Its been more than 2 years since I moved from UAE back to Canada. I haven't posted much in that time cuz frankly, there's not much going on ... at least not "blog-worthy" stuff. But I might start blogging about some of the more mundane goings-on just to keep it up until the next to-do/bucket list item materializes and I can write more compelling posts.
So what have I been doing with all my time -- mundane or otherwise? I am working part time at Original Joe's (doesn't pay much but its fun, gets me out of the house), taking some courses through the Safety Codes Council, yard work at our house in the 'Hat, teaching Thor some new tricks, ran the Rattler Run 10K (and didn't finish last in my category .. SUCCESS!), swimming with the Alberta Marlins Aquatic Club (when my schedule permits which is far less than I'd like), chillaxin' with my nieces and nephew (horse back riding, tennis, shopping, voice lessons, Tino's drive-in) and played a volleyball tournament with the Sonic Cougars back in March (it was GREAT to get back out on the court!!!). I joined the South-east Alberta Search and Rescue Association (SEASAR) in which training starts this weekend, I'm excited to start doing some volunteerism again, seems like a worthy cause and an interesting experience.
Thor has grown a bit since the videos I last posted. He is a year and 9 months old now and is about a hundred pounds of bouncy, playful goofy-ness. He has an injured(?) leg though which has become a big concern. Poor guy wants to play play play, his mind says yes yes yes but his body says no no no. I hired a canine massage therapist (yes, I actually paid someone to "pet" my dog!) which seemed to help but didn't solve the problem. We will be going to the vet for the third time this afternoon, this time to take some xrays to hopefully find the cause and get him healthy again.
I haven't been to Calgary for a while and have sorely neglected my peeps there :-( I'm going to try and rectify that this summer though because I shore do miss everyone. I'm still in touch with some of my Dubai friends through Facebook and I miss all of them too.
A co-worker at OJ's just returned from a 10 day scuba trip in Roatan, Honduras. Her parents own/operate a dive shop there. I was soooooo envious, I wanted to hop on a plane immediately with BCD and fins in tow.
Sweetie has been talking about going to Panama lately. That one has always been on my "to do" list as a place to experience. And I've tried (unsuccessfully) to learn Spanish a few times already. Perhaps I will get out my "Lonely Planet" and my passport.
So many exciting things to do, so little time to do it ... I resolve from this moment on that "mundane" is no longer satisfactory!!!
So what have I been doing with all my time -- mundane or otherwise? I am working part time at Original Joe's (doesn't pay much but its fun, gets me out of the house), taking some courses through the Safety Codes Council, yard work at our house in the 'Hat, teaching Thor some new tricks, ran the Rattler Run 10K (and didn't finish last in my category .. SUCCESS!), swimming with the Alberta Marlins Aquatic Club (when my schedule permits which is far less than I'd like), chillaxin' with my nieces and nephew (horse back riding, tennis, shopping, voice lessons, Tino's drive-in) and played a volleyball tournament with the Sonic Cougars back in March (it was GREAT to get back out on the court!!!). I joined the South-east Alberta Search and Rescue Association (SEASAR) in which training starts this weekend, I'm excited to start doing some volunteerism again, seems like a worthy cause and an interesting experience.
Thor has grown a bit since the videos I last posted. He is a year and 9 months old now and is about a hundred pounds of bouncy, playful goofy-ness. He has an injured(?) leg though which has become a big concern. Poor guy wants to play play play, his mind says yes yes yes but his body says no no no. I hired a canine massage therapist (yes, I actually paid someone to "pet" my dog!) which seemed to help but didn't solve the problem. We will be going to the vet for the third time this afternoon, this time to take some xrays to hopefully find the cause and get him healthy again.
I haven't been to Calgary for a while and have sorely neglected my peeps there :-( I'm going to try and rectify that this summer though because I shore do miss everyone. I'm still in touch with some of my Dubai friends through Facebook and I miss all of them too.
A co-worker at OJ's just returned from a 10 day scuba trip in Roatan, Honduras. Her parents own/operate a dive shop there. I was soooooo envious, I wanted to hop on a plane immediately with BCD and fins in tow.
Sweetie has been talking about going to Panama lately. That one has always been on my "to do" list as a place to experience. And I've tried (unsuccessfully) to learn Spanish a few times already. Perhaps I will get out my "Lonely Planet" and my passport.
So many exciting things to do, so little time to do it ... I resolve from this moment on that "mundane" is no longer satisfactory!!!
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