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Come to the Water

You are cordially invited to the baptism of Lia Na-Fei Gresik de Raaf to be held on the Fifth Sunday in Lent, March 25th, 2007 at 10:00 am (Deo Volente) at the Church of the Ascension, 253 Echo Drive, Ottawa, Ontario. Holy baptism will performed by the Reverend Gary Hauch, the homily will be delivered […]

Happy Returns

I gotta tell you, there’s really no better way to spend a birthday: relaxing at home instead of working; sharing coffee in the morning with Ali; bathing, feeding, and rocking Lia to sleep; receiving phone calls, emails and cards from family and friends; and spending the evening enjoying good food and the company of friends. […]

The Week in Review

I bet our readers are going through withdrawal, eh? No entries for four days? Life has slowed down a bit but there’s still lots going on. Monday Auntie Jo arrived on Monday! My little sister is a Humber College student studying interior design, and this week just happened to be her Reading Week, so she […]

Zzzzzzz

Everyone is sleeping. Even the cat is sleeping. I am the only one awake. I have had zero problems with jetlag, thanks to my superpower, which is to sleep anywhere, at the drop of a hat, for any length of time. This superpower comes in handy on camping trips, bus rides (i.e. all of high […]

Babies Don’t Wear Watches

And so normal life begins: no housekeeping, no breakfast buffet, no laundry service. At least, not until Auntie Jo arrives to spend Reading Week with us! These next few weeks may be our most challenging yet–if what they say is true and it takes one day to adjust to each hour of difference in time […]