Tuesday, May 29, 2007

bananana

Monday, May 28, 2007

Darren's raisin story

Not long ago while Gus was eating raisins:

Gus looked at Darren's lip (that had a cold sore at the time) and said
"Daddy raisin?"

Darren said "No little man daddy has a boo-boo on his lip"

So then he puts a raisin on his lip and say "Gus boo-boo lip?"

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Ten ways to green your kitchen

Ok, I hate that "green" is now a verb. It sounds like something unpleasant you'd do with your nose. In any case, this article has some fantastic tips for saving energy, conserving the earth's dwindling resources and just generally feeling a little less guilty.
Ten ways to green your kitchen.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

p*ss and sh*t

ok, so why the crass title? Trust me, it's not a crass story either.
It's not exactly language I (or Darren) would ever use. At least not in front of our son.
Ok.
so I'm sitting on the toilet (seriously, it's NOT an offensive story) and the door is open so I can keep an eye on Gus.
He comes running towards me and starts yelling "mommy p*ss and sh*t!". I am obviously horrified because I would never teach my son to say such an offensive thing (yes, talking about poop and pee is fine, but those words just sound, well, stupid.). I finish my business and walk around the corner and ask Darren if he just heard what I heard. He says "Yes." and confirms that he has never used those words in that context. I start wondering what's going on at his daycare, what are they teaching him?...when Gus repeats the offensive phrase "mommy, p*ss and sh*t!" This time he is tugging on my pants and shirt.
and then it hits me.
pants and shirt.
I had just put my clothes on for the day and Gus was letting me know that I had pants and a shirt on.
thanks Gus.
You gotta work on that enunciation.

Your goggles slideshow on Flickr

goggles slideshow on Flickr

Saturday, May 19, 2007

New photos


Flickr: Photos from Augusten Elray

stinky feet

toothbrush!

Gus brushing up!

100 mile meal!

Today was the first day of the Trout Lake Farmer's Market. We are having our first 100-mile meal (now that it's so easy!).
  • Organic portobello mushrooms from Richmond, grilled and topped with organic tomme de chevre (a pungent goat cheese) from Abbotsford.
  • Barbequed sausage featuring "Gently grown" beef, pork and buffalo from Chilliwack.
We also bought organic tomato, basil and shallot plants. And a passionflower.

Sunday, May 13, 2007

pantslessness.


shoes!
Originally uploaded by Augusten Elray.
He is way too funny.

Friday, May 04, 2007

Crow cam

our friends have a crow's nest in the window of their downtown Vancouver apartment. They have a web cam up and running to check the eggs' progress!
Have a look: