The Great Wedding Present Caper

Gwen

My sister Angie and her man Nathan finally got married! You may remember Angie and Nathan from our exciting adventures in Ecuador together a few years ago. They did the exotic travel thing, and then the “having a baby” thing, and then finally, Finally, they decided to go ahead and get married. The proposal happened last fall, [...]

Sleepy Bears & Secret Activities

SarahBear

Hrrmph. Growl. What’s going on? What time is it? What day is it? Month? And more importantly, WHICH ONE OF YOU POKED THE SLEEPING BEAR?!?!?! Just give me a minute or two to wake up. Y A W N ! STTRRREEETTCCCHHH There, that’s better. Now let me see…oh my! It’s April! When did that happen? [...]

The Very Best of Visiting Home

No Gizmo for me!

Remember that time I went back to BC for the holidays and I was all yeah, I’m going to write all the time. I’m going to update my blog so often that I’ll crash the internet. That’s how prolific I’m going to be! Okay, maybe you didn’t know about my personal ambition of breaking the [...]

Life As A Human Article: To My Mom, With Love

(View the full article at Life As A Human.) My sisters and I have this unofficial competition going. We like to see who can make mom cry on holidays. Christmas, birthdays, Mother’s Day. Anything that involves a card. We’re not mean people. Really. It’s a badge of honour if we are able to express ourselves [...]

Life As A Human Article: Easter in Rome is Not for the Faint of Heart

Maybe I should back up a bit here, and explain my views towards religion. I’m what I call “vaguely Catholic”. I was baptized, and I remember going to church sometimes when we were kids. My family celebrates Easter and Christmas, but these are really just wonderful excuses to overeat. It’s what Jesus would want! Did [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day!

To celebrate Valentine’s day I have a new Life As A Human article for your enjoyment To Me, With Love I’m not against romantic relationships in theory. I just don’t think it’s the be-all and end-all to life. The few relationships I’ve found myself in have all left me feeling…well…not quite me. Like I’m giving [...]

American Thanksgiving Postscript

I had big plans about writing this post last Thursday. Actually on American Thanksgiving. Or at the very least, the day after. And here it is, not only five days after the holiday that inspired this post, but also a brand new month. Ah well, we all know what happens to best laid plans. So [...]