Posts under ‘family’

Technically, I am still on vacation as school doesn’t start for a few weeks yet. Realistically, my summer is kinda of over as the work at the school is heading  into it’s third week. We’re planning for one last gasp of a trip to Manitoulin next week, a four day ride which will be not [...]

Today, I pried my ass off the couch and went to visit my aunt and uncle for brunch. I haven’t seen them in about a year, for no other reason than I just the dropped the thread of it. It was good to get out of the city, to get out of the apartment, to [...]

About a month ago, the man and I were out to dinner at a surprisingly quiet Caplansky’s (mmmm…knish). While we waited for dinner, I watched a young family at another table waiting for their meal. There were two young boys, happily colouring away. It triggered a memory of when I was a kid, and I [...]

There are times when you just have to face the facts of a situation, and cut someone loose.  It could be a friend, a relative, a co-worker; it could be that you’ve grown apart, that you never had that much in common in the first place, that you’ve grown weary of the one-sided nature of [...]

Keith and I have been hanging out the last few days, going for drives both purposeful and aimless. Why driving? Because once more, I have returned from Okie Vegas limping. Unlike last year, it’s not because I drank too much and tripped in a hole 2″ deep. I was perfectly sober, and walking across the [...]

My last post was 3 weeks ago you say? Good grief, where does the time go? Sometimes I have to go backward before I can go forward. Of course, it’s not like I have to pull an OhCaptain and go three months back *grin. ********** Three weekends past. Three weekends ago was the all-girl cottage [...]

Many thanks for all the well wishes for the Mother-In-Law. The situation is not looking good; it was a right brain stroke which has translated into left-side paralysis. It’s looking like she’ll be in the hospital for rehab for a very, very long time. Keith says she was in good spirits today – she was [...]

Friday found me, as usual, playing the rebuy madness known as the donkament. I lasted about a  half hour when I was dumped from the game; it seems it doesn’t matter if you have the auto-rebuy button clicked if you find yourself disconnected after going all in with 83 offsuit (I cannot believe that did [...]

What it’s like outside on this Christmas morning: What it was like inside:

Almost finished a client site. Bought Keith one of his Christmas presents. Booked a cottage for our 3 day getaway. Made a double batch of Keith’s favourite steak and Guinness pie. Knitted a bunch. This is almost done. This has been cast on. And I saw something I think I’ll make for my bounty. Played [...]