RIP Auntie Barbara
Last week, I wrote a post on my Other Blog about the emotion of grief, how I experience grief and how I cope with it. This is why that post went up. It was my Auntie Barb’s funeral today. The … Continue reading
Category Archives: Family
Visit to Nova Scotia
*gives everyone a guilty look* Yeah, it’s been a while. Sorry about that. I’ve ended up fairly busy with a bunch of things, including becoming part of the ASD Advisory Board of the recently formed Autism Canada, and also of … Continue reading
Posted in Cousins, Family, Nieces-Nephews, Pictures, Siblings, Trips
Tagged autism, cousins, family, nieces and nephews, nova scotia, sister, trips, vacation
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Aunt-To-Be, 5th Time Winner!
So, as can be seen by the title, I’m going to be an aunt for the fifth time, come around about the end of August! Yay! Congrats to my brother and sister-in-law, and my younger niece – who announced to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Nieces-Nephews, Siblings
Tagged anna, aunt, family, julia, nieces and nephews, siblings, tony
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New Year: 2014
So, it’s the new year. Happy 2014, everyone! And yes, I know – I haven’t updated since the end of November. There are a few reasons for this.
Posted in Autism Spectrum, Books, Family, Friends, Health, Life in General, Newfoundland, Rambling, Weather
Tagged christmas, family, health, imber, rambles, update: weekly, weather
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My Nieces and Nephews
Here’s a picture taken of my nieces and nephews (including Milo) from when my brother’s family was visiting my sister’s on their way to Toronto (they moved there the end of May / beginning of June). From left to right: … Continue reading
New Nephew: Welcome, Milo!
I’m an aunt again! My middle sister gave birth to her third child – a boy, Milo Ulysses – yesterday. So Zoe and Danny now have a new brother (thankfully less than nine days after the original due date – … Continue reading
Very Happy Birthday To Me! Plus SaR
Yes, it’s my birthday today. And I’ve had a wonderful one. My parents and I went out to the Classic Cafe East this morning for breakfast, then came home and I got my presents. {Hugs Mom & Dad!} I then … Continue reading
Posted in Accomplishments, Birthdays!, Cats, Family, Friends, Life in General, Writing
Tagged birthday, family, friends, imber, nanowrimo08, search&rescue, writing
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Storage Iron, BP, and Exercise
Just came back from my visit to the doctor (GP). During said visit, I was informed that “storage iron” was not what I thought it was. It turns out it has nothing to do with low iron anemia, the way … Continue reading
Welcome: New Blog Site
First of all, welcome, everyone, to the new site for tag’s Haven. I’d like to thank you all for following me here. Please, feel free to subscribe to my posts – the link is in the sidebar, just under my … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Spectrum, Camp NNWM, Cats, Dogs, Family, Fic, Goold Zoo, Health, Life in General, NaNoWriMo, Rambling
Tagged anemia, ASD, asperger's, aunt, autism, blood pressure, campapril13, campnanowrimo, cats, danny, dizziness, dogs, family, fic rambles, headaches, health, imber, julia, mew, nanowrimo, psychologist, rambles, sancho panza, thor, welcome, zoe
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“BiMonthly” Personal Update: Sat. Dec. 10/11
(Okay, so it’s Sunday. It was still Saturday when I wrote this.) Hey, all. So… I have apologies to make to everyone. I am terribly sorry that I’ve ended up getting so far behind on my weekly updates. It’s just… … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Spectrum, Cats, Family, Grief, Life in General, Work
Tagged asperger's, aunt, daphne, family, grief, imber, update: weekly, work
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Weekly Update: Friday Sept. 30/11
So, it turns out that Tony and Anna had a couch-surfer from New Zealand this past weekend, so on Friday night, we looked after Julia while they took him downtown to be Screeched In. I slept well Friday night – … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Spectrum, Dogs, Family, Friends, Goold Zoo, Life in General
Tagged asperger's, dogs, don quixote, family, friends, grief, update: weekly
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Dying Hard: An Award-Winning One Woman Play
Tonight I went to see the performance of my cousin’s play, Dying Hard. It’s based on the book of the same name by noted anthropologist Elliott Leyton, professor of anthropology at Memorial University of Newfoundland, about the miners in the … Continue reading
Weekly Update – Friday Sept. 23/11
Because this past week was so busy, and I recorded most things, I’m going to put it behind an LJ Cut.
Posted in Autism Spectrum, Family, Life in General, Writing
Tagged asperger's, dying hard, family, update: weekly, writing
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Weekly Update – Friday Sept. 09/11
And… it’s Friday again! Well, it’s been a long week, despite the fact that Labour Day was on Monday (thus no work). I must admit that I’m rather glad it’s Friday, and not just because I got paid this morning … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Family, Life in General, NaNoWriMo, Work
Tagged family, imber, nanowrimo11, update: weekly, work
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Rant (Because I Need To)
*sigh* I know I haven’t posted since the end of NaNo (which means you didn’t hear about the birth of my first nephew, Dec. 19th!), but right now, I need to rant, and I can’t chat to anyone about it. … Continue reading
Posted in Autism Spectrum, Family, Rants, Work
Tagged asperger's, aunt, danny, family, rant, work
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Visiting Costa Rica
Well, made my annual journey to Costa Rica on the 11th (of February); going to be here until March 11th. I’m having a relaxing time – something I really, really needed. We’re heading off to the beach early tomorrow morning … Continue reading
I’m An Aunt Again!
My brother’s eldest child, Julia Ivy, was born early this morning. Haven’t yet spoken to the proud parents (they’re exhausted – my sister-in-law was in labour for over 24-hrs. before they did a C-section), but got the news from the … Continue reading
Merry Christmas!
Just wanted to wish everyone a very merry Christmas, or whatever mid-winter holiday you celebrate. Hope you and your families have a wonderful holiday season, and a very happy New Year. 😉 tag0
(Long Overdue) Update
First of all, I apologize for the long (very long) delay in updating this LJ, not to mention the dearth of updates for several months before the last post. RL took over, in a rather unpleasant fashion, and this was … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fic, Health, Rambling
Tagged apologies, dizziness, family, fanfic update, fic rambles, health, myelin, nerves, rambles, wedding: tony
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Apologies, General Update & Fic Update to Come
First of all, my apologies to all who are interested in my LJ for the lack of posts over the last five-plus months; I’m afraid I’ve been dealing (not very well) with the aftermath of my end-of-October depression/apathy state, and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fic, Health, Rambling
Tagged fanfic update, health, rambles, wedding: tony
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to All my Friends and Readers New Year’s Resolution: Get those stories finished!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! From St. John’s, Newfoundland Hope everyone’s having a wonderful day! 😉 tag0
New Family Member (& General Update)
Whoa! Been a while…. First I got distracted, then I got sick, then I got busy (and distracted), and then I ended up with the November blahs. Yeah, it’s been a long few months. (Though the “busy” part was fun … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fic, Friends, Life in General, Rambling
Tagged family, fic rambles, friends, kaleb, rambles, supernatural
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General & Fic Updates
Well, went and volunteered for the 12-hour Saturday shift this week (partly since I’ll be going to MediaWest*Con 26 next weekend, so off work for three shifts; and partly because we’re still two people short, though we have a new … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fic, Life in General, Rambling
Tagged daphne, family, fanfic update, fic rambles, mom, rambles
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Wonderful Weekend!
Well, I had an absolutely wonderful weekend! Not just Friday, but the rest of it as well…. Saturday, I spent most of the day with my parents; we went and got my countertop dishwasher (gods, I’m so glad I’ve got … Continue reading
Posted in Birthdays!, Family, Friends, Fun and Games, Life in General
Tagged birthday, family, friends, fun&games, pressies
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It’s My Birthday And I’ll Laugh If I Want To…
Laugh (with delight) if I want to, Laugh (with delight) if I want to… It’s my birthday and I’ll laugh (with delight) if I want to; You would laugh (with delight) too if it happened to you…. I had an … Continue reading
Posted in Birthdays!, Family, Friends, Fun and Games
Tagged birthday, family, friends, fun&games, pressies
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More Rambles…
Well, there’s another week gone. We now have one more person working with us, so we’re only short one person at work now… My birthday is in… actually, one week! (Plus 5 hrs. and 40 mins. from the time noted … Continue reading
Rambles of Week…
Boy, it’s been a long week… We’re exceedingly short-handed at work at the moment (4 people covering 6 shifts’-worth), because two of my colleagues quit (one to go back to university, the other to move back to Hamilton to be … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life in General, Rambling, Work
Tagged birthday, family, rambles, tony, work
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Zoe…
I’m currently on Webcam with my sister and niece Zoe – and on the phone with them as well! Zoe’s been sick for the past week or so, apparently, but she was smiling and laughing for me on the Webcam… … Continue reading
Flying On A Jet Plane…
Well, I suppose an Airbus 319 is close enough… Okay, here we go – the story of my trip from about the time I left you 9 hours ago… The boarding pass for my flight said Gate 4. Given that … Continue reading