http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ My name is Carla, an ex-pat Canadian/'honourary Brit'--thanks to my English husband. This blog is my way to share my experiences, both good and bad, with family, friends and others--and a little bit of my self in the process. Hopefully I'll say something interesting and meaningful but I'll let you be the judge of that. en-us carla@knipe.org.uk 2007-06-29T14:32:12+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2007/06/29_the_frustrated_hippy_woman.html I’m taking a break from cleaning out my clothes drawers. I’m being fairly ruthless, even though I don’t have a lot of clothes (mostly because I don’t like clothes shopping, but also because we just don’t have the space to... 657@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2007-06-29T14:32:12+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2007/06/14_carla_is.html …spending waaaaay too much time on Facebook. Why is that thing so pickin’ addictive? I guess it’s because for me I can just jot a really quick update down. I also feel quite safe posting photos on there. So anyone... 656@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2007-06-14T11:24:50+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2007/05/21_a_message_to_joe_public_who_i_come_in_contact_with.html When you are out and about and a little tow-headed boy smiles at you and gives you an emphatic “HIYA!” please at least make a wee effort to acknowledge his presence. A smile and a “hiya” back would be even... 655@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2007-05-21T21:00:03+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2007/05/17_my_fifteen_milliseconds_of_fame.html I wish I could be a famous blogger or newspaper columnist, just so I KNEW that somehow, something I might be saying might be reaching a wider audience and be considered worthwhile. BUT I received a little confirmation that I... 653@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2007-05-17T15:11:22+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2007/05/17_the_big_threefive.html I’ve just celebrated a major birthday. Turning 35 really bugged me and I don’t know why. It kind of felt like New Years, when I tend to reflect on what I have/haven’t done etc. I really feel ancient because now,... 652@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2007-05-17T14:49:27+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2007/04/25_a_kidfriendly_playlist.html Being a SAHM (Stay At Home Mum) is sometimes really lonely. That’s a given. Don’t get me wrong, I am really enjoying it..most of the time. But at certain moments I just want some time to play grown-up music and... 651@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2007-04-25T13:03:42+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2007/04/25_sad_news.html I just received word that my sister’s five month old son has been diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. I’m absolutely floored. I was convinced that the tests would come back negative because the little tyke has been a thriving baby—gaining weight,... 650@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2007-04-25T08:10:53+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2006/12/20_long_time_no_blog.html Yes, it’s really me. I know y’all have given up hope for me ever posting again but I have really wanted to blog during the past few months. I just couldn’t. For reasons I’ll explain below. It’s not really about... 647@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2006-12-20T21:46:06+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2006/08/23_almost_sorta_packed_and_ready.html Just a few days now until we leave on our holiday to Canada. I just need a break so badly—even trying to keep up with running the household is getting more difficult, I feel like I’m struggling to keep up.... 645@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2006-08-23T09:00:42+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2006/08/10_my_blood_pressure_has_gone_way_up.html I haven’t written for a while because we’ve been trying to sort out stuff for our trip to Canada…travel insurance, holiday money, our itinerary—the usual gubbins. Plus both G and me have been really tired and I’ve felt kind of... 643@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2006-08-10T11:10:50+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2006/07/13_green_fingered_moi.html The Brits use the term “green-fingered” to mean what North Americans call “green- thumbed”. I think that’s kind of funny, actually! The Brits are big on gardening…just look at the huge gardening shows they do, like Chelsea, Hampton Court Palace,... 641@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2006-07-13T12:32:29+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2006/06/19_lots_has_happened.html I feel like the past little while has been an absolute whirlwind and I haven’t had much time to blog or write email mainly because J loves to turn the ‘pooter on and off (as well as the radio on... 640@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2006-06-19T09:36:31+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2006/06/07_today_is_a_better_day.html Yesterday was awful. After my ranting in my last post, the weather got all hot and muggy. Jarrod threw up his lunch and then started crying, and then kept on crying for two hours. I couldn’t figure out what was... 639@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2006-06-07T15:21:36+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2006/06/06_i_feel_like_a_selfish_mum.html There, I’ve said it. Am I allowed to say that I would really like a break right now? J is sleeping and rather than cleaning the house like I’m “supposed” to do, I’m blogging. I wish I also had the... 638@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2006-06-06T10:11:41+00:00 http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/archive/individual/2006/05/26_this_ones_for_gabby.html For at least a month now I’ve promised our good friends Gabby and Martha my cornbread recipe. It’s not a secret family recipe or anything, I just keep remembering to email it to them and then I get busy and... 637@http://www.knipe.org.uk/blogs/carla/ 2006-05-26T15:15:56+00:00