Don't worry, Houston's still hanging around. I couldn't get rid of him if I wanted to. But I did find a new-to-me Canadian Celtic Singer. While she doesn't have the power that Loreena does, she does write a very singable song about King Art or Tristan. Let me tell you, Mordred's Lullaby will send chills down your spine. Her name is Heather Dale. ( Read more... )

A big hey-o to everyone on my f-list! Sorry I haven't been keeping up to date with comments this week! I'm up to my neck in wool again. Every year I make my neices and nephew a sweater for Christmas, and this year I've left it late again. So I'm making myself crazy again ( Read more... )

There is something to be said for always tipping the kids' hairdresser well.  I got into the habit when the kids were small and squirmed a lot and the hairdresser was so good.  When we moved up here, it took a little bit to find a hairdresser, you would think in a small town with 8 hair salons it wouldn't be hard, but everyone is always booked up ( Read more... )

So the kids have all been home for a week with Flu-Like-Illness. I can't say Swine Flu or Regular Flu, because we can't get tested unless one of your lungs crawls out and whaps the doctor in the eye. High school absenteism is 30% in some schools. We've been taking lots of of Tylenol, Gravol, orange juice and chicken soup. High fever and killer ( Read more... )

Read The Lost Symbol last night. He mangled yet another "secret society" with Wonder Boy Bobby Langdon. I did have one serious problem with the book. Sorry, I have this weekness for trashy books. Anyway, a large part of the plot revolves around Wonder Boy having an edactic memory. Something like he remembers every phone number he's ever dialled is ( Read more... )

Tris is in grade 8 this year.  He's learning how to write a paragraph properly.  So after school he sits down to his homework.  Gwen is sitting beside him.  His homework reads like this:

Here is a topic sentance.  Write 5 more sentances to prove the thesis.  Your sentance is:

Margaret shows many of the qualities displayed by a good friend.

Here's how ( Read more... )

Ol' HD is feeding the cat from his plate now.  While he's eating, she jumps up into his lap and starts eating his potatoes.  I feel like Olympia Dukakis in Moonstruck ( Read more... )

What a week!  So far, I've done in my foot, got an abcess, and the cat is still trying to kill me ( Read more... )

Well, today I went to the high school with Gwen and Tristan to hear Dr Eva Olsson speak.  She's a Holocaust survivor who speaks to the power of hate and the importance of not being a bystander in the face of intolerance.  It was very moving.  I was a little worried about the kids, but they seem to being doing okay with it all.  Babcia would never ( Read more... )

We had such a good time at the concert!  I have a huge bruise on my left hand from clapping so hard!  And, you can all rest easy, I didn't throw any of my foundation garmets at the stage, or hide on the tour bus, or kidnap any of the band members.  Houston didn't even have to bail me out of anything ( Read more... )