family photo friday: cat hat.

1986, me in my cat hat. I don't have any old Halloween family photos scanned in, so I figured this is close enough.

family photo friday. siblings on a bed.

1990: Ros, Will, Kate, hanging out on a bed.

When it's hot out (as it has been the past few days), one of my favourite things to do is to lay on my bed with just a flat sheet. And a book. There's something about cool crisp cotton pulled taut around a mattress. It helps if there's an air conditioner pointed at you too.

family photo friday. picnic!

1987, a summer picnic with dad, Kate, and mum in attendance.

I have a very exciting announcement to make that I really should have started hinting at months ago to build up the anticipation. But my first hint is today, and the post will come later on today. So...pretend I mentioned this awhile ago and that you've been waiting forever to hear the big news. Ok? Ok!

The semi-obscure hint is...naaldwerk.

family photo friday. jump rope.

1994, jump rope outside my parents' house. A typical scene from my childhood.

Erick and I are off to Halifax for a week! Our friends Pete and Noella are getting married tomorrow. Yay! We'll hang out in Halifax for the weekend (Erick's sister is out there for school, and we have a number of other friends to visit), then we're renting 2 cars and piling 8 of us in it and driving out to Cape Breton for the week, then back to visit Lunenberg, Peggy's Cove, Mahone Bay, etc.

Should be FUN!

family photo friday: me

Me, 1991.

I have a whole ton of newly scanned family photos, and some great slides from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. But alas, my Macbook Pro of 3 years (which they are on) decided to kick the bucket on Wednesday. I thought my Apple Care had expired, but thank god it hasn't! So luckily that will cover the cost of the $1400 piece that needs to be replaced. PHEW! And the hard drive is fine, so that's good. I do not have the moola to shell out for a new computer. In the meantime Erick will share his laptop with me.

Today we're off to spend the weekend at our friend Callum's family cabin/chalet/cottage in Ellicottville, NY. A weekend of skiiing/snowboarding! Little known fact: I used to teach snowboarding in high school. Mostly only to tiny children, so don't think that I'm super skilled. Because I'm not. Last time we hit the slopes was when we were at Callum's place last year, and it was amazing, there was at least 4 feet of fresh snow. Should be fun this year too, so long as it isn't raining!