Sunday, January 07, 2007
World Travel
Our Manitoulin! has a really neat post up right now. He mentioned this site where you can keep track of all the countries you have visited. There's also an Html code for all the states you've visited in the US too. It's pretty neat and a cool way to "see" how much of the globe you've covered :) Thanks for sharing, M!
I was really excited that I'd done a lot of traveling in my teens and early-twenties, but now that I look at the map, it makes me see that I really haven't covered much of the world! It also makes me a tiny bit envious of friends who are still out there, traveling and backpacking around the world. My parents have also been world travelers and I'm sure they'd have a lot of this map
marked. Here's where I've been:
create your own visited countries map
I was talking to someone the other day who said, "All I need is right here. Why would I ever want to set foot off Canada and see other parts of the world?" I was a little taken aback. I mean, I thirst for this stuff...I LOVE traveling. Sure, I'm married now and we're tied to the land, but I think there is so much to be learned by visiting other countries and learning about other cultures. It's such a beautiful, beautiful experience. I think I learned more about life and people by traveling to places like Japan, the Philippines, Bali, Singapore, etc than sitting in a lecture hall for 3hr lessons! Don't get me wrong... I loved studying and being in university, but I think a person benefits greatly from travel too. Being amongst lush, tropical flora and fauna, hearing different languages, meeting other travelers, eating local food, and exploring new terrain can be both exciting and relaxing at the same time. It's exciting because everyting is new. It feels like you're on a great adventure. It can also be relaxing just to get away from your everyday lifestyle and take a mental break. I also love being able to visit old ruins, temples, and even old, culturally and historically rich cities where you can truly appreciate the architecture of the buildings and monuments. Do you think travel is important? Why?
Here's where I've been in the US...
create your own visited states map
Which countries have you traveled to?
I was really excited that I'd done a lot of traveling in my teens and early-twenties, but now that I look at the map, it makes me see that I really haven't covered much of the world! It also makes me a tiny bit envious of friends who are still out there, traveling and backpacking around the world. My parents have also been world travelers and I'm sure they'd have a lot of this map
marked. Here's where I've been:
create your own visited countries map
I was talking to someone the other day who said, "All I need is right here. Why would I ever want to set foot off Canada and see other parts of the world?" I was a little taken aback. I mean, I thirst for this stuff...I LOVE traveling. Sure, I'm married now and we're tied to the land, but I think there is so much to be learned by visiting other countries and learning about other cultures. It's such a beautiful, beautiful experience. I think I learned more about life and people by traveling to places like Japan, the Philippines, Bali, Singapore, etc than sitting in a lecture hall for 3hr lessons! Don't get me wrong... I loved studying and being in university, but I think a person benefits greatly from travel too. Being amongst lush, tropical flora and fauna, hearing different languages, meeting other travelers, eating local food, and exploring new terrain can be both exciting and relaxing at the same time. It's exciting because everyting is new. It feels like you're on a great adventure. It can also be relaxing just to get away from your everyday lifestyle and take a mental break. I also love being able to visit old ruins, temples, and even old, culturally and historically rich cities where you can truly appreciate the architecture of the buildings and monuments. Do you think travel is important? Why?
Here's where I've been in the US...
create your own visited states map
Which countries have you traveled to?
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Another great big shout out...
This time, the shout out goes to Telehealth Ontario!!! Residents of Ontario, please be aware of a wonderful service offered by the Ministry of Health. You can dial a toll free number and speak with a registered nurse and she/he can advise you on what to do by listening to your symptoms. Of course, in case of emergency you should always dial 911 or go to the nearest hospital. This is only for general health questions and advice.
One of my students (who shall be called P2) had a rash on his head upon arrival in Canada. I t hought it was acne and that it would go away after a while. It's been over two weeks and the rash has turned into a bubbly, bumpy, crusty, nasty looking thing. It hasn't been getting better...in fact, it's started to spread. He also has rashes on the inside of his arm and in the crease of his neck. Hubby, being on the First Response Team, happened to know the Telehealth number by heart and told me to call it. I spoke with a nurse and she told me she thought it was Impetigo. She also said I should take him to the hospital within 24 hrs because if not treated, it could spread all over his face. Yikes.
So this is Hubby's and my "Parents in training" session, I guess! Hubby and P1 stayed home and washed dishes and cleaned up while I took P2 to the hospital. The telehealth nurse was right. It turned out to be Impetigo and P2 requires 2 types of topical creams, antibiotics, and he needs to use Ivory soap and his clothing and linen are to be washed in Ivory laundry detergent and absolutely no fabric softener.
It started off with Eczema, a condition the student has had for a while, but he has been scratching his skin because it was itchy and thus infected the skin on his face. Fun, fun, fun!
This shout out also goes to the wonderful staff and attending doctor at our hospital! :)
One of my students (who shall be called P2) had a rash on his head upon arrival in Canada. I t hought it was acne and that it would go away after a while. It's been over two weeks and the rash has turned into a bubbly, bumpy, crusty, nasty looking thing. It hasn't been getting better...in fact, it's started to spread. He also has rashes on the inside of his arm and in the crease of his neck. Hubby, being on the First Response Team, happened to know the Telehealth number by heart and told me to call it. I spoke with a nurse and she told me she thought it was Impetigo. She also said I should take him to the hospital within 24 hrs because if not treated, it could spread all over his face. Yikes.
So this is Hubby's and my "Parents in training" session, I guess! Hubby and P1 stayed home and washed dishes and cleaned up while I took P2 to the hospital. The telehealth nurse was right. It turned out to be Impetigo and P2 requires 2 types of topical creams, antibiotics, and he needs to use Ivory soap and his clothing and linen are to be washed in Ivory laundry detergent and absolutely no fabric softener.
It started off with Eczema, a condition the student has had for a while, but he has been scratching his skin because it was itchy and thus infected the skin on his face. Fun, fun, fun!
This shout out also goes to the wonderful staff and attending doctor at our hospital! :)
Friday, January 05, 2007
Never again!!!!
I absolutely refuse to drive to the 'city' by myself again! Usually when we go on day trips to Sudbury, Hubby does the driving. We hit the malls, catch a movie, take the students to Science North, do all our shopping at Chapters, Canadian Tire, Costco, etc...
Hubby was sick today, so being the independent woman I am, I decided I'd drive the 2.5 hr jaunt to Sudbury (and 2.5 hrs back!!!). We were going to take the students on a field trip to Dynamic Earth, so off we went. My friend, Sean went with us (but he's from Toronto too so he didn't know the streets in Sudbury either). I don't ever want to drive to the city again. I'd rather someone else do the driving! LOL!
Now that I've lived on the Island for 3 years, I've grown accustomed to driving the highways solo...no other cars in sight...just free as a bird on the open road. I get to Sudbury and the streets are so wonky...the names change like 3 times for the same road!!!! It's so confusing and there's so much traffic!! I got sooooooo stressed out! I think Sean thought I was a total spazz. He was probably thinking, "You're from Toronto! This is nothing!!" Seriously...I am sooooooo not a city girl anymore. I simply cannot take the traffic and crowds. Gimme Manitoulin anytime! I like the peaceful, quiet roads. I can't take stress!
I think the kids thought the coolest thing today was eating at King's Buffet. I totally get ripped off at buffets simply because I can't eat that much food. I don't know how anyone can! The kids can just pack it away. I don't know where they put all that food. Hollow legs, I guess! Oh, and when Hubby goes to KB, he can pack away 2 or 3 plates of food and still have room for dessert!!! I needed to stop in Espanola on the way home just to split up the drive and stretch my legs. We stopped off at Tim Horton's and boy, was that iced cappuccino worth it! I haven't had Timmies in ages!!
We got home after our day trip and Hubby asked, "So, how was your day, honey?" All I could say was, "I am never doing that again!" LOL! I don't know how I ever did alll that driving in the city. All the crazy drivers and people who don't follow traffic rules totally make me feel like I'm going to have a heart attack!! LOL
There's no place like home....there's no place like home.....
Hubby was sick today, so being the independent woman I am, I decided I'd drive the 2.5 hr jaunt to Sudbury (and 2.5 hrs back!!!). We were going to take the students on a field trip to Dynamic Earth, so off we went. My friend, Sean went with us (but he's from Toronto too so he didn't know the streets in Sudbury either). I don't ever want to drive to the city again. I'd rather someone else do the driving! LOL!
Now that I've lived on the Island for 3 years, I've grown accustomed to driving the highways solo...no other cars in sight...just free as a bird on the open road. I get to Sudbury and the streets are so wonky...the names change like 3 times for the same road!!!! It's so confusing and there's so much traffic!! I got sooooooo stressed out! I think Sean thought I was a total spazz. He was probably thinking, "You're from Toronto! This is nothing!!" Seriously...I am sooooooo not a city girl anymore. I simply cannot take the traffic and crowds. Gimme Manitoulin anytime! I like the peaceful, quiet roads. I can't take stress!
I think the kids thought the coolest thing today was eating at King's Buffet. I totally get ripped off at buffets simply because I can't eat that much food. I don't know how anyone can! The kids can just pack it away. I don't know where they put all that food. Hollow legs, I guess! Oh, and when Hubby goes to KB, he can pack away 2 or 3 plates of food and still have room for dessert!!! I needed to stop in Espanola on the way home just to split up the drive and stretch my legs. We stopped off at Tim Horton's and boy, was that iced cappuccino worth it! I haven't had Timmies in ages!!
We got home after our day trip and Hubby asked, "So, how was your day, honey?" All I could say was, "I am never doing that again!" LOL! I don't know how I ever did alll that driving in the city. All the crazy drivers and people who don't follow traffic rules totally make me feel like I'm going to have a heart attack!! LOL
There's no place like home....there's no place like home.....
Thursday, January 04, 2007
One thing you should know about me...
I never measure anything when I cook. I'm like that. Even if I have the recipe in front of me, I never follow the instructions exactly as they're stated. I don't know why. That's just the way I am. It's also hard for me to give recipes to friends, since I don't use exact measurements. It usually sounds something like: "A bit of this, a dash of that...use your discretion...a pinch of that...". Today, my friends and I were going to take all of our kids bowling. I'm not a parent yet, but I took my two students who are
homestaying" with us (and we're legally their guardians during their studies here) and one of our nieces, Toad (since Pook was sick). There were three groups of parents with a slew of kiddies ranging from 10 to 14 yrs of age (my friend's toddler stayed with grandma for the evening). Our bowling date was for 7:30 and by the time I started cooking it was almost 6PM. Grrr...I had no idea what to cook. Tonight I was so uninspired. I'm usually really quick and creative in the kitchen.
homestaying" with us (and we're legally their guardians during their studies here) and one of our nieces, Toad (since Pook was sick). There were three groups of parents with a slew of kiddies ranging from 10 to 14 yrs of age (my friend's toddler stayed with grandma for the evening). Our bowling date was for 7:30 and by the time I started cooking it was almost 6PM. Grrr...I had no idea what to cook. Tonight I was so uninspired. I'm usually really quick and creative in the kitchen.
This is what I came up with:
Chicken Soup
-dice 1 medium onion
-peel and cut up 1 medium carrot (I use the peeler to make slivers of carrot so they cook faster)
-boil 1 chicken breast (bone-in) in a medium sized pot of water
-when chicken is done boiling, remove from water and "shred" the meat with a fork
-put chicken shreds back into the broth (I didn't add any artificial broth...my niece has Celiac so I didn't want to use anything with fillers. Everything is all natural for her
-add salt and pepper to stock
-add onions and carrot shreds
-let boil for a while
(LOL, see how precise this is???) You can add elbow noodles or whatever else you like, but because of our niece, I didn't add anything with noodles (gluten, remember?)
Omelette with Korean pepper paste over a bed of rice
-4 eggs (that's all I had left in my fridge! LOL), salt, black pepper, a bit of water...all beaten together and then poured into a greased, hot pan (I sometimes use milk to make the omelette, but my niece is also lactose intolerant and my MIL taught me that the omelettes are lighter and fluffier when you use a bit of water)
-rinse and cook rice (I have a rice cooker, so it does all the work for me)
-add Gochujang (pepper sauce)
This was all served with heaps of other veggies
Then for dessert, we had:
Apple-orange-raisin salad
-in a bowl, add a few drops of lemon juice
-dice 2 royal gala apples, add to bowl
-peel and dice 4 clementines (other oranges will work too, but these are especially yummy), add to bowl
-add a handful and a half of raisins (I used sultana raisins tonight)
-add a few tablespoons of Hellmans mayonnaise (this is the only mayo my niece can have)
-make sure the fruit is covered with the mayo
It's a really tangy dessert.
Banana Chocolate Bread
-preheat oven to 350
-in a bowl, cream together 1/2 c butter, 1 c brown sugar, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 egg
-mix in 2 c flour, 1 c oatmeal, 1 tbs baking powder
-pour into greased baking pan (I used the loaf sized pan)
-bake for 50 mins
Of course, our niece couldn't have this dessert, but she practically devoured the fruit salad! I'm not exactly sure of the measurements for the Banana bread, as I don't really measure. I can assure you that this is an EASY and fast recipe and it is delicious!!!
We ended up leaving the house a bit after 7PM and arrived at the bowling alley around 7:40. Only 10 mins late!
**UPDATE**: Apparently, my friend Jill is the only observant one :) She noted that I forgot to include 2 key ingredients in my banana-chocolate recipe!!! I forgot to mention the banana and chocolate!! LOL Duhhhhhh! Okay, you need 3 ripe (brown) bananas (I save all the brown ones that don't get eaten and I store them in the freezer so they don't go to waste and I use them for when I want to bake something that calls for ripe bananas). Cream the bananas into your "wet" ingredients (butter, egg, vanilla, brown sugar). Once you've incorporated your wet and dry ingredients, mix in 1 c chocolate chips. I use semi-sweet.
There you go! Thanks, Jill! :)
A little cat nap....
Ever feel like that's what you need? Just a little cat nap to get yourself all refreshed and your batteries recharged?I don't know why, but just this week I have been starting to feel a bit sleepy around midday. Unfortunately, I've got absolutely no time to doze off for a few minutes (I can't nap anyway--it totally messes up my sleep pattern). In the morning, I get everyone's breakfast made, then tidy up the house a bit. I then teach grammar and vocabulary acquisition until noon. I make lunch for the students and my husband. Teach reading, writing, pronunciation, TOEFL and SAT prep classes...then we go on an outdoor activity, and then I come home and cook supper. I also help Hubby with stuff around the farm too if he needs me.
Here's a pic of the girls (Fred and George) taking a cat nap. See how they're sprawled across the quilt my MIL made Hubby and me? *sigh* Ah.....the life of a cat :)
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
The Greatest Canadian Invention
I don’t really like the idea of kids watching hours and hours of TV, but tonight Hubby and I let the boys watch The Greatest Canadian Invention on CBC.
Certainly, many countries have been responsible for creating useful inventions that help us with our every day life. I was interested to see that some of these important creations were ones I knew were by Canadians, while others really surprised me. (I had no clue!)
Here are a few more reasons to be proud to be Canadian, eh?! : ) Here’s the list that was on TGCI (in alphabetical order):
Alkaline long-lasting battery – 1959 (Lewis Urry)
Ardox spiral nail- 1954 (Allan Dove)
Automatic lubricating cup- 1872 (Elijah McCoy) click on the CBC website for this one, otherwise it just sounds obscene!
Basketball- 1892 (James Naismith) there has been lots of debate in the past on this one.
Birch bark canoe- (First peoples)
Blackberry- 1999 (Mike Lazaridis)
Bloody Caesar- 1969 (Walter Chell) seriously? I had no clue!
CANADARM- 1975 (SPAR AEROSPACE/NRC)
Caulking gun- 1894 (Theodore Witte)
Cobalt-60 "Bomb" Cancer Treatment- 1951 (Harold Johns)
CPR Mannequin: ACTAR 911- 1989 (Dianne Croteau, Richard Brault)
Crash position indicator- CPI –1957 (Harry Stevinson)
Electric oven- 1892 (Thomas Ahearn) Didn't know this was Canadian either.
Electric wheelchair- 1952 (George Klein) or this one!
Electron microscope- 1938 (James Hillier, Albert Prebus)
Electronic music synthesizer- 1945 (Hugh Le Caine)
Explosives vapour detector- 1985 (Lorne Elias)
Five pin bowling- 1908 (Thomas E. Ryan)
Steam fog horn- 1853 (Robert Foulis)
Goalie mask- 1959 (Jacques Plante)
Green garbage bag- 1950 (Harry Wasylyk, Larry Hansen, Frank Plomp)
G-suit- 1941 (Wilbur Rounding Franks)
Instant mashed potatoes- 1962 (Edward Asselbergs) who on earth eats instant mashed potatoes?
Instant replay- 1955 (CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada)
Insulin, treatment for diabetes- 1921 (Frederick Banting, Charles Best)
JAVA programming language- 1994 (James Arthur Gosling)
Key frame animation- 1969 (Nestor Burtnyk, Marcelli Wein)
Lacrosse- (First peoples)
Light bulb- 1874 (Henry Woodward, Mathew Evans) Lots of dispute over this one too.
Marine screw propeller- 1833 (John Patch)
Marquis wheat- 1908 (Sir Charles Saunders)
Pablum- 1930 (Alan Brown, Theodore Drake, Frederick Tisdall) Didn't know this was Canadian
Pacemaker- 1950 (John Hopps, Wilfred Bigelow, John Callaghan)
Paint roller- 1940 (Norman Breakey)
Plexiglas- 1931 (William Chalmers)
Poutine- 1957 (Fernand Lachance) yeah, baby! But you can only eat real poutine in Quebec. Anywhere else is not 'authentic'. You need the special frites sauce! I don't get to eat poutine often (thank goodness, because it's really not good for your health...and I won't eat it unless it's real poutine--only when I go back to visit family in Quebec...but I am a poutine snob!! LOL!
Radio voice transmission- 1900 (Reginald Fessenden)
Retractable beer carton handle- 1957 (Steve Pasjack)
Robertson screw- 1908 (Peter Robertson)
Self-propelled combine harvester- 1937 (Thomas Carroll)
Separable baggage check- 1882 (John Mitchell Lyons)
Ski-doo – 1922 (Armand Bombardier)
Snowblower- 1925 (Arthur Sicard) had no idea this was Canadian either
Standard time- 1878 (Sandford Fleming)
Telephone- 1876 (Alexander Graham Bell)
UV degradable plastics- 1971 (James Guillet)
Walkie-Talkie- 1942 (Donald L. Hings)
WEEVAC 6- 1980’s (Wendy Murphy)
Wonderbra- 1964 (Louise Poirier) For real???
Zipper- 1913 (Gideon Sundback) Had no clue.
What do you think the greatest Canadian invention is?
I’d have to say IMO, it’s a toss up between: insulin, the pacemaker, electric oven, the telephone, the light bulb, and the zipper. I’d probably choose insulin if I really had to choose one invention though. Oh... and poutine, since I’m from Quebec! LOL!
Certainly, many countries have been responsible for creating useful inventions that help us with our every day life. I was interested to see that some of these important creations were ones I knew were by Canadians, while others really surprised me. (I had no clue!)
Here are a few more reasons to be proud to be Canadian, eh?! : ) Here’s the list that was on TGCI (in alphabetical order):
Alkaline long-lasting battery – 1959 (Lewis Urry)
Ardox spiral nail- 1954 (Allan Dove)
Automatic lubricating cup- 1872 (Elijah McCoy) click on the CBC website for this one, otherwise it just sounds obscene!
Basketball- 1892 (James Naismith) there has been lots of debate in the past on this one.
Birch bark canoe- (First peoples)
Blackberry- 1999 (Mike Lazaridis)
Bloody Caesar- 1969 (Walter Chell) seriously? I had no clue!
CANADARM- 1975 (SPAR AEROSPACE/NRC)
Caulking gun- 1894 (Theodore Witte)
Cobalt-60 "Bomb" Cancer Treatment- 1951 (Harold Johns)
CPR Mannequin: ACTAR 911- 1989 (Dianne Croteau, Richard Brault)
Crash position indicator- CPI –1957 (Harry Stevinson)
Electric oven- 1892 (Thomas Ahearn) Didn't know this was Canadian either.
Electric wheelchair- 1952 (George Klein) or this one!
Electron microscope- 1938 (James Hillier, Albert Prebus)
Electronic music synthesizer- 1945 (Hugh Le Caine)
Explosives vapour detector- 1985 (Lorne Elias)
Five pin bowling- 1908 (Thomas E. Ryan)
Steam fog horn- 1853 (Robert Foulis)
Goalie mask- 1959 (Jacques Plante)
Green garbage bag- 1950 (Harry Wasylyk, Larry Hansen, Frank Plomp)
G-suit- 1941 (Wilbur Rounding Franks)
Instant mashed potatoes- 1962 (Edward Asselbergs) who on earth eats instant mashed potatoes?
Instant replay- 1955 (CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada)
Insulin, treatment for diabetes- 1921 (Frederick Banting, Charles Best)
JAVA programming language- 1994 (James Arthur Gosling)
Key frame animation- 1969 (Nestor Burtnyk, Marcelli Wein)
Lacrosse- (First peoples)
Light bulb- 1874 (Henry Woodward, Mathew Evans) Lots of dispute over this one too.
Marine screw propeller- 1833 (John Patch)
Marquis wheat- 1908 (Sir Charles Saunders)
Pablum- 1930 (Alan Brown, Theodore Drake, Frederick Tisdall) Didn't know this was Canadian
Pacemaker- 1950 (John Hopps, Wilfred Bigelow, John Callaghan)
Paint roller- 1940 (Norman Breakey)
Plexiglas- 1931 (William Chalmers)
Poutine- 1957 (Fernand Lachance) yeah, baby! But you can only eat real poutine in Quebec. Anywhere else is not 'authentic'. You need the special frites sauce! I don't get to eat poutine often (thank goodness, because it's really not good for your health...and I won't eat it unless it's real poutine--only when I go back to visit family in Quebec...but I am a poutine snob!! LOL!
Radio voice transmission- 1900 (Reginald Fessenden)
Retractable beer carton handle- 1957 (Steve Pasjack)
Robertson screw- 1908 (Peter Robertson)
Self-propelled combine harvester- 1937 (Thomas Carroll)
Separable baggage check- 1882 (John Mitchell Lyons)
Ski-doo – 1922 (Armand Bombardier)
Snowblower- 1925 (Arthur Sicard) had no idea this was Canadian either
Standard time- 1878 (Sandford Fleming)
Telephone- 1876 (Alexander Graham Bell)
UV degradable plastics- 1971 (James Guillet)
Walkie-Talkie- 1942 (Donald L. Hings)
WEEVAC 6- 1980’s (Wendy Murphy)
Wonderbra- 1964 (Louise Poirier) For real???
Zipper- 1913 (Gideon Sundback) Had no clue.
What do you think the greatest Canadian invention is?
I’d have to say IMO, it’s a toss up between: insulin, the pacemaker, electric oven, the telephone, the light bulb, and the zipper. I’d probably choose insulin if I really had to choose one invention though. Oh... and poutine, since I’m from Quebec! LOL!
A Big Shout Out...
to the wonderful and talented (and gorgeous!) J from JetBabyInc. J's new store for the coolest clothes for "your half-pint hipster" sells a wide array of items to meet your child's clothing needs. From funky cool t-shirts and onesies sporting logos from all time faves like The Ramones, AC/DC, Bob Marley, etc...to vintage washed '70s and '80s shirts, this store has it all! I especially love that J has a John Deere section! I also find it very cool that JetBaby has patches, stickers, and t-shirts that reflect many things that are near and dear to me. As you may already know, our two nieces have nut allergies and one of them has Celiac disease, so the fact that JetBaby has stuff that reads: 'Gluten Free', 'Nut Free', etc...makes me really happy! I'm also thrilled that J shares my view on agricultural awareness and on buying local :) This is really important to me, as my husband is a farmer.
She's got some neat t-shirts with No Farmer, No Food, No Future written on them. I guess you can say we found each other via the Farmers Feed Cities website. We're both 'city' girls, but share an interest in the future of agriculture in Canada. I often think it's funny (not haha funny) how the internet can bring together people who may not have otherwise met.
Anyway, we'll certainly be keeping an eye out for more cool JetBaby clothing items. I just know JetBaby will be a huge success!
Monday, January 01, 2007
Christmas Pudding
We normally have Christmas pudding at my MIL's house on Christmas, but this year we had it on New Year's Day (today). Christmas pudding is traditionally a very "English" dish (there's a pic of the Christmas pudding behind the icing sugar snowman). My MIL makes a really sweet icing to go on top of the steamed pudding and shapes it in the form of a snowman. It's custom for my SIL to eat the snowman's head off, as I learned last year. If anyone dares try to get the snowman's head, they may lose a limb. The icing is delicious (icing sugar and butter) and a diabetic's nightmare. It's a good thing the holidays only come once a year. I don't think I could eat anymore heavy meals!!!
2007
THINGS TO BE THANKFUL FOR:
I thought it would be a good time to give thanks for all the wonderful things that have happened in the past year:
1. Hubby and I got married
2. Lele and Bu are expecting their first child in March of 2007
3. Dad has had a healthy year and is doing well recovering from his stroke and heart attack
4. Peejay is doing well and has one year of university left
5. I've got wonderful students
6. I've got amazing friends and family
7. K and J have gotten engaged
8. My grandmothers are both healthy
9. Mom's doing well
10. We've had frequent visits from the Cruz family (4 or 5 trips up here in the last year!)
11. Many of our friends have had babies in the past year (what cuties!)
12. We haven't had any major problems in 2006
13. Life has been good to us
14. My vehicle has been holding up pretty well for its age and has taken us on many long distance road trips in the last year (knock on wood! It's a '96 Ford Explorer)
15. We have a roof over our heads, food in our tummies, a few pennies in our pockets
The last photos were taken last winter - we don't have snow on the Island right now. What a big difference from last year!!
I thought it would be a good time to give thanks for all the wonderful things that have happened in the past year:
1. Hubby and I got married
2. Lele and Bu are expecting their first child in March of 2007
3. Dad has had a healthy year and is doing well recovering from his stroke and heart attack
4. Peejay is doing well and has one year of university left
5. I've got wonderful students
6. I've got amazing friends and family
7. K and J have gotten engaged
8. My grandmothers are both healthy
9. Mom's doing well
10. We've had frequent visits from the Cruz family (4 or 5 trips up here in the last year!)
11. Many of our friends have had babies in the past year (what cuties!)
12. We haven't had any major problems in 2006
13. Life has been good to us
14. My vehicle has been holding up pretty well for its age and has taken us on many long distance road trips in the last year (knock on wood! It's a '96 Ford Explorer)
15. We have a roof over our heads, food in our tummies, a few pennies in our pockets
The last photos were taken last winter - we don't have snow on the Island right now. What a big difference from last year!!
from our home to yours
We wish you peace, love, joy, and health for this 
New Year and always.
My amaryllis finally opened up...just in time for the new year! Notice there's absolutely no snow outside?? It actually makes me worried that we have no snow in January! I wonder if this is the calm before the storm or if we're just going to have a green winter? Somehow the idea of there being a green winter in Canada just seems so wrong.
Here's Hubby's and my first photo of the new year. It was taken at midnight as we were all celebrating with loved ones and welcoming 2007. Excuse the poor quality. Again, this was taken with my phone cam and I was exhausted. I really can't do late nights anymore!!! LOL
New Year and always.
My amaryllis finally opened up...just in time for the new year! Notice there's absolutely no snow outside?? It actually makes me worried that we have no snow in January! I wonder if this is the calm before the storm or if we're just going to have a green winter? Somehow the idea of there being a green winter in Canada just seems so wrong.
Here's Hubby's and my first photo of the new year. It was taken at midnight as we were all celebrating with loved ones and welcoming 2007. Excuse the poor quality. Again, this was taken with my phone cam and I was exhausted. I really can't do late nights anymore!!! LOL
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City girl moves to the country, falls in love, and marries a farmer. She tries to incorporate her city ways with her new country lifestyle and blogs to keep in touch with friends, family & students who live far, far away :) Can this city girl go country? Watch as she learns all sorts of exciting things about life on the farm and in a small rural community. *UPDATE* We are now parents! Our baby girl was born on Nov. 11, 2008 (at 28 weeks gestation- 12 weeks premature, but she's quite the trooper)!!!
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