Sunday was a glorious sunny, clear day with a gentle cool breeze that I felt through the cracked open window...I was down and out with the flu all day. I can't remember the last time I spent the whole day under the covers. Good thing it was the weekend and B could run the show. By mid day, D had joined me in the sick bed. We were a sorry sight.
Just to back up to Saturday: we went out to look at a few places for sale. Really not much to pick from if we do not want a PMQ (the cookie cutter base house)... just looking to see what's out there. That evening the boys were both invited to buddies houses for a sleepover. B and I had our first evening out with no kids! We went to a potluck dinner with some co-workers of mine at this quaint little house on the water. It was right in town but the entire backyard was a front row panorama view of Masset Inlet. I think there are a few empty lots along the water, we could set up a Princeton-style cabin and watch the waves go by... After dinner we went to a fundraising event for a group called Tidal Elements which provides programs for Tahayghen students to do some hands-on learning. It is a one day/week program that started just before we moved here; this year the kids are planning, designing, and building a playground structure. Pretty neat.
Yesterday I was feeling better but D was still sick. Nothing like a quiet day with the 'baby' sleeping to get much needed house work done. I was moving at a considerably slower pace having zero energy and minimal food intake the past 24 hours.
Today is day 3 of D sick. He is starting to eat some plain rice-krispees and toast, drinking ginger-ale but he has no energy to get off the couch. At least the bucket does not have to be right beside him anymore.
And to update the 3rd dog story, the puppy followed B all the way to work the next day and sat outside of his office whining and barking. One of the nurses on her way to work saw them and commented to me how cute that puppy was following my husband walking to work...wagging his tail, running circles. The city was called and someone came to get the dog. B was pretty grumpy for the next couple days, I will leave it at that.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
NEW Dancers of Damelahamid site
check it out... http://www.damelahamid.ca/ Excellent new site!
We are having a grande festival the week of March 9-15 at UBC Museum of Anthropology, part of the 2010 Cultural Olympiad! You can find performance dates and times at http://www.damelahamid.ca/festival/festival.htm
It will be a fantastic event with Aborigional Dance groups from all over the west coast. Come and join us!
We are having a grande festival the week of March 9-15 at UBC Museum of Anthropology, part of the 2010 Cultural Olympiad! You can find performance dates and times at http://www.damelahamid.ca/festival/festival.htm
It will be a fantastic event with Aborigional Dance groups from all over the west coast. Come and join us!
Monday, February 9, 2009
A found dog is better than a lost dog
Sofie and Wrestler are all good; they are here sleeping on the floor. I think they could find their way home from about any where in Masset. They know the hood pretty well. I am sure that most of the locals know that those 2 black dogs belong to that girl who always walks around town in her green jacket and grey toque.
However, we came across a puppy today who did not know his way home. I am sure he has a home because he looks well fed and has good 'inside house' behavior. It is well below zero tonight, so my dear husband let the dog in and he is now sleeping on the floor too.
If you are missing a dog: Male, under one year old, black lab X (sound familiar??) with white chest, white foot and a white tipped tail, we have your dog. Please come get him ASAP! We are not interested in a 3rd dog at this point, we do not live on a farm :)
I told the boys we will let him out in the morning. When B walks to work, he will take the dog back towards town.
However, we came across a puppy today who did not know his way home. I am sure he has a home because he looks well fed and has good 'inside house' behavior. It is well below zero tonight, so my dear husband let the dog in and he is now sleeping on the floor too.
If you are missing a dog: Male, under one year old, black lab X (sound familiar??) with white chest, white foot and a white tipped tail, we have your dog. Please come get him ASAP! We are not interested in a 3rd dog at this point, we do not live on a farm :)
I told the boys we will let him out in the morning. When B walks to work, he will take the dog back towards town.
The moon
On my drive to work this morning, I pulled over to spend a moment with the moon. It was full and bright; hanging just above the tree line on the horizion. I could see the dark and light areas on it's surface. It gave off a beam of light that lit up Masset Inlet like a strobe. just awsome. If I had said 'yes' to a fancy new camera for Christmas, I would have taken a postcard perfect picture. I will do my best to caputre something to show you this moment tomorrow morning.... another cold, clear night out there :)
Saturday, February 7, 2009
We are rationing...
...from now till we head off-island; I want to eat our cupboards bare! However, I am most concerned that I misjudged the amount of flour left. Today I baked the weeks supply of banana choco chip muffins, applesauce muffins and sandwich buns; I am down to a 1/3 bag of whole wheat flour and about 6 cups of grain in the pantry. I will cry if I have to spend $25 for a bag of flour before we head south... I won't let this happen again :)
This afternoon we went out to North Beach (in the wind and misty rain) in search of more agates for the rock polisher. We want to bring a bunch with us to give out to everyone back home. One of the coolest things to do here is drive on the beach. Where else can you do this?? Anyone?? But beach driving has to be done right or bad things happen. Many trucks have been lost to the ocean out there. The neighbour showed us some crazy pics to prove it. If you drive on the soft sand you can get stuck, stay out of the seaweed or get stuck, watch out for scattered logs, river crossings, always park pointing downhill in the gravel, and most importantly check the tide charts. If you get stuck way out there, it is a long way back to get help (or cell coverage) and if the tide is coming in, you are a goner!
We stopped at the Trout House for lunch and had the most amazing meal. The burgers are huge and delicious! This place is a must stop for anyone coming to town.
This evening D and I went to see a film in town called 'Garbage Warrior'. A very interesting documentary on sustainable living off the grid ( right down to growing food in a greenhouse of sorts) and using alternative building materials/methods. neat stuff.
http://www.garbagewarrior.com/
It's getting late... night now!
n
This afternoon we went out to North Beach (in the wind and misty rain) in search of more agates for the rock polisher. We want to bring a bunch with us to give out to everyone back home. One of the coolest things to do here is drive on the beach. Where else can you do this?? Anyone?? But beach driving has to be done right or bad things happen. Many trucks have been lost to the ocean out there. The neighbour showed us some crazy pics to prove it. If you drive on the soft sand you can get stuck, stay out of the seaweed or get stuck, watch out for scattered logs, river crossings, always park pointing downhill in the gravel, and most importantly check the tide charts. If you get stuck way out there, it is a long way back to get help (or cell coverage) and if the tide is coming in, you are a goner!
We stopped at the Trout House for lunch and had the most amazing meal. The burgers are huge and delicious! This place is a must stop for anyone coming to town.
This evening D and I went to see a film in town called 'Garbage Warrior'. A very interesting documentary on sustainable living off the grid ( right down to growing food in a greenhouse of sorts) and using alternative building materials/methods. neat stuff.
http://www.garbagewarrior.com/
It's getting late... night now!
n
Monday, February 2, 2009
odds and ends
I feel like I have been neglecting my faithful blog readers (dad) with exciting things to tell you all :) life is getting usual, normal, a wee bit busy...
Here is what I can come up with:
1. I can't even start to explain how wonderful it is to work 2 mins from home. I leave the house at 7:56 to start at 8:00. Awesome. One thing I have found I need to creatively add into my daily work schedule is grocery shopping. Before work the Co-op is closed and it locks up at 6pm so there is no after dinner shopping time. I am going to try to get there tomorrow over my lunch hour. I will come home to meet the boys for lunch, run over to the store to get a few things for dinner, drop it off at home, and get back to work. A 2 min commute is where it's at!
2. I am having some issues with my knee. I have never had a knee injury before so this is cramping my style. I tweaked it at bball about 6 weeks ago and it has not let up. I find it strange that I can still do my thing (running, bball, volleyball) and it doesn't hurt a bit but if I sit for a while it seizes up and I put on my old lady walk. not good.
3. D makes the very best-est choco chip cookies. Amazing how when you follow the recipe exactally, they turn out fantastic.
4. On the weekend I made a deer recipe I got for Christmas. The best part was the marinating deer in red wine over night. delicious.
5. B's youth wrestling class starts up tomorrow. It will run tues/thurs from 6:00-7:00 for all you local peeps reading this. call QCIrec to resister. The good deal I found on some new wrestling mats turned out to be a no-deal. They had 'incorrect' online pricing. When I saw the online price was different from their hard copy catalogue price, I placed my order online and got a confirmation of the purchase. They called me a few days later to say the actual price was $70 more/mat, the catalogue price. I have had a few emails with the guy but they are not backing down. Any suggestions? We are planning to down size our order and tie the mat boxes to the roof of the truck to save the $350 shipping cost.
6. We made scallops for dinner! The neighbours were out at the beach on Sunday and gave us some to try. They were almost as big as the palm of my hand. B had about 6 big ones and the boys and I shared the rest. We will have to get out there one time and do our own scallop picking along the beach.
7. There is no turning back to regular gaming once you have played XBox live. The boys are looking for some 'friends' to verse (that is what they call it).
8. On Sunday night we went to M's mom's house and had a Sushi spread like I have never seen before. There must have been 200 Sushi pieces with all sorts of local seafood. J was looking for the Chicken Teriyaki Roll.
That's all I can think of right now... signing off, I'm tired :)
n
Here is what I can come up with:
1. I can't even start to explain how wonderful it is to work 2 mins from home. I leave the house at 7:56 to start at 8:00. Awesome. One thing I have found I need to creatively add into my daily work schedule is grocery shopping. Before work the Co-op is closed and it locks up at 6pm so there is no after dinner shopping time. I am going to try to get there tomorrow over my lunch hour. I will come home to meet the boys for lunch, run over to the store to get a few things for dinner, drop it off at home, and get back to work. A 2 min commute is where it's at!
2. I am having some issues with my knee. I have never had a knee injury before so this is cramping my style. I tweaked it at bball about 6 weeks ago and it has not let up. I find it strange that I can still do my thing (running, bball, volleyball) and it doesn't hurt a bit but if I sit for a while it seizes up and I put on my old lady walk. not good.
3. D makes the very best-est choco chip cookies. Amazing how when you follow the recipe exactally, they turn out fantastic.
4. On the weekend I made a deer recipe I got for Christmas. The best part was the marinating deer in red wine over night. delicious.
5. B's youth wrestling class starts up tomorrow. It will run tues/thurs from 6:00-7:00 for all you local peeps reading this. call QCIrec to resister. The good deal I found on some new wrestling mats turned out to be a no-deal. They had 'incorrect' online pricing. When I saw the online price was different from their hard copy catalogue price, I placed my order online and got a confirmation of the purchase. They called me a few days later to say the actual price was $70 more/mat, the catalogue price. I have had a few emails with the guy but they are not backing down. Any suggestions? We are planning to down size our order and tie the mat boxes to the roof of the truck to save the $350 shipping cost.
6. We made scallops for dinner! The neighbours were out at the beach on Sunday and gave us some to try. They were almost as big as the palm of my hand. B had about 6 big ones and the boys and I shared the rest. We will have to get out there one time and do our own scallop picking along the beach.
7. There is no turning back to regular gaming once you have played XBox live. The boys are looking for some 'friends' to verse (that is what they call it).
8. On Sunday night we went to M's mom's house and had a Sushi spread like I have never seen before. There must have been 200 Sushi pieces with all sorts of local seafood. J was looking for the Chicken Teriyaki Roll.
That's all I can think of right now... signing off, I'm tired :)
n
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