Archive for March, 2008
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Apparently, Earth Hour 2008 was a success. People around the world turned off their lights, landmark buildings went dark, etc. Yet it left me slightly disappointed. I guess I was expecting too much of the event. Vancouver was participating, and although I heard about it for the first time last ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Several posts back, I explained how we hesitated for a long time over which baby carrier to purchase. We finally bought a Sherpani baby carrier online. We thought we were done with our troubles... Little did we know that it was only the beginning of a long, very long saga!
We ...
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
Now, I'm not one to complain about the weather. I barely notice the rain in Vancouver: when everyone is whining that it's horrible outside, I put on good clothing, roll down the rain cover on our stroller and go for a walk with my ever happy dog. I enjoy the ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
On this Saturday, March 29 at 8 pm, millions of people will turn of their lights for an hour to take a stand against global warming. This initiative, created by the World Wildlife Fund, started in Sidney, Australia last year. They were hoping for a 5% decrease in energy consumption ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
It is the end of March, the end of the fiscal year for the federal government. A very busy period for us at the office, but this year I don't care because I'm still on mat leave. My husband's employer, however, has a federal department for client, and they are ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
Now that my son is doing a lot better, it's me who's getting the sniffles, a sore throat and a cloudy brain. Not surprising: for the past 5 days, Elliot has been spreading snot all over his hands, his eyes, his cheeks, his hair, my shoulders, my chest, my face...
But ...
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
What a week it has been! After going to the doctor's with Elliot on Tuesday, we thought the worse was behind us. He did sleep pretty well that night, although he threw up a feeding in a coughing fit, but then he drank again and kept his milk, so we ...
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