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This Monday will be my 246th spin class. I really didn’t expect to last this long. No, really, I didn’t. If you know me, then you know I’m not a fan of exercising. If you actually see me then you can be certain of it. Some people get energized by exercise. Laura certainly does. She…
When spending any significant time on Vancouver Island one should absolutely carve out at least half day for Butchart Gardens. Somehow we accidentally got split into three separate groups. There was Laura with August and Tevye, Marianne with Xavier and Déla, and myself with Ciáran and Grace. There were a few items new to the…
First, some background and set up to my thoughts. Where the kids (well, most of them) go to school there is a street that runs between the main school building and another building which houses the gym, cafeteria, and the music room which is being used currently being used to house the preschool while renovations…
I probably should have put these next two pictures in with the previous Vancouver Island post, but here they are. After visiting the Royal B.C. Museum we went through Chinatown. That includes Fan Tan Alley, an interesting flea market style collection of shops. The next day was my birthday, and we went whale watching, though…
Today is, at least in America, election day. Every election that I’ve been able to I have voted. General election, mid-terms, special elections, primary, you name it, I have participated in it. Now, I will say there are a few that I have missed in the last 30-some years, usually primaries, but I can’t think…
I had what I thought were good blog post ideas, but either I forgot them before I could write them down or they just didn’t hold up after two sentences. Today is another “no school” day for some of the kids because of conferences. That is fine, really, and I have no complaints about that….
Our family vacation this summer was to Victoria, B.C., and while we stayed in Victoria, we also took the opportunity to explore a bit of Vancouver Island as well. There will be a few posts regarding this whole trip, but this first one will just cover getting there as well as one of the highlights…
You know what I hate about loaning out my van? We have the 12 seater passenger van, the Millennium Falcon, which we purchased a few kids ago as we were outgrowing the minivan and could fit the kids we had but none of their friends. Add to that the fact we were staring down the…
As with I think every year since I started blogging, here is my post with costumes and carved pumpkins. Your enjoyment is probably directly proportional to the familiarity you have with my family.
I got an email today that reminded me that November is National Blog Post Month. I had completely forgotten about this… event (?) … semi-organized internet thing (if it is even a thing any more). My friend Nancy, who writes a heck of a lot better than I can, who updates her blog with much greater regularity…