Category: family
Tomorrow is Hockey Day in Canada, the day that features a triple header of games featuring all Canadian teams on CBC. This year’s matchups: Montreal vs. Ottawa Vancouver vs. Toronto Edmonton vs. Calgary Given the Canucks vs. Maple Leafs match-up, my dad and I have our customary bet – when the Leafs lose, my dad […]
Well, I’m on the plane back from the Dominican Republic and I figure now is as good a time as any to start writing my blog posting summarizing my adventures ((Tod is sound asleep, I’m sick of reading (having read 2+ books on my trip), and I’ve processed all the email that came in during […]
In preparation for my upcoming trip to the Dominican Republic, I went to the Travel Clinic to see what sort of delightful diseases I might come into contact with in the DR. I came away from the appointment with: hepatitis A vaccination – since I haven’t done much traveling, I’ve not been in the position […]
At noon today ((3 p.m. Eastern)), the first annual Snow CyberCookies bake-stravaganza ’09 began! Five hours later, two kitchens were full of all sorts of baked goodness! My sister, my niece and my mom baked up a storm in Nancy’s kitchen in Toronto – they made whipped shortbread, chocolate sandwich cookies, peanut butter cookies and […]
When we were little, my sister and I did a lot of baking with our mom. At Christmastime, my Aunt Wendy would come over and we’d bake up a storm – cookies and squares and crazy concoctions from recipes in Canadian Living magazine. I distinctly remember learning fractions in elementary school and thinking “this is […]
In case you were wondering, I did not, in fact, die before, during or after the 12 Bars of Christmas. I’ve just been too busy ((seriously. I have three laundry buckets overflowing with clean laundry as I haven’t had time to fold laundry the last three times I’ve done laundry. And I’ve only done the […]
I was talking to my dad the other day and he pointed out that in addition to his revolving door of retirement, there is another reason that he is the Brett Favre of the brake parts industry: Favre breaks record with 283rd consecutive game My father prides himself on his perfect attendance record ((now, as […]
By special request, here are some photos of my Christmas tree! I like that fact that it is skinny – most Christmas trees are much wider, but a skinny tree is a definite plus in a Vancouver-sized apartment! Notice that the star on the top touches the ceiling (and to even get the star onto […]
Today is my niece’s 5th birthday! How did you get to be five years old already, kiddo? I remember my sister calling to tell me she was having a baby like it were yesterday! I remember going to visit you for the first time when you were only two weeks old – such a teensy […]
I always have mixed feelings on Remembrance Day. Being somewhat of a pacifist and with the invasions that are referred to as “wars” these days, it does make me a bit uncomfortable. But on the flip side, I think of veterans who fought in wars like WWI ((such as my Great Grampa Snow, who fougtht […]