The mother cannot be found

'nuff said? :)

Still sick but here goes...

Every few weeks I end up with a sinus infection and feel like I've been hit by a truck. Unfortunately it had to happen for Sams visit!

She arrived Saturday afternoon and when she walked in the door, it was like no time had passed. Scott agreed. It was like she'd never moved away. Yay for that!
Even Monty graced up with his presence (kitty) and was lovin' on Sam.
Of course Spyro (mini poodle) did his dance for Sam...I'm not sure he actually stopped. :)

After a bit, Ridley asked Sam to go and do yoga with her. So while I made pesto, Ridley and Sam did yoga. After I messed up the gnocchi and Scott went and got more (you HAVE to strain them as soon as they float to the top!) we FINALLY got to eat. After lunch, Sam and I headed downtown to get her checked in and to have a beer at the biergarten. The biergarten was closed! (rain..grr) Figures! We did manage to hit The Toucan, Chez Piggy and The Merchant McLiam though. I felt like a wimp but I was super tired and getting lightheaded so I finally headed home sometime before 11. Thanks for not calling me a wimp Sam!

Oh and we popped in to see my mom at her work too. Neat to find out that Sam, Wind and I may be related by marriage! (long story Wind but you're the link! Sam will fill you in.)

So all in all a GREAT visit! Next time, I hope to meet Wind. Who knows, maybe we'll even end up in their neck of the woods someday.

Quick pics - story at 11

I'm not feeling that great and neither is Ridley so I'll write all about our visit and post more pics tommorow! Here are some pics for you Wind...and one just for Marshall. :)

Before I go, I have to say it was great to see Sam again!
I'll have to start training so I can actually drink the next time we visit.
(which hopefully will be less than 8 yrs from now..hah)

Today!

Sam comes to visit today!
Ridley has already asked me 20 times this morning "When will Sam get here???"

WTF is it with this rain??? I guess the patio plan is out!

Solar flares = Auroras!

A coronal mass ejection is headed towards earth which means a lot of us will be able to see auroras tonight! Theres nothing like looking out your window at 2am and seeing a HUGE green, eerie curtain waving in the sky.

The animation below is from Spaceweather.com. It boggles my mind that an explosion like that hurtles itself towards earth, causes a geomagnetic storm and leaves us with such awesomely weird displays of colour.

Open all the windows weather!

September 22nd is the official first day of fall.
I can't wait!

Ridley says we should say goodbye to summer. So, goodbye summer!

First day pic

She woke up at 4:30am and picked out her own outfit. She had a great day!
It wasn't nearly as tough as I thought it would be.

Its all about the shoes

Tommorow is the day. Ridley starts grade one and I become a stay at home mom to...erm, nobody! What a change! It'll be sad but hey, I'm going to have a bit more freedom. I can actually take my coffee to the park and sit under a tree and read/study. I could do this before but with mixed results.

I tried to take Ridley back to school shopping. She shot me down at every turn. "I don't need a new backpack, lunchbox, pencil case, pencils, erasers" But...aha! The shoes. Pink and silver Nikes that she swears make her run twice as fast. She is a shoe fiend and I take full responsibility.