Just like my real-life (messy) desktop, my computer desktop is cluttered with stuff. Not so good. So in an effort to clear some of it off, I present to you a blog post with random images and the stories behind them.
(And right after I click the "publish" button on typepad, I will delete these files from my computer. Promise.)
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* my friend, Caroline, and me
Jamesie and I dropped by to say Happy Birthday to Caroline last weekend. It's been almost 12 years since I started working for Health Canada, and she was one of the first on-the-job friends I made there. We don't see each other that often any more, but there are friendships where the long periods of time between visits don't seem to detract from the quality of the friendship. :)
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* click to see a larger image
This reminds me of (sssssssh... don't tell him I said this) my 8 year-old, James. As hard as he tries, he's not much of a swimmer. I think it's because he has no body fat whatsoever, so he doesn't float at all... and his skinny little arms are not strong enough to propel him through the water. On top of all of that, he's tense in the water, so he's more upright than horizontal, so yes, he looks a lot like Hammie in this cartoon. Not a pretty sight. lol
Actually, I'm debating whether or not to do anything about this. I'm not sure if another session or two of lessons would help or not. Personally, I'm just not ready to fight the fight of getting him there. And he can swim the 20-metre length of the pool at the club, so I'm thinking that's all I need for now.
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* my dad in an electronics store in HK
I love this photo of my dad that I snapped while trying out lenses in an upscale electronics store in Hong Kong. The colour balance is still a bit wonky (I'm still working on my photoshop skills), but I love the smile on his face. I am so very happy that he will be retiring officially next spring. I'm hoping that'll mean he'll have more time available to come up to Ottawa to visit... and work on little projects around my house! ;)
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* Thomas (at age 2) - completely focused on his book
I love that Mike and I helped foster our kids' love of books so early in life. And that passion for reading has not faded at all over the years. James is hooked on all sorts of fiction (Rick Riordan's books are his latest love), and Thomas loves the reading collections of factual information (history, geography, science, world records, etc.), but there's a good deal of cross-over in their interests too. Both of them love Wimpy Kid, Star Wars, Owl magazine, movie novelizations... and oh so much more.
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* a cool mirror in a restaurant in China
I took this picture, thinking it was a really interesting design that could easily be translated to a scrapbook page or a card. I think I'm going to clear off my desk and put this at the top of my To Create list. :)
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Well, there it is. Five images I can delete from my desktop already. Phew! Only 250 images to go! lol