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My trip to Palm Springs to visit my grandparents was a bust. One advantage to having a parent who works for Air Canada is that you get (almost) free flights pretty much anywhere you want to go. One disadvantage is that you can only take those flights when there is a seat on the plane that is not occupied by either

a) a revenue customer
b) a revenue standby
or
c) an employee standby (called a 'con') who has higher seniority than me

Which means that at March Break, getting to a sunny destination like Palm Springs is no easy task.

So I'm taking a consolation vacation - I've come home to Vancouver to visit my mom and my dog, Waldo. I've basically been put to work since I've been here; my mom is preparing for a big garage sale, and we're trying to crate train our 9 year old dog who has separation anxiety. That being said, it's nice to be home. It's nice to have my mom make smoothies for me with fresh fruit and yogurt. It's nice to sleep in as long as I like with a little dog curled up next to me. It's nice to go to Walmart and buy two pairs of shoes...er, spend quality time with my mom.

It's also very nice to have a break from teaching, and enough time to write a proper blog entry.

My mom just got a new computer and a fab new scanner, so I've started scanning in some of my favorite pictures from when I was a kid. Here's a few of the best - all of me and my brother, or me, Regan and Mom.

Enjoy! And hopefully I'll have time over the next few days to keep up with the blog