On a rainy and chilly May long weekend, we drove a couple hours northwest to join my sister and her family (and later my mom too) at the Riverview Campground in Rocky Mountain House. Because of the weather, we joined Saison and Dean in their luxurious camper trailer for the first two nights, but did … [Read more…]
Last Saturday night, I went to Teofista Boxing Club to watch some boxing matches. In particular, I went to see Kyle fight his second fight. Kyle is my sister-in-law’s boyfriend and they, along with their baby, have been wintering with us since October. Kyle’s first match was earlier this winter and he won in the … [Read more…]
Yesterday, I purchased an upper-end used vacuum cleaner at a local independent vacuum cleaner store and repair shop. Michael the Romanian made me a pitch I couldn’t refuse since my wife was expecting something because we have guests coming today and our old cheapo piece of junk Bissell conked out a week and a half … [Read more…]
We planned to leave my sister’s house west of Edmonton at 11:00 am on Dec 13 in order to make it to a birthday party in Calgary. Instead, our car wouldn’t start. By brother-in-law gave it a boost with his truck. Nothing. We tried charging the battery. Nothing. Canadian Tire tried charging it. Nothing. So, … [Read more…]
My latest film project (which was begun while another current one is still under construction) is a collection of interviews of people speaking about my pépère (grandfather), Uldège Robichaud. This summer I conducted eight interviews and I hope to do another eight to ten before next summer is over (if I can get to New … [Read more…]
Drove 3800 km this summer: Calgary to Kispiox to Squamish to Calgary with stops in Prince George, Smithers, Hazelton (Two Mile), Vancouver, Abbotsford, and Revelstoke). I managed to sneak listening to Neko Case’s “Fox Confessor Brings the Flood” about five times in the car – it wasn’t Amber’s favorite, but I couldn’t get enough. The … [Read more…]
Fortunately for us, my sister Salomé has been in town to make amazing cakes for our children’s birthdays. My son turned 4 a couple days ago and this was the cake he got. Salomé used to work at a bakery and I think she should start her own cake decorating company. I could be her, … [Read more…]
My son’s favorite game is hide ‘n seek. Blaise’s favorite part is finding the hiding spot, being found is secondary as he’ll usually pop out before being found. “Clounting” is also a key feature as he enjoys doing this on a regular basis whether there is a game on or not. Acadia loves to tag … [Read more…]
I celebrate my 33rd year today with the help of dozens of people. Primarily those closest to me who seem to be more excited about making my day special than I am. We had a little party at my mom’s house on Saturday night with my sister’s family and mine. Mom made curries. I got … [Read more…]
We finally went to the zoo last weekend. 4 1/2 hours of the zoo. It was awesome, though we were pretty exhausted at the end. Acadia has been on a giraffe kick for the past couple months. She continually asks to see the giraffe video we have on an episode of the Rick Mercer Report … [Read more…]