Worth the Drive

Tonight we fought through the blistering snow - okay so it wasn't blistering - to meet with my parents and get their advice on our decor choices for the new house.

but mostly we just played

Momma got a new kitchen tool which of course I had to document.

It's a 60 second Pomegranate seeder - you will also require a mallet or heavy hand held tool. Cut the pomegranate in half and...

smash the be-jesus out of it!

..and then you will have un-smashed seeds! AH-mazing. Well to me anyway!

Devil Wears Fur

our life is being run by a 5lb blonde fur ball.

and we love it.

Patience is a Virtue...

I have no patience. Okay so that may be an overstatement, but I am the person who bounces her leg when she sits for long periods of time, who checks on toast to see if it's done, or zips by people who leisurely stroll in the mall.

There are exceptions though, as there are in anything.

I think it all has to do with pairing. The pairing of patience with another virtue that is. What you lack in one, you can make up for with the other.

My patience may wane depending on situation but my forgiveness is monumental. Sure like any other person I get angry or frustrated, mad even, but my belief is you can't hold onto negative feelings (cue: sitar music).

Currently my patience is being tested, I want the future now but can't have it. I am the 12 year old girl desperate to be 17 only to realize at 17 I want to be 21 and so on until it cycles backward. In order to remain calm, I observe my surroundings. I breathe.

Think happy thoughts.

like a puppy in a warm bed.

Jet Lagging

Internet and Phone were out last night so don't blame me for the lack of posts - I haven't given up yet! Going back to work after a two week break is comparable to jet leg. One day transition per one hour change. I finished my coffee way too early with no effect to my demeanour. I don't want to break my New Year's resolution (read: not a snow ball's chance in hell) to reduce my caffeine intake.

please mum, can I have a pear?

Happy New Year!

I always like January 2nd more than I do the 1st. Call it grade school mentality "first is the worst, second is the best" but there is something about the 2nd that makes all the New Year's possibilities come to life. Oddly, I feel the same way about Sunday's.

So this Sunday January 2nd made it all the more appropriate to start anew.

Determined to be more engaged in the outside world I am partaking in the 365 project, my husband David is also taking on this challenge here. I know what you may be thinking: but Jackie, you didn't post anything yesterday. Yes, this would seem true...to the naked eye, however one of my photos appears in David's blog and since I don't really start counting until January 2nd then it's all fair....

Besides...my blog, my rules.

So today I offer a few things to you my faithful readers:

1. My favourite mantra: "don't put off for tomorrow what you can do today!" This was repeated many many time last night as I slaved away with the last of my marking. In a skype conversation with a teacher friend we battled as to who had more marking to do during the break. Luckily I had my stack with me that I had been chipping away on for the past 2 weeks (read: 4 days)

2. Much like the last 10 pounds, the last 10 essays are the hardest to get through. My stubbornness and my determination to finish the last of my marking was completed by 1:45am

3. Waking up at 10am, refreshed and without the worry of the dreaded marking, I revived "Pancake Sunday" with our new favourite - Banana Oatmeal Whole Wheat Pancakes. Complete with coffee as made by Davide

Happy New Year!