April 28 - The Boy's Worry About Missing His Flight Does Not Interfere With Staying Up Really Late So He Sleeps Through His Alarm

Come early, says Zac
I do, but he's fast asleep
Though ready in 10

April 27 - How Does A Fully Healed Wound End Up Like This? Why Are My Lower Legs So Susceptible? Am I My Father's Daughter?

My old stingray wound
puffs up and gets infected
Lord, not this again

April 26 - Grey Days Are Good For Getting Things Done

To-do list shrinking
Why do I take extra work?
The money, I guess

April 25 - Sipping Salome Martinis In The Presence Of Odd Fellow Spirits

All dressed up for Peers
No winner in my tickets
But the drinks are good

April 24 - The Girl And I Talked A Lot About Giving Up The Bottle Today

R's first dentist trip
She does better than I thought
Sticky-hand reward

April 23 - This Week Is Seriously Social As I Meet With Old Friends Of My Kids And Old Contacts From Days Gone By

Awkward drinks, but I
know how to loosen folk up
Later, Kamloops friends

April 22 - Head Down Working On A Freelance Piece, But At Least It's Kind Of Rainy

Ah, the dilemma
Give up fun days for money
But then there's no fun

April 21 - In Which We Quickly Learn Why Our Car Is The Only One In The Driveway And Rachelle And Rosetta Seem Baffled

We're "those" dinner guests

The ones who aren't just early

but on the wrong day

April 20 - An Evening At Glen Lake

We're so damn social
Back to the house at the lake
Made the same wrong turn

April 19 - Bean Is Making Rumblings Of Imminent Arrival But For Now Holds Off For The JC Superstar Event

Jesus sing-a-long
Why today, asks Toni? Ah!
Must be Good Friday

April 18 - Preparing For A Magazine Article Always Gets You Up To The Moment

I talk wine, cheese, gin
then go drinking with Denise
We feast on nachos

April 17 - Peter, Rosetta And I Log Our Second Playdate

There's a special star
for those who take wee ones
on a long pool swim

April 16 - This Move Is All Up To The Sherpa, Though I Try To Look Sympathetic Amid Phone Calls

I find the housesits
Paul has to lug all the bags
Sorry, bud - the rules

April 15 - I Work From Dawn To Dusk, But Leave Time For Two-For-One Fish And Chips

Full day of meetings
People like advocacy
But enough to pay?

April 14 - The Conversation That Arises From "Educated" Is Stimulating, And There's A Lot Of Food

Book club's my excuse
for cycling out to Sidney
I bring sausage rolls

April 13 - Baby Shower Day, Followed By A Very Nice Hot Tub

Time to honour Bean
I even invite some games
Onesies to the roof

April 12 - I'll Have To Look For Opportunities To Talk To Engineers About Their Research

Mohsin blows my mind
Working backwards from nature
Changing the future

April 11 - These Recent Days Are Such Crazy Mixes Of Everything

What, one more meeting??
Then we climb rocks and beach it
T Rex on our tail

April 10 - This Day Was Really Packed

Met the Green caucus
Let L'il E climb on me
Saw a great movie

April 9 - When You Know The Right Thing To Do Would Be To Work, But What The Hell

Pedicure then snacks
Our guests stay late on the deck
Paul keeps R happy

April 8 - I Reflect On How It Matters To Meet Up With People But It Uses Up So Much Valuable Time

Day lost to meetings
Sure, some call this networking
Damn tough on two days

April 7 - All The Buying That Didn't Happen Yesterday Happens Today, And I Get My GST Filed Too

Went out for a ride
and spent two thousand dollars
Laptop, backpack, clothes

April 6 - I Had Hoped To Get More Done

Cold, frustrating day
Lots of shopping, no buying
Babysit at night

April 5 - I Could Get Used To Using The Atrium Lobby As An Impromptu Office

Great space for working
I hold court, three interviews
One cup of coffee

April 4 - Sometimes There's Nothing Like A Regular Old Lab To Get You Looking Forward To A Non-Neurotic Pet Who Acts As You'd Expect A Dog To Act

We meet our next dog
She's barky, but settles down
At least she's canine

April 3 - Funny How A Three-Year-Old Who Hasn't Met You Will Just Climb Straight Into Your Car

Driving for raw meat
Long trip makes me late for gym
Play date with Peter

April 2 - A Very Small Rally At The Legislature On A Big Issue Makes Me Wonder What It Is With The Modern Western Human

People don't show up
Must be why nothing changes
Where did our fight go?

April 1 - When You Know You're Being Manipulated But End Up Going Along Anyway

Oh, dear, I'm throwing
meat chunks off the deck for Dog
He's got my number

March 31 - Kim Introduced Me To A New Writer Of British Crime Fiction, And I Approve Of Her Scarcer Adjectives

One more book finished
Test of how warm the day is
If there's sun, I read

March 30 - Cordova Bay In The Warm Sunshine

Rachelle's first free day
We're at the beach, making up
for sudden exits