Step-a-thon

This is a 'new' drink that L discovered, it's called Arizona Green tea with Ginseng and Honey. It's only 70 calories per cup and very light tasting, like a flavoured water.



Coreopsis in bloom


Poppy in bloom





I'm going to a step-a-thon at the gym this afternoon. It's to raise money for a kid's foundation. I'll also see my old step instructor who is visiting for the event.

K is going to a fancy Batmitzvah party tonight, he's looking forward to seeing all his friends. I didn't bother getting him a new suit jacket, he should be fine in a dress shirt, tie and dress pants. It's quite warm today as a matter of fact. L is playing a lot of tennis this afternoon, hope the weather co-operates, she is terrified of any kind of lightning and rightly so. We saw so much lightning last night, wow.

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Low-fat bran muffins

Took my mom to the lab for a routine blood test early this morning. I like to beat the line up. Then I went for a walk. It's almost time to get L from her sleepover party.

It's supposed to rain all weekend. K got a new XBOX 360 Elite system, so it's taking up a lot of his time at the moment, until the novelty wears off.

I'm planning to make spaghetti and meatballs this evening for supper. I got some delicious low-fat bran muffins from NoFrills supermarket. They are a small size, I just heat them in the microwave for 20 seconds, slice through the middle and insert a little bit of butter(non-hydrogenated margarine)...yum.

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Professional Crime

It's a bit cooler outside today. L has a dental appointment today then she's going to a sleepover party in the afternoon.

I went for a walk this morning for the exercise. The neighbourhood flowers are amazing. I'm going to make some fried rice for brunch with leftover chicken. K has to start focussing on his piano practice. He'll also be doing a lot of basketball and tennis this summer.

M told me he sees people helping themselves to the contents of the Salvation Army donation boxes at the mall. He also heard that people purchase electronics and games from Best Buy, use them, then have them professionally shrink wrapped at the Chinese Pacific Mall and return them. So now when you return electronics, Best Buy has to open the product to check if everything is still there. They will do things like swap the hard disk out. I think the city is getting too big and horrendous. We're talking professional crime here.

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Flip flops and summer weather

The kids are off school, so we are out and about together quite a bit the past few days, it's expensive and tiring. My routine is shot until I can adjust to a new one. A lot of summer visitors also trickle into town. Flip flops and summer weather, who can complain? Hopefully M will make it home early enough to barbecue some chicken that I have had marinating in a mild jerk sauce for 2 days now. Otherwise I'll have to bake it. I don't personally use the barbecue, gas fires scare me.

Cora's yesterday was ok, the service a this location could've been better. Who can complain about being served a large platter of good, colourful food?


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Cora's

We had a horrible thunder and lightning storm last night, evidenced by the news reports of trees ripped out in various parts of the city.

L had brunch yesterday at Cora's . She said it was sooo good, we're going to go to one of their locations today so K and I can try it. M's at work, but we can't wait and he doesn't mind. She said you get this platter with everything...mounds of fresh fruit, fruit crepes, any kind of toast that you can think to ask for, eggs, potatoes, bacon. There's lots of other combinations apparently.

M finally agreed we don't have to save all our electronics boxes, some are so huge. So we now have tons of styrofoam and cardboard to take to the nearest recycle depot. This all started because of the upcoming no tag garbage day. I just found 2 bags of extra actual garbage. It's good that we can recyle a lot of things now and they don't have to go to garbage.

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Cinnamon Honey

L has her last exam today then she's going over to a friend's house after which a bunch of them will be going to the new Zohan movie. Sex and the City had been one of the choices but a few of the moms including me said it wouldn't be a good choice for them. K is sleeping in, then he has to do some piano practice as his exam is looming in August. Tonight my sister and I will be meeting an aunt of mine for dinner as she's in town.

I also have a bunch of errands to run, so I'm going to have some of that new cinnamon honey (with toast)that I bought at the Unionville Festival and get going. The lady said it's just whipped honey.

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At the Unionville Festival yesterday morning I was browsing at the pesticide booth and it cleared up an issue for me. It seems Markham is already under the pesticide by-law since January 2008, but the rest of Ontario won't be until January 2009. So you can still buy pesticide in the stores because it's not illegal in Ontario as a whole, but you shouldn't.

I also learned at this booth that was selling their own honey that you should never microwave your honey as it kills all the natural goodness. It's best to just warm it in a bowl of warm water.

I made it to church today. They are starting up the process for confirmation for the kids who will be in Grade 8 in the fall. I have to pick up a letter for K and decide if we will go through with it. L cannot believe how short this year's French Open final was this year. Nadal won too easily against Federer. Pity the people who paid all that money for front row seats.

We had a couple of friends over for a barbecue yesterday. We decided to eat inside due to the heat and the bugs, although we did sit outside for a short while. Their kids are older than ours and into relationships with the opposite sex. Parents are never free of worry, it's just another stage. Chances are, if you have reservations about your kids' chosen partner, that's probably the one he's going to marry! At the moment I just need to get my son to reach high school!

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