catherine

April 2009



I woke up Canadian

Sun, 04/19/09 8:49 A GMT-05
Guess what? I can now have dual citizenship with Canada. On April 17, without my knowledge, I woke up Canadian . They changed the rules, and my dad is a Canadian by birth and so now I get all the benefits of being a Canuck. I have to complete some si

Virginia is for lovers of Canoeing and Hawkman

Sat, 04/18/09 8:07 A GMT-05
We're back and better than ever from our 5-day sojourn to lovely Virginia. Do you like lush green landscapes, flowering redbud, budding dogwood, horses, and low blue mountains all around? Virginia is for you. Charlottesville is especially gorgeou

breathing lessons

Fri, 04/10/09 11:41 A GMT-05
Today is looking good-- I don't want to jinx it, but it seems likely that we will get through the day, completely, without needing any medical intervention. Fingers crossed! By contrast, I had to take Elias to the doctor on Wednesday due to sudde

securitizing toxic assets

Wed, 04/01/09 12:13 P GMT-05
Now that I live in a world where putting a child-proof item on a high shelf means nothing, I am trying very hard to secure our arsenal of over-the-counter medications and other dangerous items. My lord, there are a lot of things in this house and in