Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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Infantino Baby Sling Recall
I saw this on Twitter this morning but did not have time to post anything on here before leaving the house; there has been a massive recall of baby slings. The recall involves the Canadian-sold “Sling Rider” and the “Wendy Bellissimo” slings. If you have one of these slings you are being urged to stop using…
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Clever Use of Language in Politics
Sometimes I have to marvel at the way that language is twisted. An example from Translink, “It’s not a fare hike, it’s a reduction of the discount.” – In other words, it is going to cost you more to ride transit. And how about this one from the recent provincial budget, “…and the continuation of the…
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Pizza on the First Day of Spring in Vancouver
Annalie and Story enjoying a slice of Pizza from Four Brothers Pizza on Commercial Drive as we celebrated the first day of spring 2010. And here is Story inspecting her piece of artichoke heart pizza before chowing down.
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Safety Reminders for the First Day of Spring
Today being the first day of spring, and a sunny Saturday as well, it was inspiring to see so many people out in their yards trimming shrubs and bushes, planting flowers and what-not and cutting their lawns. However, there was one part of this scene that was more than a little perturbing to me, Mr Safety,…
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Ugh and the First Enunciated Word
Ugh. Three females in the house with colds. Ugh. And, in the irony of all ironies (can you even have more than one irony?), it appears that the first word Story is going to say is the orange cat’s name. Keep in mind the orange cat is my nemesis in this household. We can’t really tell…
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Thoughts on Food and the Food Network
A couple thoughts on food this evening. First, if the Food Network was run by real people instead of master chefs who pretend to be everyday yobs, Blogger Dad would be the star of the show. Blogger Dad is now, essentially, running a cooking school. The first lesson he has put together is a detailed…
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Clowning Around and Reading
“Hey look Mommy! I’m just like Papa!!” And below, the girls and me reading their favourite book, Brown Bear, Brown Bear.
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Daylight Savings Time Tonight
We are quite excited about switching to daylight savings time tonight. That is an hour that we don’t get to sleep due to someone other than the twins. Nifty. We took the girls out for sushi again today. We visited my favourite little hole-in-the-wall place, Asa Sushi in Burnaby. They make BC rolls with some…
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