Drought Strikes in Ethiopia

I’ve only heard a little bit of Northern American news about the droughts in Ethiopia this year – but the BBC and the UN are certainly paying attention.  We all have memories of the terrible famines of the early 1980s – a storm is now brewing that may equal that that devastion of the previous [...]

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Greetings from up North

I’ve been up in northern BC visiting my family and working for the last few days… it’s beautiful spring up in the Peace River country. Here a couple of shots of my family (minus the children-in-laws) and the scenery at this time of year.  More fun fam shots to come!
Dad and little B planting an [...]

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A total lack of discipline

Some thing I already know about how Jrock and I will act as parents.  for example, J has a hard time maintaining any type of discipline.  In fact, it amuses him profusely to teach our cats and dogs bad habits.
Haatim, our boy cat, is a total carb addict.  He’ll take cereal or popcorn over fish [...]

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A little birdy told me…

Hi folks;
No Courtney – we are not all quiet on the adoption front for any particular good reason!  (Although thanks for thinking positive!  Send those vibes this way!)
We’re just quiet.  Busy with work (a couple jobs,) and volunteering, and our extended family going through some changes, and going to the beach, and fighting with the [...]

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Sleepy babies

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Building the Veggie Garden

I have all these big landscaping plans, and Jrock has been standing by, scrutinizing my ideas, throwing his hands up at costs, and just being generally grumpy about the whole thing.

So I started myself – riping up sod, buying plants at the Garden Club’s sale, etc.  Finally, seeing big patches of dead sod on our [...]

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Advanced Animal Torture

Haatim is such a little sweetie, and he really does put up with a lot…

…like trying on the body bibs I bought for the kids from IKEA!
(I saw these bibs in action on a friend’s kid and boy, they are great!)
P.S. This is a terrible shot of me, but you only get one snap of [...]

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Making the house our own…

There is something very satisfying about nesting – collecting little bits and making your home more pleasant, and more yours.
I hit the Kelowna Garden Club’s flower sale, where you could get 6 inch pots of perennials for $2.  Seriously cheap.  You can see the hordes of flowers sitting on the kitchen table, ready to go.

Part [...]

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Quite the Scare

Our best little buddy Hamish gave us quite a scare the last few days.  Three days ago, he came home from the groomers (you can see his summer haircut below) and he was really down and out.  Really lethargic, and he didn’t want to eat anything.
Well, he got a lot worse, and the vet tentatively [...]

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Eight Months (in Haiku)

Notice that the number “8″ is also the symol for infinity. That’s how long we’ve been waiting for a referral.
My sentiments in haiku:
Spring snow –
an expectant mother rests  
her hands on her belly
Paul  David  Mena
late afternoon -
again she sweeps
pieces of sunlight
Carol Raisfeld
drifting clouds -
she sings to herself
a child’s song
Carol Raisfeld
First butterfly
just time to catch the shadow
of [...]

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