Â§hria's Spot

Who are you and what have you done with my mom?

I rested a lot yesterday to recover from the hectic job of covering a municipal election, which was a lot of fun though I am very disappointed to see Debbie Amaroso gone from the Council Chambers for a while at least. I hope she finds her way back as soon as possible in what ever capacity she can.
This morning I awoke full of energy and grilled a cheese sandwich for Dana's lunch. The first one turned out perfectly and I didn't even have to feed it to the dog and make another as is often the case. I decided to attempt pancakes for breakfast, too. Again, all perfect. Not a batch burnt.

You have to understand, I am actually a very good cook but it is just my thing to burn one in three grilled cheese sandwiches and pan full of every batch of pancakes (from scratch too - no mixes needed here).

So, I didn't even have to call the kids to the table twice this morning. They sat down all brushed and dressed and ready to go about ten minutes earlier than usual. Pancakes and grilled cheese sandwiches smell good in the morning.

As I flipped her second pancake onto her plate while humming a little tune from Sesame Street, Dana looked up at me suspiciously and said, "Who are you and what have you done with my mom?"

I surely cracked up and she ducked before I klooned her with the frying pan when I recovered from the laughter.

"Okay, it's you," she said as she smoothed back her hair from ducking under the table. "I feel better."

The girls got off to school in plenty of time and I had the dishes washed and fresh coffee on for Shaun when he came out of the bedroom a short time later. The man has learned it is best if he just stays out of our way on school mornings and usually pops his head out when the battles have subsided.

We had a great breakfast and nice long shower as well. It's nice to conserve water!

VBEG

Monitor exchange

Some people exchange rings to declare their never-ending love and fidelity.

How dull and impractical! Although we haven't set a date for the big data share, we have exchanged monitors so I guess that makes it official.

Shaun and I are engaged. Or something like that.

Future Shop is where it happened. How perfect is that!?

I wonder how much they'll charge us for the security cam tape?

All Saints Day

So off I went to the house of the 'Man Shack' to do a little filming. Fun it was. Much fun for all. We danced, we sang and we made stuff... and you should watch for Saultites in reality shows on Discovery Canada this spring.

Then, on the way home to my beloved, my eyes fogged over and I clipped a sign. I went to bed and bumped my head and couldn't get up for much more than a pee for about 36 hours. Nasty business this cold season!

Shaun made up for lost time by keeping me blissfully busy for a very good chunk of the weekend, including a night out to see an opera about a brain surgeon going nuts in a seedy motel after running over a raccoon. After the show we stopped in at Loplop Lounge and Gallery to take in the artwork, music and a new drink Steve invented. I suggested he call it a 'Sacrificial virgin'. What ever he calls it, the drink is VERY good! All raspberry and cherry and sparkles with a kick in the pants to boot.

Then Shaun went to sleep for about 36 hours.

Today I worked with Les and had a lot of fun but now I need to find out who Mötley Crüe is.

*Sigh*

I'd really rather go to bed for a few days with Shaun.

Or maybe see Dana's play. She's the star you know.

More to come.

Really, I promise.

Shria's Spot... is it still alive?

What I did on Samhain.

We started with a ceremony at my place on Saturday before the actual date. It was truly magical and wonderful.

Halloween night was hectic and a lot of fun with many kids visiting for treats and video. The video can be seen here.

Then there was All Saints Day. More to come, I PROMISE!

Really.

Truly.

Soonly.