Saturday morning breakfast at the restaurant. Neil and I had toast with sunny side eggs with cheese and green onion. YUM!
Browsing Year: 2019
Activities / Domestic Travel
Apsley
In February of 2019, we spent a long weekend in Apsley, a three hour drive from home. We were able to rent a friend’s cottage by the water. This is the same location that Neil and I visited back in July of 2003. This is not the same cottage back from back then, the owners […]
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Snow Day!
TDSB schools are closed today. Homework and piano practice are done. Wonder what else they’ll get up to today?
Repairs
Wonder why the washing machine wouldn’t drain…
That’s the drain filter. This is a really poorly designed machine (Kenmore 970-C47092-10). It’s very hard to get at the filter. Symptom: Cycle stops partway with START light flashing, after prolonged loud pumping noises. Clothes are still soapy and wet. Press and hold START and Pause/Cancel – see error code E21. In the Technical Data […]
Repairs
Minor Stand Mixer Surgery
Head was loose and moving around. Take several deep breaths. Eat breakfast. Finish kneading the bread dough by hand. Have a black tea while playing a game of “Flip” with Lara. Then, while the boys goof around on the treadmill (mock filming a treadmill commercial), proceed with the repair: Remove cover. Remove gear cover. Label […]
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What does Lara want for snack?
That’s chocolate cake with chocolate sauce drizzled on top. I offered her the cake and sauce for snack at school. Her response: “Can I have the broccoli instead?”
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Friday off activities
8:40AM – Take littles to school, come home 9:40AM – Take Nolan to dentist, come home 10:50AM – Go to the grocery store, come home 12:30PM – Take Nolan to school (he wanted to have lunch at home), come home 1:00-200PM – Positive parenting webinar 3:00PM – Pick Nolan up from school, come home 3:30PM […]
Activities
Skating in the backyard
The kids cleared and formed the perimeter Dad added water, and nature added the cold temperatures so that this could start happening after school …