RIP Zoey

Our old dog, Zoey, passed away earlier today. I was at home with her. The boys are sad...especially Nicklas. Our other dog, Fanny, is just figuring it out- she knows.

RIP Zoey 💔

RIP to our old cat

When we got home yesterday, I had to bring our old cat, Sarah, to the vet. She was not so well before we left and took a turn for the worse while I was in Copenhagen. My poor sister took care of her while we were away but I did not want her to have to deal with anything more than that. So, yesterday evening, after seeing her, I told the boys to say good bye and I had her put down. She was almost 18 years old...

My last day of holidays

Tomorrow, I am back to work. The boys have a few more days off. I am jealous ;) Actually, I am feeling a mixture of sadness and excitement: sad that the holidays are over because I have really enjoyed my time at home with the boys. I also feel excited to start a new year, a new semester, new courses and new adventures. A bit of a mix....

Wishing you all a great evening... I will be appreciating mine xox

Life

Last night, I found out that an old friend of mine had passed away. I met her when I lived in Calgary in the early 1990's, during a period of my life where I did a lot of stupid-early-20's stuff. My friend was the type of person who called me out on bad decisions, supported me in the good ones and stood by me no matter what. She was no bullshit, feisty, loyal and tough-loving. I learned a lot from her...
Over the past 15 years or so, we sort of lost touch. I cannot remember how we started communicating again but I am so happy that we did. She was a big part of my life at one time and I was glad to reconnect.
She knew that she was dying but didn't let it on. After the new year, I found out from a good friend of hers that she had terminal cancer and wasn't expected to have much time left. I will always appreciate finding this out because I was able to talk to her on the phone and to write her a letter to tell her how much she meant to me, how much I loved her. It was so important to be able to do this while she was still living and not on a memorial page.

Lesson learned: Life is short.... make the most of it while you can.

Au revoir, my friend.  I know that you will continue to kick ass.... xox

I feel the complaining coming on..... ;)

All day yesterday, it snowed. It snowed again today. It never ceases to amaze me how we (read: others) forget how to drive in the winter time. Total chaos! The boys are amazed at how dark it is already. Oliver even asked me why I picked him up from daycare at bedtime (it was only 4pm).
YUPS... winter time is coming on full force.... blah!

WTH!

When we woke up this morning, the ground was covered with terrible white stuff. It is getting worse and worse today, leaving me with a sinking feeling that winter is on its way in! All I can say is that I am VERY glad that we put winter tires on our cars last week! Andreas told me that not all drivers were in the same situation ;)
Beware! Winter complaining will be commencing shortly ;) Wishing you all a great day... despite our snow!

BOO!

Hibernation time

Today we had the winter tires put on our cars.... I am officially depressed ;)

The only thing that cheered me up were these cool murals on a wall, near the mechanic, and that we had a bit of sun... Hibernation time is coming up!

Lately

Two days ago, a man killed a soldier in a small Quebec town called St. Jean sur Richelieu. He ran over this poor solider and a colleage with a car (the colleague survived).It was intentional. No one really knows why this happened but they figure it is because the RCMP deemed him a risk and removed his passport so that he could not fight with terrorist organizations in Iraq/Syria.
Today, another solider was killed outside our Parliament in Ottawa. An unnamed man shot him and then went into our government buildings, shooting away. He was killed too. No more information is available as of yet.

What on earth is going on?

My thoughts are with the family and friends of the poor soldiers. My thoughts are with our democracy. My thoughts are with my country and fellow citizens. My thoughts are also with the families of those individuals who did the shooting and are left to wonder why.... Unfortunately, this is Canada lately....