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Mpants started saying to me as I hug him and put him in bed: “Mum. I love you….and I’m famous, and handsome, and I have a cute butt! “ I know I have mentioned the cute butt thing, but I swear I am not the source of the famous, handsome thing. He seems to have …
(Originally published 22 April 2007, am republishing…well…have to get back into blogging. Throwback Thursday is as a good excuse as any!) Mrs. Halleberg was my grade two teacher. On parent’s night, each student had to make up an individual star made of construction paper. Mrs. Halleberg would then write adjectives to describe her students and …
This is a special repost for Lindsey and Jillian who had never heard of the Saint Nicholas Day. This post was originally published on 15 December 2009. David Sedaris is one of my absolute favourite authors. I have all of his books. I read, and re-read them from time to time. He makes me laugh …
Here is something I published for my Dad in 2008. I think it is still relevant and I shall cheat a bit and post it again. Happy Father’s Day Dad. See you next week!! XO J ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It’s a little late in coming today, I know. AND I have absolutely no excuse. None what-so-ever (that …
A few days ago, my friend writes to me: “WTF do I do with a doily? I was given a crocheted doily, and so I gracefully accepted it with thanks. That was a few years ago. Now, I’m doing a big purge. And, I’m wondering who the hell wants a doily? Who buys these things? …
This post is for Dave over at WhatHeSaid.ca and YukonDude.com, because he asked. I learned technical writing at Nortel Networks where I wrote customer information manuals for the DMS-100, the Passport 7K, and other documents for engineering teams (like AMA billing requirements and ISUP technical specifications). The most important lessons I learned were: Know the …
Rollerblade from the apartment to the gym. (It was surprisingly nice out today.) Clunk up one flight of stairs. Coordinate limbs in a body pump (choreographed weights) class. Continue with 45 minutes of cardio in the salle de musculation. Stretch legs. Crunch abs. Rollerblade home. Not bad. I’m glad the weather changed. It’s easier not …
What do you need to know about my car? That’s it’s for sale.? That it’s a 2005 Honda Civic Si Hatchback? That it has just over 82,000 miles? Oh…it’s also a 5-speed manual transmission. I just had a minor service, they guys at Automotive Excellence in Cotati said it was in good condition. I have …
To my friends and family who have inquired: “Nothing happening on your blog Jennie. What’s going on? Are you OK?” Thank you for inquiring. Yes. I am alive. I am fine. I’ve just had a lot going on. At the end of January, I drove from Whitehorse, Yukon to Healdsburg, California. We’d sold a property …
Happy New Year everybody. Don’t forget to show up tomorrow at 11h am!!! I sent an email with all the contact information. Let me know if I missed something. Looking forward to meeting everybody.
Tonight I was playing Canasta with my parents. I laughed and said: “You know you are a Yukoner when you know what hand and foot Canasta is.” How would you finish this sentence: “You know you are a Yukoner when: …”
Hi everybody, I am looking forward to meeting everybody in a few weeks. So far, the bloggy brunch consists of: Murray and Cathy over at ExlporeNorth. Fawn and Michael from Fawnahareo and Michael’s Meanderings Stacie from Yukon Yahoos. Dave Rogers from What He Said. And his significant other Carole from YukonChatterBug. Me: YukonJen (and my …
I don’t match my socks. But it’s not as bad as you think. I just don’t match two socks and roll them up and put them in a drawer. I don’t like the rolling bit. I don’t know why. I just don’t. Maybe I read somewhere it’s bad kharma to roll your socks. I-personally-like to …
I logged on to my blog today to write a story about socks. Not even Christmas socks, but regular socks. I think I’ll save that for another day. Tonight, I’ll republish a Christmas wish from Fawn. I am so impressed. Last week, when I knew I was going to have to start hearing Christmas music …
I asked my friend from school (Grad ’89!) to go skiing one day this week. We got together on Thursday out here at Mary Lake. Temperature: -16C. Warm for Yukoners. I was getting chilly by the end though. We skiied half-way around the lake in one direction, then I noticed we were skiing into the …
This is my favourite Christmas album. . . next to Father Christmas in Smurfland.
It looks like Sunday, 03 January 2010 will be the Urban Yukon Bloggy Brunch. Put it on your calendar. Tell your blogging buddies. Most of all, come on out and meet everybody in person. Put a face on the blog!! Time: 11h00 am to whenever (probably around 2h00 pm) Place: Mary Lake subdivision. I’ll send …
When I was home in the Yukon in December 2007, I met up with Fawn and Michael for a bloggy brunch at their house. Then we went tobogganing down that huge toboggan hill behind Hillcrest to Patty’s Pond. Is anybody around on Sunday,03 January 2010? Shall I host a bloggy brunch out here at Mary …
This song was on my original favourite Christmas list. Grace over at CellarMistress also recommended it. I met Grace in Facebook. She’d asked me something about the online magazine I had started and that map I was creating. Then, one day she announced that she was bringing a wine tour group out to Sonoma County. …
My mum and I are upstairs. I’m working on my websites, Mum is writing out Christmas cards. My dad walks upstairs: “Dorothy, if I wanted to look this thing up on the internet, how do I do that?” I am in my bedroom, but my ears perk up. I wonder if he wants to research …
Happy birthday to my blog. With this post, I have 365 published blog posts on YukonJen since 2005. I’m not sure what that says about me as a blogger (one blog-year equals four person-years maybe?). But I am extremely pleased as a writer. I’ve always wanted to be a writer. Throughout my life, I’ve always …
A few days ago, I asked for your favourite Christmas songs and now I have a few submissions from my social feeds. Here are the first three: You can’t go wrong with a Newfie carol. This one is submitted by Kara in Faro. I love the Great Big Sea. My friend Peter James sends this …
I remember when I first heard this song. I was making dinner. I don’t know who I was making it for or what I was making. But I heard this song on the radio and it stopped me in my tracks. I turned up the volume and looked out the window over the sink. This …
