16th March, 2009 - Posted by karen - No Comments
Last Friday was my last day at work. Ever. I am starting maternity leave and we will be moving back to Alberta in June this year. It was hard to leave in many ways. I worked with some really great people over the past few years and I have been very fortunate to have such » Read More
7th January, 2008 - Posted by karen - No Comments
For Evelyn’s first Christmas we bravely decided to return to Alberta to visit our families. We planned everything in advance in September, visiting Dan’s family, my aunt and uncle, my Dad and a few friends as well as planning a 2 day respite in Kananaskis to recover from all the traveling. First of all, let » Read More
1st October, 2007 - Posted by karen - No Comments
The Quebec government seems to be considering some rather disturbing policies with respect to religion. In the same article of a local newspaper I read about two plans (one imminent, one proposed) that seem heavy-handed and pointless. The first policy involves a proposed ban on public employees (such as teachers and doctors) from wearing religious » Read More
13th April, 2007 - Posted by karen - No Comments
Yes, I am still here. Still waiting. This past Tuesday was D-day and so far I have had quite a few Braxton-Hicks contractions but nothing else. These past few days have felt like they have lasted forever! Kicky has dropped, finally, although it’s hard to tell from looking since she liked to be quite low » Read More
9th April, 2007 - Posted by karen - 2 Comments
Well it’s Easter weekend. It has been a very busy week. Dan, Dan’s mom and I did a very thorough cleaning and re-organization of the kitchen, including moving all the cleaning supplies to an upper closet and making space for the recycling under in the cupboard. Dan’s mom also undertook (voluntarily!) the heroic task of » Read More
4th December, 2006 - Posted by karen - No Comments
Some interesting facts: My waist size is now the same as Dan’s Kicky is 20 cm head to bum, not counting those long, strong legs of hers. That’s awfully big if you measure it out in a ruler! She also weights about a pound now, only 5-6 left to gain. I have gained a net of 2 pounds » Read More
5th October, 2006 - Posted by karen - 2 Comments
An hour and a half after publically announcing our good news we got a call from one of my close family with some bad medical news. We’re waiting for more tests (we should get the answer Tuesday, the outcome of which could be “very bad” or “treatable”) so it’s been a rough 24 hours, about » Read More
31st March, 2006 - Posted by karen - 1 Comment
Its been a busy week so far. This past weekend I did a lot of errands and made my first trip to Marché Jean-Talon for vegetables and fruit. Its mostly still indoors but nice to get good produce at good prices. Yum. I took a half-day off work today so I worked late Monday, Tuesday and » Read More
26th January, 2006 - Posted by karen - No Comments
…or does everyone in these photos look demented or weird with the exception of Layton? Honestly, I don’t know mow Martin, Harper and Duceppe can make those faces so many times on film! (top image from here). Read More
14th December, 2005 - Posted by karen - 3 Comments
Sorry I haven’t been in touch with many people lately. I am sick with something chronic but (fortunately) with a good chance of being cured. The only problem is that it will take a while to get a proper diagnosis (3-4 weeks) and then there will be probably another month or so before we can » Read More