Monthly Archives: February 2015
Office Moms bring love to kids in twilight zone
A couple years ago, foster mom Sarah Desjarlais was at a meeting at the downtown Vancouver office of the Department of Social and Health Services where she asked the obvious questions. “Who are all these little kids running around the office? Why are there two- and four-year-olds just wandering around in cubicle land?” Turned out, […]
Hunting for my first house
I’m looking for my very first house – an experience that’s proving to be both exhilarating and frustrating. Tired of the tiny apartment experience, I’m ready to plant some roots and take the homeownership plunge. Going in, I thought my ideal house would be easy to find. I want three bedrooms in a relatively new […]
Superb Owl Sunday with family and friends
Last Sunday, I joined millions of Americans in enjoying a highly ritualized television event that pitted team against team in a complicated quest for glory and riches. That’s “Downton Abbey,” of course. What, was something else happening on TV last Sunday? The two teams were all suited up for the rough-and-tumble in their obligatory uniforms […]