Archive for December, 2008
Saturday, December 27th, 2008
That's the sound of the door bell that just rang tonight. The dog is here, visiting with Zak's parents. He ran to the door sounding like a dozen hounds going after a... well, whatever hounds go after. Zak ran after him, trying to make him shush as our son had ...
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
Today our boy had what was probably his first real temper tantrum in public. Guess where and why?
We went to the bike store to get him a new bike helmet. He got a bike for Christmas and his old helmet is too small now. And it was boxing day, so ...
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
Here are a few photos of Vancouver in the last few days, a city that usually doesn't get more than one or two centimeters of snow that barely sticks, and this time got a ton more that stayed for two weeks! I always thought that there is nothing more beautiful ...
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
I was walking on the street a few days ago, it was dark and I raised my head to see the white snow falling down against the blackness of the sky. It brought back memories from 20 years ago.
When I was about 10, I was a speek-skater. I would train ...
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
So tonight was our big Christmas dinner in North Vancouver, at some friends' house. We were bringing salad ans bread. Zak's parents were taking desert. We were going in separate cars as we didn't all fit in one. Our hosts were providing turkey, gravy, stuffing and mashed potatoes.
We got to ...
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
... And a big thanks to Skype!
Last night, I was able to talk on camera with most of my immediate family in Quebec City. Elliot even opened his grandma's present in front of her, and I opened the present my sister sent me. Then later on, my cousin (who I'm ...
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
Un collègue jase avec moi dans mon bureau. Je regarde le calendrier. Tiens, c'est le 23 décembre. J'entonne le refrain de la célèbre chanson de Beau Dommage: "23 décembre, Joyeux Noël! Monsieur Côté, Salut Ti-cul, on se reverra le 7 janvier". Mon collègue rit, puis devant mon air décontenancé s'exclame: ...
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