http://hurryupnwait.ca no longer waiting Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:34:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mel from Stirrup Queens has a site called Bridges. Bridges is an awareness consortium of compassionate bloggers who are using writing to educate, tell a story, bring awareness, and build community. Today, September 11th, marks the 7th anniversary of one of the most horrific events in history. Mel has asked for our ... http://hurryupnwait.ca/?p=118 Sgt left last week for a sandy place I like to call "the 'ghan". Sgt like to call it "the sandstorms, duststorms, people who hate you shithole." Everyone else calls it Afghanistan. This is not a regular deployment for us. We don't need another one of those, four is enough thanks. He's gone for ... http://hurryupnwait.ca/?p=117   This week I thought I would try something a little different for Show and Tell. I video blogged a tour of our evening chores here at Dunwaetin Farm*.  I hate the way my voice sounds so no making fun of my Canadian accent eh? The boys "outed" themselves by using their ... http://hurryupnwait.ca/?p=116 On August 3 we celebrated Graemes first birthday. It's hard to believe that one year has come and gone. It feels like Graeme has always been with us. He has been in my heart for as long as I can remember so maybe in some way he always has been.   This photo ... http://hurryupnwait.ca/?p=112 Thank you all for your comments on my last post. I did send out an email to the Donor Sibling Registry user basically stating that for Graemes privacy I did not feel comfortable sharing photos but would be happy to share developement milestones, medical info, etc. I also offered to ... http://hurryupnwait.ca/?p=111 I received and email the other day from another Donor Sibling Registry user. She asked if I would share photos of Graeme with her because she's thinking about using our donor. I haven't emailed her back yet because I will not be sharing photos but I do want to know what ... http://hurryupnwait.ca/?p=110 I have been following along with Mels Barren Bitches book tours since they began but had never participated until now. The book for this tour is The Empty Picture Frame by Jenna Nadeau (a fellow blogger) with insight from her husband Mike interjected throughout the chapters. I had every intention of getting ... http://hurryupnwait.ca/?p=109 Today I thought I'd share one of my favorite things about summer. I love the smell of laundry that has been line dried. In our old home I did not have a clothesline. Our yard was too small to put one up so I would resort to hanging items out on our deck ... http://hurryupnwait.ca/?p=107 This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: http://hurryupnwait.ca/?p=86 Three weeks ago my grandmother passed away at the age of 84. She had a wonderful life filled with ballroom dancing, her garden and her beloved dogs. My mums oldest brother, Mike, was the one to go through her papers. There were a lot of papers to go through. It seemed my ... http://hurryupnwait.ca/?p=103