she remembers them with ease. Names like “Tooth-o” for the rubber whale. I can’t even remember naming him. I fear that these names will someday fade into the… Read More »