21/01/2010 (Rosie): Snow Flake Mittens

Many of my talents, I inherited from my mother: math skills, chicken cooking skills, language skills. One thing she didn't pass on were her knitting skills. While she has knitted up socks, leg warmers, and mittens, I have been stuck on the same leg warmer for almost a year. Her lasted project was completed last night, and I wore them today:

Other than that, today was an ordinary day (read: emotional roller coaster ride).

~Rosie

15/01/2010 (Rosie): Mummy Magic

Today, well, yesterday too, anyways, today, I discovered that mummy magic really does exist. Last night I was sitting here catching up with the world, when my mummy announced that she had just taken a batch of chocolate chip bars out of the oven.

This may not sound spectacular, but my day had been craptastic up until then. So I ate several (I'm a total emotional eater). Then I lay on the floor with my dog laughing for about an hour, leading my parents to question my position as oldest-daughter-who-can-do-no-wrong-and-never-does-anything-bad-like-skipping-school-to-experiment-with-substances. Had anyone but my mother made the squares, I would have asked what was in them, but I'm pretty sure my mum hasn't gone near any hash since she was my age, and that was quite a while ago, so I have to concluded that mummy magic is the source of the extreme happiness.

I was more careful with the squares today, since people tend to find it strange when a person is sitting somewhere alone laughing incessantly, but I did have one on the bus to cheer me up, since bus rides have become rather depressing.

It may look ordinary, but I swear, it's MAGIC!

~Rosie

08/01/2010 (Findlay): Back at home

Well, after a 29 day Christmas break I am home in my apartment again. I had a lovely time with my mother puttering around Fredericton doing errands and what not before I got settled. I saw my cousin Ryan, went to the forestry building to drop off some stuff, and then moved a new table in as my desk. It's quite nice, and I'm enjoying it.

Anyway, my mother is a super cheerful person, and this photo captures that. It also captures all of her smile lines. She may not like them, but I love them on faces. I'm pretty disappointed I don't have any yet. They also make for wonderful photographs with depth.
(I also love my mother.)

-Fin