Posted by: cheeriant on: February 28, 2010
Ok happy place, here’s what it’s all about. The Vancouver Olympics are officially over. Sigh. I had sooooo much fun watching. I won’t go into it all. There is so much. I already talked about Alexandre Bilodeau. That started it. I cry a little every time his moment of magic is re-aired. There were moments [...]
Posted by: cheeriant on: February 27, 2010
Another tale of working with teenagers. Here’s what went down. Scene: me and teenager helping a boy with his homework. Teenager, henceforth known as T, is reading spelling words and giving examples of each word. T: Croaking. Someday I will croak. Me: That is not using the word croaking. T: Fine. Some day I will [...]
Posted by: cheeriant on: February 20, 2010
I love bananas. They are my second favourite fruit (apples being the first). They are such a handy, inexpensive, sweet treat. Bananas taste great in baked goods, in smoothies, on ice cream and drizzled (or smothered!) in dark chocolate. This morning I made banana pancakes from this awesome buttermilk pancake recipe I got from Chatelaine Magazine. [...]
Posted by: cheeriant on: February 17, 2010
Ok, this is crazy. And so, I have to share. I was mad today. MAD. M.A.D. lots of reasons, none important. I knew I as being unreasonable and had to do something about this mad. I wanted to walk. I don’t know why, but my body said “let’s walk,” so I grabbed my mp3 player, [...]
Posted by: cheeriant on: February 14, 2010
We didn’t win gold in Montreal in 1976. We failed again in Calgary in 1988. But Alexandre Bilodeau, the 22-year-old from Rosemere, Quebec is the first Canadian to ever win a gold medal at an Olympic games on Canadian soil. He whipped down Cypress Mountain during the Vancouver 2010 games in the men’s freesytle moguls [...]
Posted by: cheeriant on: February 13, 2010
Not that I’m baking olympic-sized portions of food, just that today I spent the ENTIRE day trying some different cupcake recipes and watching the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Ok, I think I’ve yet to say it in this blog, but I AM CANADIAN! So these games are very dear to my heart because, although I have [...]
Posted by: cheeriant on: February 11, 2010
A few weeks ago I was feeling rather playful and decided my nails needed to be obnoxious. Loud. And totally stellar. I usually do something fun, but this time it had to be different. Here is what I came up with using my Konad stamping nail art kit: Yeah, yeah, I got nail polish on [...]
Posted by: cheeriant on: February 10, 2010
So, recall how a few days ago I mentioned that I guessed only four people read this? So a few days later my stats revealed that my blog had 20 visits on Monday. Ha, ha ha, ha…*insert crazed/scared/shocked giggles* Today’s bright spot is brought to you buy winter, because it gives cause for tobogganing! I took a [...]
Posted by: cheeriant on: February 10, 2010
I saw Dear John last night. You know, the latest Nicholas Sparks book come to big screen. I haven’t read the book, but the friend who went with me had, which was very helpful when I asked what was about to happen when I was trying to determine the best time to go for a [...]
Posted by: cheeriant on: February 8, 2010
I sat here pondering what today’s post would be about, and then I reached into the chip bag. Ok, now honestly I try not to eat chips on weekdays. I like to save them for the weekend or special occasions so I can pretend I’m trying to be healthy. The chocolate I eat instead during [...]
