Happy Valentine's Day

The grocery store seemed to be filled with screaming babies this morning, maybe they're tired like me. The parents just seemed to ignore them and let them wail.

K said he had a 'gross' health class yesterday, no details provided. The boys get a male teacher and the girls get a female teacher these days.

This is an old song from the 70's that I've always liked called 'Don't Rock the Boat' by the Hues Corporation



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I heard that after all the snow we've been having this month, some of the snow contractors that people hired to clear their driveway are starting to charge extra for future visits. Better check your contract!

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Reaching 100

I was reading the Jan 2008 Chatelaine issue at the gym this morning. There was a finance article on a young woman who is a dental peridontic specialist in
Ottawa. I was surprised she listed her annual income as $85,000. I thought they made more.

We got our online e-documents for our Jamaica vacation in the March Break. Time to start the packlist. I'm not one of those people that can pack the night before any trip.

I got this delicious B.C. dilled smoked salmon from Loblaws supermarket. Great with a bagel and cream cheese or just plain.

I heard this song by Nelly Furtado called 'Do it' on the radio the other morning and liked it, it's not really that new



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K's back

K made it back from Quebec and announced that he had a great time and really enjoyed himself. He mentioned they were in a really old hotel in one city that had one washroom in the hallway for everyone to share. That was a first for him. He said they also stayed in a Radisson hotel which was really nice with their own shampoo, etc. They took a group photo with the Chateau Frontenac in the background but it was foggy that day so you can barely make it out. He ordered a baked fish with vegetable dish one day which is surprising (and nutritious), must be the start of a new maturity (fingers crossed). The truth is I just lost my last posting and I'm trying to re-create the paragraph! Frustrating. He remembered a lot of the sights from when we were there almost 2 years ago on a family vacation. He liked the poutine (french fries with gravy and cheese curds). He brought his sister a little blue stuffed toy as a gift, I could tell he chose it because he thought it was cute. She's been urging him to remember to do this for many years. He got himself a couple of little toys. He was very good with his budget, unlike some of the even older boys.

It's absolutely freezing outside and we're having more snow tomorrow, maybe another 10 cms. I feel like I'm hibernating today.

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Surprise party continued

We had a great time at my friend's 50th birthday party. There were about 40 close friends and family and they picked up the tab excluding alcohol. She was half surprised and very excited, reporting that she didn't know what or if she ate and it was all a blur after. A couple of us went back to their house after the restaurant and we didn't get home until after 1 am this morning. I was so tired. My friend gave us some whole wheat tortilla chips at her house and they were delicious. Apparently they make some with flax seed now that are also good. I'll have to look for those.

Did I mention that we are going to brunch with some other friends this morning? Like we didn't eat enough last night! M went to the gym for a bit.

K is on his way home from Quebec, looking forward to seeing him but I know he will be exhausted. L has a tennis match today. Hope to get some housework done today, everything falls behind with too much socializing. Can you tell I'm not a 'people person?'

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Birthday celebration

Met an old friend for coffee this morning. She used to babysit the kids when they were younger, the best babysitter I ever had, it was great catching up with her. She found a great job using Craigslist (an Ebay like company) and seems to be having a great life doing the things she wants to do. Her family and social life seem to have a balance, especially now that her kids are older, like mine.

I hadn't heard from K in days (he's in Quebec on a school trip). I text messaged him last night 'Whatsup? Uok?', so he just text messaged me back this afternoon 'Yea'. They have the busiest intinerary. But I felt better hearing from him.

The rest of us are going to a surprise 50th birthday celebration tonight at a restaurant.

My Nephew got his driver's licence yesterday. The next generation is in full swing!

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Semiformal

These pictures were taken Wed morning just before the big 30 cm dump

Well, it seems we had a record-breaking (30cm) one day February snowfall yesterday. We shovelled and shovelled, it was exhausting.

A friend was telling me this morning how she fell and hurt her tailbone while skating recently. Ouch! Luckily she was wearing her helmet as she also banged her head, but she's fine otherwise.

L has a senior semiformal tonight, so she and a couple of friends are getting their hair and makeup done professionally. They just want to maximize the fun, most of the others will get ready at home. I heard that a bunch of the senior boys decided not to attend the prom and have a party at someone's home instead. Must be a phase they're going through.

We signed L up for an advanced tennis class for the spring session, so she is looking forward to that. She may even try out for the inter-county league in the summer.

I bought some flatbread and some pizza ingredients including some prosciutto (ham), looking forward to that this weekend. I wish I had also got some pancetta (bacon) to try with it.



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