1) Being forced to make homemade bread.
2) Less laundry - housebound kids stay in jammies all day.
3) The snow insulates your roof.
4) Having to live on leftover Christmas chocolate because you've run out of apples and bananas.
5) Having to use Bailey's in your coffee because there's no cream left.
6) The mess of scattered toys in your yard is hidden under the snow.
7) The kids make such a mess in the house that you CAN'T vacuum ;-)
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12.29.2008
12.27.2008
How Often Do You Change Your Carbon Monoxide Detector Batteries?
I was in the kitchen today and out of nowhere heard a familiar chirp... the sound of my carbon monoxide battery indicator. Naturally I had to test and retest and open all my windows and... you get the picture. Omg, it's making a sound, it must mean impending doom.
When I took the detectors (I have two) off the wall, I discovered a post-it note I'd tacked underneath that said the last time I'd installed fresh batteries was December 1, 2007. So I dutifully changed the batteries and updated the post-it.
I'm more aware of carbon monoxide these days, since our furnace is old but our windows are brand new (ironically enough we may have been safer with old drafty windows, lol). My husband wants new couches, but I think our next purchase will be a new furnace.
Meanwhile, at least my alarms have fresh batteries...
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When I took the detectors (I have two) off the wall, I discovered a post-it note I'd tacked underneath that said the last time I'd installed fresh batteries was December 1, 2007. So I dutifully changed the batteries and updated the post-it.
I'm more aware of carbon monoxide these days, since our furnace is old but our windows are brand new (ironically enough we may have been safer with old drafty windows, lol). My husband wants new couches, but I think our next purchase will be a new furnace.
Meanwhile, at least my alarms have fresh batteries...
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12.22.2008
My Dog And His Ball
At the moment, we have about a foot of snow in our back yard. As much as my dog loves the snow (being a Husky cross), he loves his ball more. This means that he still insists on having someone throw it for him, regardless of the weather.
In the sun, this is fine. In the rain it's not really fun, but still possible. In the wind, you have to be careful how close to the fence you throw it.
In the snow, you need some kind of infra-red-snow-magic tracking device, or an unusually high tolerance to the sound of madly barking dog.
With EVERY throw, the ball disappears into the depths of the snow. If he sees where it goes (if), he will run to its point of entry and start burrowing like a groundhog. Sometimes he actually finds it.
Most of the time, however, his snow covered head pops up for air, and he looks quizzically at you, waiting for YOU to get down in the snow to root around and find HIS ball.
Uh-huh.
I may have said this before but I'll say it again - he's lucky we love him!!
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In the sun, this is fine. In the rain it's not really fun, but still possible. In the wind, you have to be careful how close to the fence you throw it.
In the snow, you need some kind of infra-red-snow-magic tracking device, or an unusually high tolerance to the sound of madly barking dog.
With EVERY throw, the ball disappears into the depths of the snow. If he sees where it goes (if), he will run to its point of entry and start burrowing like a groundhog. Sometimes he actually finds it.
Most of the time, however, his snow covered head pops up for air, and he looks quizzically at you, waiting for YOU to get down in the snow to root around and find HIS ball.
Uh-huh.
I may have said this before but I'll say it again - he's lucky we love him!!
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12.21.2008
Baby Powder Saved My Bangs
Warning: girlie post.
(lol)
I recently had bangs cut after being without them for about seven years (prior to that, had 'em my whole life).
It was fun for the first half hour or so: "Whooo!! I look ten years younger!! Why didn't I do this sooner!!"
Then I started remembering... the toque cowlicks, for one (ack). Aaaaand (giant groan) the worst part:
The Oily Bangs Thing.
Not so bad when you're twenty something, but when you're twenty years older than that... oily bangs can ADD ten years to your looks.
Thank GOD for the Internet, that's all I can say. I did a quick Google and read Reese Witherspoon's hairdresser's secret: baby powder!!! Ever since then, I've been dusting my bangs with baby powder as soon as they're dry, and it's worked like a charm.
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(lol)
I recently had bangs cut after being without them for about seven years (prior to that, had 'em my whole life).
It was fun for the first half hour or so: "Whooo!! I look ten years younger!! Why didn't I do this sooner!!"
Then I started remembering... the toque cowlicks, for one (ack). Aaaaand (giant groan) the worst part:
The Oily Bangs Thing.
Not so bad when you're twenty something, but when you're twenty years older than that... oily bangs can ADD ten years to your looks.
Thank GOD for the Internet, that's all I can say. I did a quick Google and read Reese Witherspoon's hairdresser's secret: baby powder!!! Ever since then, I've been dusting my bangs with baby powder as soon as they're dry, and it's worked like a charm.
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12.17.2008
Help Save Ballet BC
Our city's Ballet troupe, Ballet BC, is in serious financial trouble. I think it would be such a shame to lose a valuable cultural organization such as this. They may have to close their doors in 2009 if their fundraising efforts fail.
Here is a link to their website for more information: http://www.balletbc.com/
I'm trying to get a group of fellow Moms together to take our daughters to see a performance of the Nutcracker. If you're contemplating doing the same, here's the Ticketmaster link:
http://www.ticketmaster.ca/Ballet-BC-Presents-Moscow-Classical-Ballets-Nutcracker-tickets/artist/1276719?list_view=1
Good luck to everyone at Ballet BC - let's keep their doors open and the dancers in our city!
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Here is a link to their website for more information: http://www.balletbc.com/
I'm trying to get a group of fellow Moms together to take our daughters to see a performance of the Nutcracker. If you're contemplating doing the same, here's the Ticketmaster link:
http://www.ticketmaster.ca/Ballet-BC-Presents-Moscow-Classical-Ballets-Nutcracker-tickets/artist/1276719?list_view=1
Good luck to everyone at Ballet BC - let's keep their doors open and the dancers in our city!
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