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Monthly Archives: February 2006

The first Mexican Fiesta of 2006

And what a success it was! I no longer question why fiesta rhymes with siesta – it seems they go hand in hand.View full post »

The Great Quake of 2006

Who knew? We are evidently in an active seismic zone, as we experienced our first earthquake on Friday night. We were inView full post »

Way to go, Boys!

What a pleasure it was to be home early enough on Friday to watch the Men’s Curling Final in action. The game wasView full post »

Pet Peeves

I know it might seem a bit crabby, or even a touch unfair, but I can’t help it. There are two things that I seeView full post »

Sheer Genius!

I wish this had really happened. I think we all do.View full post »

Beige is the new pink

So I figured that it was time for an update. A painting update, that is. Dan poked obvious fun at me a few posts back,View full post »

The sweet smell of certainty

Most know I’ve been awaiting word on my employment situation. I found out on Valentine’s Day that myView full post »

I both over-use and mis-use the ellipsis …

An ellipsis (…) indicates that words have been left out of the material that you have quoted. I use the ellipsisView full post »

Holy shutter speed, Batman!

Being new to the world of DSLR cameras, I was completely unaware of the power they possess. This is especially trueView full post »

Lucky? We’ll see …

CFRA is Ottawa’s talk radio station, and my day starts and ends with them. A mix of news, opinion, and some greatView full post »

Torino 2006. I couldn’t be more excited.

Those who know me well know that I love the Olympics. Especially the winter Olympics. No matter the event, I find myselfView full post »

Slow cooker bbq ribs!

What more is there really to be said? Also, painting wasn’t all that bad. It may have been something to do with meView full post »

i heart not painting

We are off to Home Depot to buy beige paint. So that we can paint over the beige in the basement. This message isn’View full post »

Let the HD era begin!

After much soul-searching and commitment to devote 2006 to reducing our debt load and saving money, Shannen and I wentView full post »