Summer of 2009: A Comprehensive To Do List
I have a lot to do this summer. It’s time to tie my hair up in a ponytail and get to work. As long as I have been alive (a whopping 22.5 years), summer has meant three things to me: … Continue reading
Category Archives: Canada
This Calls for Some Cheering Up
Guess what I got on Saturday? No joke. Snow. Seriously? Seriously. So it looks like Spring is totally bypassed, and Canada will be fast forwarding straight to Summer this year. This is ridiculous, and I know why it’s happening: it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Overall Good Things, thisandthat
Tagged handmade wooden furniture, thrift store deals
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Those Three Words (Continued)
I sort of think it’s funny to write “To Be Continued” posts when the outcome is obvious either way. In fact, I’ve sort of tossed around a long-term (maybe stretched out over a few months) dramatic re-telling of how Poor … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, looking back, Married Life, Poor Kyle, The Original Archives
Tagged journal writing, Saying "I Love You"
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I Love You So Much It’s Almost Cliché
I’m back in Canada now, where I live permanently (until we fall into riches and can become snowbirds, that is). I spent Friday evening flying from Phoenix to Canada, but moments before my dear friend took me to Sky Harbor, … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, family, nephew, sad things, the great state of AZ, thisandthat
Tagged fresh lilacs, homesickness
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Archives of Our (Almost) Parallel Lives
Hi guys! It’s HeatherPride from Riding the Short Bus here to entertain you while Camille goes on bloggy break. I’m so excited to have the run of the house while she’s out. (Just don’t tell her who drank her Diet … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, guest posts
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DOUBLEYOU-TEE-EFF, CANADA.
Look what happened to me today: That’s right. Snow. Eight inches, to be precise. It’s April the dadgum 23rd, and we’re getting bloody snowstorms. I’m more than a little irked, in case you couldn’t tell. The highway into the city … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, It's All Good, my edjumacation and me, Overall Good Things, quickies
Tagged American Literature, Heath Ledger, Snow in April
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Get Over It—How to Love a Mother-in-Law
***Preface: This post is about my mother-in-law, a daily reader and occasional commenter here at Archives of Our Lives. See, here’s the thing about my in-laws: I love them. Dearly. I know I am lucky to have such a good … Continue reading
Posted in ask me anything, Canada, family, It's All Good, Married Life
Tagged how to love a mother-in-law, in-laws
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