Mom and Dad are coming down tomorrow (July 1 being a holiday up here) to see the house.

I was surprised when I called last night and Dad gave me a reasonably clear itinerary. I actually know when they are arriving, how many days they will be here, what they plan to see, etc.

Every other time they have come down they have been completely non- ( Read more... )

I was about 17, and over dinner my dad and brother Jason, who are both car nuts, got into an animated discussion about which type of car Jason would buy once he had hist first job, etc.

It went something like this:

Jason: Well I really like those Pontiacs because they have good traction sprockets.

Dad: Yeah but you have to watch out for their ( Read more... )

My poor canary hen, who was so active in building her nest, had a mishap on the 5th. She somehow injured her left leg and was holding it at an odd angle, like it was broken, unable to use the foot and having great difficulty balancing when perching. She couldn't get food or water properly, so over her protests I put her in a small "hospital cage" ( Read more... )

...was one of the most emotionally unusual days I've spent in a long time ( Read more... )

Oy...my dad and his mother would be so proud of me tonight.

The laundry machine on my floor was malfunctioning and running without putting any money in it. So taking advantage of this, I did three loads of laundry, saving me $6.00!

The visit from my parents and nephew went pretty well. Mom seemed more low-key than normal and seemed to like my apartment. Dad had to get some snipes in about how I haven't bought a house yet or started "building on my degree" as he puts it (ie I should be working on a PhD) but I know he doesn't mean it to be derogatory. It's just something that ( Read more... )

Dave and I spent the Civic Holiday weekend in peterborough. The weather was perfect, the drive uneventful except for having to take the toll highway to avoid massive backups on the 403-QEW, and the visit with my family went well.

Other highlights included meeting up with hockeyslave and his friend Steve, going and seeing my old neighbourhood and my ( Read more... )

The wake tonigth went well. The weather was perfect for driving up, despite very crowded roads (gas prices are high but everyone is still driving anyways ( Read more... )