Seriously. You should go here:
http://www.sweetnothings.ca/
fill out the survey, and get your FREE sugar free bag of candy! I did. I think this counts as “frugal Friday” no?
Happy Weekend, everyone!
July 3rd, 2009
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June 29th, 2009
Drama: Brought to you by Yours Truly.
Thursday the kids were off school for the rest of the summer. And the fact that I have two giant shopping bags full of crap treasures from school heightens my neurosis.
- Image by JohnConnell via Flickr
Where, oh someone please tell me where, I’m to store a plate covered in plasticine? And exactly for how long does one store said plate before it fades from memory and I can FINALLY toss it in the large round filing bin? And what is with sending home every. single. paper. that my daughter ever drew on, spat upon, looked at, or pondered over? Bring back the slates! Could there be a better solution? Less mess, less waste, better for the planet, much more fun, and most importantly, no lasting treasures.
Drama: Brought to you by Haley
Haley can take her neck brace off today. About a week and a half ago, she fell off a swing at school. Yessireebob. There was a 3 hour wait in Emergency while they strapped her to a spinal board, and transported her, via ambulance, to Children’s. Then there was a 12 hour or so wait for an MRI, after the obligatory x-ray, during which time she wasn’t allowed to eat, or move. Say hello to Ms. Bed Pan.
As it turns out the swing wasn’t exactly moving when she fell. Note to teacher: It’s in the details, folks. So she`s fine and after 14 days, (or 10) of wearing the thing, she can finally take her neck brace off.
And we went to Maple Wood Farms for her birthday yesterday. She wanted “something to do with animals” and was initially set on making all her friends come with us to the animal shelter to clean out cages. Fortuantely I still have some say on party venues. You should have seen the kids at the farm: they were entirely, 100%, wholly enthralled with farm animals. Did you catch that? FARM ANIMALS. Who would have thought we’d be paying for our kids to see farm animals? We’re just your regular Country Bumpkins, we are.
Drama brought to you by BAD people
If you’ve been to my foodie blog, or to our family website this week, you’ll have noticed that Google has blocked us.
Shucks, we’ve been caught. I’m sad to report, that beyond all the witty conversation is just a bunch of spam.
Or.
It could be that some very naughty person that needs his/her fingers flicked, inserted some malicious code on our server and has been using us as a medium to infect unsuspecting readers. The audacity! If you haven’t been following this saga on Facebook, I’ll let ya know here – you need to download malwarebytes software and scan your computer. Malware bytes will find more than your current desktop software, and is recommended in tandem with your other anti virus software.
This little freakofnature saved-by-grace human being has wreaked havoc on my designing and hosting clients as well. And created hours upon hours of extra work for me. You may send flowers/cash in lieu of sympathies.
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June 28th, 2009
So I’ve taken up Facebooking again (that’s me over there – in the sidebar). It is very cool to catch up with friends and family. And it seems to be completely acceptable to spread my crazy there. I can be dramatic in short bursts, at random intervals. It works for me.
From there, I’ve caught up with Denise. Denise and I were friends way back for several years when we were just starting our families. Have a look at her and her new daughter – cute enough to eat! Denise Naus’ new blog: Silence and Throw Up. Love the stuff she writes on there. Check her out for some laughs, and some warm fuzzies about parenting. She is a realist, and knows how to express herself.
And, seriously – have you checked out Simply Frugal in Canada yet? Save yourself a ton of time, and visit this blog!! Then you can unsubscribe from all your flyers and save yourself the hassle of recycling them!
That’s it. Go on. Clicky- clicky.
June 21st, 2009
Mike and Emma.
Okay, I’ve spent an hour(or two?) looking for a photo of Mike with the girls, any of them, with his eyes open. I’ve come to a conclusion:
1. He’s nearly always behind the camera and
2. I need eyelid tape for when he’s not.
So without further ado, and sans photographs, Happy Father’s Day!!
Love,
Cathy
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