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Life Flies By
I knew I'd been gone from LJ for awhile, but I have to admit I was shocked to see that my last post was in October! So many changes since then. In November, I returned to work after being off for a variety of reasons for about ten years. It was supposed to be part-time, around 20 hours a week, but within 2 weeks I was working fulltime and stayed ( Read more... ) -
A Difficult Day
Today has been a very difficult day. It was heart-wrenching to hear that a young man who lives nearby, Corporal Nathan Cirillo, was murdered while on respectful guard duty at the War Memorial in Ottawa. The War Memorial is a place where we honour and remember those who have fought to protect our freedoms and those of our allies. It was heart- ( Read more... ) -
This and That
I have friends and family who can't understand why I re-read some books, and I think I'm ready to give up trying to explain it to them. It's not complicated; I do it because, first, these are books that I really enjoyed and I get that same joy every time I read them and second, because I seem to find it hard to find really good books that are new ( Read more... ) -
Fan Expo - Still Excited!
Yesterday my daughter and I went to Fan Expo in Toronto. First the bad - Karen Gillan was a last minute drop out for Saturday (she was apparently tired), and Nathan Fillion was the ONLY celebrity doing autographs who refused to allow fans to take pictures of him while doing so (he actually had a flunky standing in front of him who would look for ( Read more... ) -
The Storm Before the Calm
Thursday everyone (hubby, son, MIL) leave for Scotland, so of course today hubby goes into his usual "omg, it's two days till we leave, I should be DOING something!" mode. He has no idea what he should be doing, just that he should be doing something. So I tell him what he needs to do and all is well. lol. Really, the only job he has to do with ( Read more... ) -
Make Up Your Mind Already!
My husband is driving me nuts. Over and over and over we discuss the trip to Scotland. I thought it was all planned and booked over a week ago. Now I find out he's been booking hotels all over the place because he "might" decide to go there. So, they leave in 8 days and he is STILL undecided about where to stay and how many nights. This is not ( Read more... ) -
Book Post
It's been a long time since I've done a book post (okay, a long time since I've done much posting of any kind). Recently, I've read four books ( Read more... ) -
Doctor Who
First, my daughter convinced me I NEEDED (her words) to go to FanExpo in Toronto this year. So, I agreed. Mainly because Matt Smith was going to be there. Today I got urgent messages from my daughter. "Read your email. NOW!" "I'm calling you on Skype NOW!". Turns out Matt's bringing a few friends along; he, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill (# ( Read more... ) -
One-Armed Bandit
Today was a cleaning day. Between my abdominal surgery and my broken wrist, not a lot of cleaning got done around here these past couple of weeks (God forbid anyone else should offer to pitch in). So today I did the entire second floor; 2 full bathrooms, 4 bedrooms and a hallway. The only thing I skipped was washing the floor of one bathroom. ( Read more... ) -
Target
I was just reading an article about whether or not Target should remain in Canada. Personally, unless they undergo some dramatic changes for the better, I would vote "not". Last year when they opened, I went to several. We were promised stores that, while prices would be higher than at Wal-Mart, quality would be a lot better. What we got were ( Read more... )