Well, the next week is to bring warm, sunny weather with a high of 8C today! A friend and I went for a cool walk this morning, and it's been warming up ever since. I'm trying to find L's first tax receipt because my friend says her husband will do it for me (he enjoys it!), darned if I can find where I 'safely' put it. I used to do our tax returns using computer software, but since I became a homemaker the thought of paperwork has become as unappealing as laundry. Priorities change, I guess. I'm hankering after a life of leisure with self imposed purpose.
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Friday, March 13, 2009
More Counterfeit Small Bills
Note that as of Mar 17, 2009 I discovered the 'fake $5' is actually just an older note.
So last night K realized he'd been passed a fake $10 bill from a dollar store he had been in last week. It's also missing the reflective strip. Then I almost got passed a fake $5 at a Tim Horton's coffee shop in the evening. I feel like taking these bills to the local newspaper to ask them to raise public awareness.
While I'm in paranoia mode, M told me that in Italy, you wear your purse and camera straps inside your jacket as thieves drive by in motorcycles and slash the straps for a quick getaway. No one's been killed, but sometimes the slasher can cut your arm in the rush.
Well, the kids are getting excited about our upcoming Jamaica vacation and we were at the mall in the last hour getting a few clothes and things. We also got L a gorgeous spring leather jacket earlier today at the Danier Leather sale, thanks to a helpful, experienced salesgirl. She's over the moon.
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So last night K realized he'd been passed a fake $10 bill from a dollar store he had been in last week. It's also missing the reflective strip. Then I almost got passed a fake $5 at a Tim Horton's coffee shop in the evening. I feel like taking these bills to the local newspaper to ask them to raise public awareness.
While I'm in paranoia mode, M told me that in Italy, you wear your purse and camera straps inside your jacket as thieves drive by in motorcycles and slash the straps for a quick getaway. No one's been killed, but sometimes the slasher can cut your arm in the rush.
Well, the kids are getting excited about our upcoming Jamaica vacation and we were at the mall in the last hour getting a few clothes and things. We also got L a gorgeous spring leather jacket earlier today at the Danier Leather sale, thanks to a helpful, experienced salesgirl. She's over the moon.
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Thursday, March 12, 2009
Lighthouse Waves
This is a magnificent lighthouse Waves video in Brittany, France compliments of The Bold Soul.
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L's French class had a French food day today, so she and her little group chose to make crepes for the class. I have an old crepe maker that was quite a success as a lot of people didn't seem to even know there is such a thing. It sort of looks like an upside down fry pan. They brought in ice cream and fresh fruit toppings.
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L's French class had a French food day today, so she and her little group chose to make crepes for the class. I have an old crepe maker that was quite a success as a lot of people didn't seem to even know there is such a thing. It sort of looks like an upside down fry pan. They brought in ice cream and fresh fruit toppings.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
An Interesting Evening
L had an anti-bullying day at her school recently. Then later on in one of her classes, a teacher broke down crying. She explained to the class that the session had brought back memories that she herself was bullied every day at school during her childhood. She had been a recent immigrant from Iran. L says she has a very stern, off-putting personality and dresses a bit differently, with shirts tucked into pants worn high on her waist . She's never married.
Last night, M briefly brought home a co-worker visiting from the company's California office. He was a tall, lean Chinese man (about 6 ft 2 ins) in a nice black suit. He had an elegant Australian accent and I'd guess early thirties. So he's an Australian that is now living in the U.S. and in fact recently married an American girl and they're in no hurry to have kids. For some reason we got talking about investments and he said he's fared well in the recession as most of his investments are currently in Australian real estate. He dabbled a bit in mining stocks which at one point were riding quite high and he seemed to have a systematic, timed way of unloading his stocks, never being greedy. (A skill I have yet to learn, I'm a buy and hold forever kind of person). Then I asked him what part of Australia he's from and he said 'Sydney' at which point I interject 'Oh that's not the capital, is it? It's Canberra!' Ok, I'm showing off my newfound intelligence compliments of Lilly. Albeit, I pronounced Canberra with the emphasis on the second syllable and he said it with the emphasis on the first syllable. He said a lot of Australians tend to visit the western part of Canada (British Columbia) for the skiing. All in all, an interesting evening for me.
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Last night, M briefly brought home a co-worker visiting from the company's California office. He was a tall, lean Chinese man (about 6 ft 2 ins) in a nice black suit. He had an elegant Australian accent and I'd guess early thirties. So he's an Australian that is now living in the U.S. and in fact recently married an American girl and they're in no hurry to have kids. For some reason we got talking about investments and he said he's fared well in the recession as most of his investments are currently in Australian real estate. He dabbled a bit in mining stocks which at one point were riding quite high and he seemed to have a systematic, timed way of unloading his stocks, never being greedy. (A skill I have yet to learn, I'm a buy and hold forever kind of person). Then I asked him what part of Australia he's from and he said 'Sydney' at which point I interject 'Oh that's not the capital, is it? It's Canberra!' Ok, I'm showing off my newfound intelligence compliments of Lilly. Albeit, I pronounced Canberra with the emphasis on the second syllable and he said it with the emphasis on the first syllable. He said a lot of Australians tend to visit the western part of Canada (British Columbia) for the skiing. All in all, an interesting evening for me.
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
I still qualify
Note that as of Mar 17, 2009 I discovered the 'fake $5' is actually just an older note.
I was at my bank today and the lady opened a US mastercard account for me as a homemaker. It was nice to know I can still qualify for my own credit card as I thought you had to have a job to do that. She says 'You do have a job, and a difficult one, I'll bet'. Mind you, I'm a long standing customer at this institution. While I was at it, I opened one for M too. Seriously, I've kept most of my own credit cards since the time that I worked as it's always good to build your own credit rating. Interestingly, the bank lady doesn't know about these fake $5 bills going around, so I will make a point to bring one in to show her next time.
K had an early dental appointment this morning and was most displeased that he was done quite early and he would not miss as much school as he thought. He says the latest expression at school these days is 'Are you having a Chris Brown moment?' which must be when you look like you're about to lose your temper! I heard that Oprah Winfrey said on TV 'Rihanna, if you were my friend and I knew you I'd tell you that if he hits you once, he is going to do it again'. True enough.
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I was at my bank today and the lady opened a US mastercard account for me as a homemaker. It was nice to know I can still qualify for my own credit card as I thought you had to have a job to do that. She says 'You do have a job, and a difficult one, I'll bet'. Mind you, I'm a long standing customer at this institution. While I was at it, I opened one for M too. Seriously, I've kept most of my own credit cards since the time that I worked as it's always good to build your own credit rating. Interestingly, the bank lady doesn't know about these fake $5 bills going around, so I will make a point to bring one in to show her next time.
K had an early dental appointment this morning and was most displeased that he was done quite early and he would not miss as much school as he thought. He says the latest expression at school these days is 'Are you having a Chris Brown moment?' which must be when you look like you're about to lose your temper! I heard that Oprah Winfrey said on TV 'Rihanna, if you were my friend and I knew you I'd tell you that if he hits you once, he is going to do it again'. True enough.
News
Social networking sites overtake email in popularity
More vitamin C may lower chances of gout
Children of older fathers have lower IQs, study finds
More evidence that depression is hard on the heart
Study: Belligerent chimp proves animals make plans
You know you've hit bottom when the talking stops
Monday, March 9, 2009
Rummed Bananas
So I was looking forward to finishing that box of Laura Secord French and Frosted mints with a cup of tea...and they're all gone! Well, now I'll just have to get some more.
We left the house earlier this morning because K had a sports practice, combined with the daylight savings time... and it was dark and snowing out. L had a really busy weekend so she's totally exhausted. She stayed up for a good part of the night editing and backing up this video she and her little group made for their French project, which seems to have taken up a good part of her weekend.
I found this simple recipe and it's a great way to use up bananas before they ripen too much and everyone around here likes it.
Jamaican Rummed Baked Bananas
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We left the house earlier this morning because K had a sports practice, combined with the daylight savings time... and it was dark and snowing out. L had a really busy weekend so she's totally exhausted. She stayed up for a good part of the night editing and backing up this video she and her little group made for their French project, which seems to have taken up a good part of her weekend.
I found this simple recipe and it's a great way to use up bananas before they ripen too much and everyone around here likes it.
Jamaican Rummed Baked Bananas
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Sunday, March 8, 2009
Firenze
Well, M made it back from Italy. He thought Florence(Firenze) was a pretty town (crowded, in particular full of teenagers L's age, sounds like fun) with Milan being more of a big city. K would've loved seeing all the Ferraris parked around. M thought everyone there seemed slim and in shape, I guess compared to North Americans (that's not good for us).
Ironically, I've been finishing up a box of Laura Secord French and Frosted mints the past 2 days, are they ever delicious. I figure if I have 2 a day? Luckily there are only a couple left.
Going to watch 'The Amazing Race' tonight. Last week's episode was entertaining when this older brother kept calling all the shots, refusing to listen to his sister's valid suggestions and couldn't admit being wrong right till the end when he burst into unexplained tears. Fortunately for him, they were able to stay in the race. Hmm.
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Ironically, I've been finishing up a box of Laura Secord French and Frosted mints the past 2 days, are they ever delicious. I figure if I have 2 a day? Luckily there are only a couple left.
Going to watch 'The Amazing Race' tonight. Last week's episode was entertaining when this older brother kept calling all the shots, refusing to listen to his sister's valid suggestions and couldn't admit being wrong right till the end when he burst into unexplained tears. Fortunately for him, they were able to stay in the race. Hmm.
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Fifty-Dollar-an-Hour Earning Power
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