The snow is melting, and Christian and I are already looking forward to bringing Marie-Hélène to the beach! On Sunday, just as I was looking forward to getting back into the normal routine, I went to bed early. Some dreadful cold germ saw that I had lowered my defenses and totally pinned me down. (Between [...]
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Have you missed this face?
March 21, 2011 – 1:33 pm
Over the weekend, when I was completely involved in creating a powerpoint and workbook to go along with someone’s three day workshop, “coffee breaks” consisted in running upstairs to tickle Marie-Hélène until she laughed, then holding her tight and kissing her neck. Definitely the upside of working from home.
This week
March 16, 2011 – 1:50 pm
I’ve accepted to work on a short contract that will be over this weekend, and if I use every hour at my disposal, during the day, and before our regular bedtime, I have about a generous 4 to 6 hours. Roughly it translates to me cutting out anything fun, like taking pictures, blogging, and watching [...]
The downside of going for a haircut
March 14, 2011 – 7:00 am
On Saturday, Christian and I both had appointments to get our hair cut. We’ve both had to find different stylists since David left for Toronto. I’m drinking my smoothie and Christian is eating his cereal.
“I don’t like going for haircuts. I mean, I don’t mind getting my hair cut, it’s having to talk throughout…”
“Yeah, I [...]
Weekly menu plan no. 5
March 12, 2011 – 7:00 am
Because I was in Saint-Laurent last Saturday, and couldn’t post, I thought I’d make up for it this weekend. Given I’d read Julia Child’s My Life in Paris, I nearly convinced Christian that it was absolutely necessary to get her collection of cookbooks. Instead, I borrowed the very heavy The Way to Cook. Then I [...]
Friday here
March 11, 2011 – 4:24 pm
Marie-Hélène has a cold, runny nose, cough and “Mama, Mama, Mama!” which despite everything is still endearing. But, at moments like these, I do wish spring would hurry on in. In the meantime, I invent some new toy that keeps our pink-loving-thirty-inch-host-of-germs occupied a little, crossing my fingers that it will be for more than [...]
Riding a Bombardier in Saint-Laurent
March 10, 2011 – 7:00 am
John and I went to Saint-Laurent together last Saturday, both of us for the first time. The Manipogo Festival that is held there every year honors the fishermen. Oddly enough, Christian’s family is connected to Saint-Laurent, his ancestors from Brittany wanted to immigrate to something familiar, having themselves been fishermen. Then they heard of wonderful [...]
“What does he do?”
March 9, 2011 – 7:00 am
When I was young, one of the first things my Dad would ask me, when I mentionned a new friend, was: “What does her dad do?”. So, I’d go back to sckool and dutifully ask my friend what her dad did. Then if I remembered, I’d report back to my Dad. Then he’d ask me [...]
Happy Birthday Gramma!
March 8, 2011 – 7:00 am
Marie-Hélène doesn’t colour too much, since the colour doesn’t stay coralled to the paper, but when she heard it was Grandma’s birthday, she promised to stay on the page…
Have a nice day Mom! Sit back, relax, and enjoy a treat on us!