The niece dragged her parents up here for a few days of visiting and after a full day of family-friendly activity — food and Fort Edmonton fun — Derek and I are opting to check out the premier of the new X-Files movie tonight, mere hours from this writing. I’m not exactly on the [...]

The new X-Files movie comes out in a few days. And while this wouldn’t normally be a topic I discuss out on the blog, a few people have been privy to the info that Derek made an appearance as an extra. I suppose it’s as good as it gets when you’re a techie, but [...]

Tomorrow is the bear’s five month ‘birthday’ and my, how things change. For those who have not been picking up bits and pieces from other sources or random visits here is the official rundown. She:
- sits for extended moments, not so much holding herself upright with any real core strength, but rather through [...]

December 3
I’d hate for anyone to think that we’re so wrapped up in our own little lives as not to notice the ever-increasing birth-rate of those around us. If anything we’re a bit more tuned into the weather: it’s not a baby shower, it’s a storm. Thus, just for the record, today was [...]

December 2
For a couple of busy parents (who apparently have no time on their hands) we sure seem to eat well these days. I suppose with Christmas a few weeks down the road we should be saving some good cheer for later. But I’m definitely not arguing.

Day 2: “I only let grandma squeeze me [...]

What did we do? Hmmm. We…
… dog-sat for one of Karin’s dance friends from Vancouver. She was in town for a wedding, brought her dog and “Tinsel” needed somewhere to crash for the night. We’re still not quite sure what Sparkle made of the company.
… went to Nina’s birthday party. I don’t [...]

One might think that two people (soon to be three, thanks to the upcoming addition of a new baby) can celebrate four years of wedded bliss in peace and quiet. And maybe we will. I figure that it’s anniversary number five (coming this day next year) when we might want to gather more people around [...]

As it happens Derek, Shannon, and LuLu are in town for a few days and we met up at Red Robin for dinner this evening.
We arrived at roughly the same time, and actually ended up meeting in the parking lot. We tottered towards the door, four adults and a one-year-old slow to reach [...]

Karin and I went for dinner with the in-laws et al at Red Deer’s newest dining sensation, a modern mini-mall incarnation of Indian dining cuisine. I’ll start by saying the food was mostly pretty good. It was certainly not the “best” curry I’ve eaten; The naan was so-so (and misspelled in the menu), the [...]

My baby sister is taking my place as volunteer extraordinaire and is basically Queen Organizer for the Relay For Life in Red Deer this year. How can you not respect that? I put my money where my my mouth is and gave her fifty bucks. It’s for a good cause, after all. [...]

Karin’s folks were in town for dinner last night so I made up for a few recent (though good-natured) jabs, by cooking steaks. The blog-worthiness of that comes from the fact that I tested a recipe for homemade barbecue sauce.
Root Beer Barbecue Sauce
1 Can of Tomato Paste
1 Tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tsp Garlic Powder
1 Tsp [...]

It being Monday morning, I have a few more bits of progress to report on the yard:

+ The garden is growing! Thanks to a few days of nice weather following that cool-snap last week, most everything is popping from the soil and starting to grow. There is little more frustrating than watering dirt, [...]