We only have a few more days here. I was looking out at the bay and mountains and lit-up boats and skyline from Kitsilano “Kits” Beach just after sunset last night and thought how much I’ll miss this beautiful city. Here’s a recap of the last week: On Saturday, June 28, the kids walked to…

We’ve enjoyed our time here in Whistler and will be heading back to Vancouver tomorrow morning. Due to the nature of the development here – pedestrian mall/ski resort connected to a curvy street and trail system – it’s easy (at least for us) to get lost. Charlie, who has had an excellent sense of direction…

Today was Victoria Day, a Canadian national holiday (except in Quebec). So we took a much-needed break from our backbreaking labor…I guess that sentence depresses me more than amuses me. I need a job. We went to Stanley Park again today, this time exploring some of the west side of the park, including Lost Lagoon…

Four years ago Charlie started swallowing air resulting in a huge, pregnant-looking, painful belly. One of the doctors I took him to said it couldn’t possibly be from air swallowing and ordered a number of expensive tests. I then took him to another doctor who ordered more tests. Turns out it was just air. Now…

I still have a bit of a cough, and Laurel’s jaw still aches from the surgery; but I think we may be well enough and the rain may stop long enough to do some sightseeing this week. Yeeha! In fact we already started yesterday. Friday we walked to Queen Elizabeth Park where we walked around…

We’re still sick; I’ve got it the worst now, but Laurel still has a temp of 100 (as do I). She’s had a fever for nearly three weeks now. Despite that, she had her wisdom teeth extracted this morning. I scheduled the consultation at the oral surgeon’s office when we were still in Denver, and…

Jiggety-jig. When I say “home,” I mean Vancouver. We got on the bus in Victoria at 1:20 and walked in our apartment at 5:45. We took an express bus and a train (and a walk) home from the ferry so we saved a lot of money compared to taking a taxi. It almost makes up…

We took a taxi to the ferry terminal Thursday morning, and took the 90-minute ferry (from which we saw an Orca whale!) to Vancouver Island. Upon deferrying, we took a one-hour, public bus ride to Butchart Gardens – a total of four hours from our apartment to the Gardens – where we ate lunch and…

Although Laurel’s temperature remains about the same – between 100 and 100.6 – Charlie’s dropped from 103 yesterday to 99 today! Yay! He has a nose bleed that won’t go away, but he’s in good spirits as is Laurel. I have a temperature of 100.6 now, but I feel fine. My poor boy slept most…