I am grateful for being a Canadian, a citizen of a country where I am free to do so many things people of other countries cannot. I am grateful for OSAP, which makes it possible for me to go to university, even though I will have debt after I graduate. I am grateful for the … Continue reading »
This weekend, I’m away from my computer, if you can believe it. It very rarely happens, and I didn’t intend for it to happen this weekend, but it did (I’m using the WordPress app on my phone right now). And I’m glad. This is Family Day weekend in Ontario, a relatively new long weekend in … Continue reading »
I am lucky enough to have four brothers, three of whom I hope to be able to hang out with for many years to come. The youngest, Mark, passed away two and a half years ago. I hope I get to hang out with him again someday, in a land far away. Peter is the … Continue reading »
This past week, my second-oldest neice, Jaida, turned 6. I really can hardly believe it! Jaida is the second of four adorable blonde girls that I love to bits and am proud to call my nieces. She has always been petite, so much so that, when she was 1 and she stayed at our house … Continue reading »
Today I’m joining my boyfriend’s family in celebrating his mom’s “Freedom 55″ birthday. Deb is a mother of three and grandmother of two, who has embraced her daughter-in-law, son-in-law, and me as part of her family. In some ways, I’m a lot like her: we love to hear people’s stories, we love Grey’s Anatomy, we … Continue reading »
Tonight, I bragged on Facebook about how much I love having my mom’s recipes. For the uninitiated, my mom died of breast cancer in January of 2008. Her passing changed my life in many ways, one of them being that I had to get my own place for the first time. When my siblings and … Continue reading »
The A&W sign was referring to the Mama Burger, of course, but I thought it appropriate that I would see this message in lights today, January 13th, the day when I remember just how much I still (and always will) love my Mama. Three years ago this morning, my amazing mother left this world for … Continue reading »
I think my mom would have been amused to find her former favourite mechanic schlepping plates and making lattes as co-owner of one of the local cafes. She would have cried when she heard my song on the Noted CD. She would be surprised to find that I now like the uniquely-patterned couch and armchair … Continue reading »
I had a sudden desire today to chronicle and compare the different stages of my life, as I look back and notice that my life in June 2008 is remarkable different from that of June 2007, June 2006, June 2005, and so on. I invite you to be a witness on this journey. June 2008 … Continue reading »
Some days should be forever etched in your memory. Other days you remember and you wish you didn
