Allan holding the twins.
This expression on my brother’s face just cracks me up. He won’t be able to hold them this way for much longer — soon they’ll be squirming too much and they won’t be sleeping at the same time. He’d better enjoy the peace while he can!

Twins, Week 4

There are times when it’s best not to play the What If? game. I’ll give you an example:
Sometimes, on a lark, I’ll go to Ryanair or Easyjet’s sites to see what fares are for flights I’ve already booked. I do this all the time, and it is a nasty habit I should just stop! I [...]

I realize I slipped under the radar for most of this week. After being sick last week, I hit the ground running on Monday, pulling an all-nighter Sunday on a writing assignment. Also, sending out two office reports and getting some rather tragic news made for a rather hellish Monday. Pulled another all-nighter on Monday [...]

Maddy at Crescent Beach

Maddy, Granny, Michael
By the way, thanks to all those who asked about my mum and passed along kind words for her speedy recovery. This photo was taken weeks ago: as you can see, she’s wheelchair bound but at least out of the hospital. Rehabiliation can be pretty slow, but she’s a feisty [...]

Twins, 3 Weeks
I’ve uploaded some photos of the twins, who have been moved from BC Women’s Hospital in Vancouver to Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, which is a lot closer to where Allan and Cheryl live. They didn’t have the space at Surrey Memorial Hospital, and they had to release some space at BC [...]

early spring!
Outside my office/bedroom window this morning, I noticed blossoms on the trees along Beach Avenue. It’s still February… bring it on!

Melissa in her new dress.
On an unrelated note, the oldest of the five Ms returns tomorrow from her sibling-less sabbatical in Maine. Her grandmommy and the rest of the Maine family were diligent in [...]

Aptly said, by Melanie McBride, Canadian freelance writer.
c h a n d r a s u t r a: Explaining social networking services to your real friends

Got this from Briana Doyle’s blog. It’s a 16-factor personality test, with 85 questions. I should take it again another day and see what my score is then.
For more personality tests, check out the Similar Minds website. A list of them here.

I’m all of the above. In fact, I’m blogging to keep from keeling over on top of my keyboard. I’m in Sechelt for a couple of days, working on our big monthly report. Drove in this morning in a last-minute CAN co-op car, which I had to fetch all the way from near Hastings and [...]

Everyone should see this documentary. You may not agree with its premise, its execution, the opinions expressed, or the people chosen to speak in it, but you have to admit that it does make you think twice about what you see in the media and what you purchase as a consumer of goods and services. [...]