Well, after whining about everyone going on trips except me, it's finally our turn to pack up the car and head off on the road. I LOVE road trips. I like miles and miles of prairie. I like picnics at the little road-side picnic areas. I hope the girls are little...

(Our anniversary is on Sunday, but since we’ll be far from a computer then, I thought I’d post this today.)Hard to believe it’s been twelve years already, Buddy. Twelve years of sharing a bed, taking turns cooking meals, helping each other through the rough spots,...

Because I’m bored and am looking for yet another way of avoiding work, I’m accepting CCAP’s tag.What I was doing 10 years ago today:I was pregnant with Nikki – my first. I was working at Veterans Affairs Canada for one of the worst bosses I’ve EVER had. I would come...

Dale over at Mimico tagged me with 10 songs I'm enjoying these days. Here they are. Feel free to tag yourself if you want to join.World’s on Fire – Sarah McLachlan (one of the greatest videos I’ve ever seen – look for it on her website - but the song stands on its own...

I’m back from an extra-long weekend. We went away for the long weekend (Monday was a holiday in Canada) and then I took Tuesday off too, so it felt like a mini-holiday. It was a lovely weekend, all in all. It was our first camping trip of the summer. For some reason...

As I've said before, riding my bike home from work has become my favourite part of the day. So I thought I'd share it with you. Hop on the back of my bike (if you're nice and small, you should be able to fit in the panier bags) and I'll take you along...The Trek...

One of the things that I've discovered in the last few years is that I love to facilitate workshops. I love getting up in front of a group of people and either helping them discover/learn something new or helping them brainstorm new ideas that will make their work...

I've got a few backyard bird pics of my own... (do you know how HARD it is to focus on a hummingbird?) (Disclaimer - no, this is not in my backyard, but my in-laws.)

Sometimes, the most ordinary evenings are the very best there is. Last night was one of those evenings - hardly anything worth writing about, yet about as close to perfect as you can get.After supper, we set up the tent in the backyard. We hadn't used it in awhile...

I’m borrowing a page from Judy’s book and writing some Random Summer Thoughts. Because in the middle of summer, sometimes that’s the only way that thoughts come out.1. We hung out at the library last night. It was rather funny to watch the three children. True to...