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My Sister Thinks I’m Cool

I usually call home every week or 2 to check in with the fam.  It would be a little less frequent if people (Mom) were more helpful with their replies to my emails. Case in point, Mom’s response when I asked for her curry rice recipe: At least she’s always good for a laugh. Anyway, [...]

5 Comments Posted in family, missing you, mom, new zealand, siblings
Happy Birthday to ME!

One of the perks of living in a different time zone is being able to have 2 days of birthday fun!  Here in NZ, my birthday was yesterday, but back home in Canada it’s the 29th today which meant I woke up to a full inbox of birthday wishes. Although that was pretty great, I’m [...]

5 Comments Posted in Birthdays, Matt, family, life, mom, new zealand, party, siblings
Danger! Danger! High Voltage!

That’s my bed.  I’m not posting this picture for any other reason but to set the scene for what is so far, the most terrifying moment of my life. It all started at about 1am, Sunday morning.  I had only been home for a couple hours and was sitting on my bed, typing off a [...]

9 Comments Posted in Fear, Scary, family, humour, life, siblings
To My One and Only Baby Sister.

As your older sister, I could use this post to tell embarrassing stories like the time you used Tupperware as drums and screamed “TOODLES MOMMAY!” over and over at the top of your lungs while Chad and I hid in the bathroom until we thought it was safe to come out, but I’m not going [...]

5 Comments Posted in Birthdays, family, siblings
4 minutes

It’s Thursday ALREADY? Ok, not too sure where my week went…I guess time flies when you’re off saving the world (i.e. being completely submerged in my new book or cross-stitching while watching TV). Last weekend, my not-so-little brother came to visit.  He’s 2 years younger than me, but most people think he’s a couple years [...]

4 Comments Posted in family, life, mom, siblings, weekends