The Ultimate Blog Party

Hi, I'm Mary and welcome to my blog. The best way to get to know me is to come over for dinner - I love cooking, especially for others. Since you're meeting me virtually though, I guess you'll have to settle for checking out the about us page and then reading some of my posts. Some of my favourite recipes are posted on my recipes website - see the "Links" section :)

If you want to fast-track the getting to know you process here's what I wrote when facebook asked me to introduce myself. Now you know that I'm all about efficiency and reuse (or perhaps slightly lazy).

Interests:
Sailing, Amphibians, Quilting, Technology in general, VoIP

Favourite TV Shows:
Hockey Night in Canada, The Amazing Race, So you think you can dance, MythBusters, Holmes on Homes

Favourite Movies:
Hopscotch, LOTR, any of the James Bond flicks

Favourite Books:
The Bible, Count of Monte Cristo, Boom Bust & Echo

Favourite Quotations:
"Hmm, it's Tuesday. Let's try changing the .Net Framework and see if that fixes the problem." [Redacted]

"The fact that you’re not dead yet doesn’t mean that the things you’ve done up until now shouldn’t have, by all that is fair in the universe, already killed you. You might just need a few more data points for the law of averages to catch up, and put a permanent end to your short term thinking." Scott Berkun

"What scandalizes moderns about the church, I think, is not what it believes but simply that it believes. We are perfectly at ease with Christian clergy who deny the divinity of Christ or the resurrection, don druid suits and praise shariah law, or claim they can be at the same time priests and imams. Just as we are happy to give tenure to academics who proclaim that there is no truth, and give large fees to artists who insist that their works do not communicate or uplift and are not meant to. But we are baffled that the Pope is Catholic and if you don't like it you need to find, or found, another church." John Robson

"The question should be, is it worth trying to do, not can it be done." Allard Lowenstein

25 Things about me:

1. Jesus is the most important person in my life.
2. I don't have enough faith to be an atheist.
3. I was born in Canada, but I spent my childhood in Belgium. I experienced severe culture shock when we moved home.
4. I love sailing, especially if I get to race.
5. I play the flute, but mostly for my own pleasure.
6. I can juggle and unicycle at the same time, but I'm sadly out of practice.
7. I'm a Scrabble fiend.
8. I can touch my left thumb to my wrist on both sides of my arm (double-jointed).
9. I broke my collarbone falling out of bed when I was three.
10. I severed a tendon in my right thumb making cookies a few years ago.
11. I may be slightly accident prone.
12. I care way too much about the Ottawa Senators playoff standings.
13. I can't help ranting a bit when I talk about property taxes or Ottawa municipal politics.
14. I was one of the last kids in my class to learn to read (actually, I was in the remedial reading group).
15. As a child I accidentally set fire to my bed while reading under the covers with a lamp.
16. I like renovating, especially older buildings, but I do get tired of living in a house under construction.
17. I've been running my own company for more than 10 years.
18. I'd rather have a filling at the dentist than travel, but I still have a valid passport.
19. I wish someone would hurry up and invent "glutenaid" (lactaid for celiacs)
20. I have pumped gas at a gas station less than a dozen times in the last 15 years.
21. I think flaming greek cheese is super cool.
22. I married my high school sweetheart in 2001, after dating for nearly 8 years.
23. He's more than a foot taller than me.
24. According to more than a year's worth of sophisticated medical tests and some of the most highly regarded fertility specialists in Canada, Brendan and I cannot have children.
25. I'm the proud mother of Elizabeth Eliana (3 weeks old today)

Thanks to Five Minutes for Mom for hosting this awesome event! Head over there to discover thousands of new blogs out there! HAVE FUN!

There are so many cool prizes to be won at this year’s Ultimate Blog Party, but my top three picks would be:

• Laugh-friendly company fun box (USC 34)
• Handmade Retro Apron (USC 58)
• Zoo Alphabet Flashcards (USC 30)

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The Ultimate Blog Party

Hi, I'm Mary and welcome to my blog. The best way to get to know me is to come over for dinner - I love cooking, especially for others. Since you're meeting me virtually though, I guess you'll have to settle for checking out the about us page and then reading some of my posts. Some of my favourite recipes are posted on my recipes website - see the "Links" section. You'll need to read the about us page in order to figure out the recipe password though. We had an issue with a spambot that really really wanted us to make chocolate cake with cheddar cheese and onions :)

If you want to fast-track the getting to know you process here's my introduction post from last year.

25 Things about me:

1. Jesus is the most important person in my life.
2. I'm a third culture kid.
3. I race C&C 27s sailboats in the summer, none of them mine. I'm learning to skipper this year.
4. I can juggle and unicycle at the same time, but I'm sadly out of practice.
5. I'm a Scrabble fiend.
6. I like renovating, especially older buildings, but I do get tired of living in a house under construction.
7. I've been running my own company for more than 10 years.
8. I'd rather have a filling at the dentist than travel, but I still have a valid passport.
9. I wish someone would hurry up and invent "glutenaid" (lactaid for celiacs)
10. I have pumped gas at a gas station less than a dozen times in the last 15 years.
11. I married my high school sweetheart in 2001, after dating for nearly 8 years.
12. He's more than a foot taller than me.
13. According to more than a year's worth of sophisticated medical tests and some of the most highly regarded fertility specialists in Canada, Brendan and I cannot have children.
14. I'm the proud mother of Elizabeth Eliana (3 weeks old today)

Thanks to Five Minutes for Mom for hosting this awesome event! Head over there to discover thousands of new blogs out there! HAVE FUN!

There are so many cool prizes to be won at this year’s Ultimate Blog Party, but my top three picks would be:

• Laugh-friendly company fun box (USC 34)
• Handmade Retro Apron (USC 58)
• Zoo Alphabet Flashcards (USC 30)

On March 21, 2009 at 01:26 pm
Stephanie Manner Wagner said:
On March 21, 2009 at 03:05 pm
Donna said:
On March 21, 2009 at 04:20 pm
SmartMommy said:
On March 21, 2009 at 06:36 pm
Heather of the EO said:
On March 21, 2009 at 07:24 pm
Tracey said:
On March 21, 2009 at 07:37 pm
Julie said:
On March 22, 2009 at 02:00 am
Shari @ A Psych Mommy said:
On March 22, 2009 at 04:28 pm
Jolly Mom said:
On March 22, 2009 at 07:23 pm
Debbie said:
On March 22, 2009 at 09:00 pm
Janne said:
On March 22, 2009 at 09:02 pm
Melissa said:
On March 23, 2009 at 08:58 am
Beth said:
On March 23, 2009 at 09:39 am
Sarah said:
On March 24, 2009 at 04:13 am
Jamericanspice said:
On March 26, 2009 at 01:00 pm
Baba said:
On March 27, 2009 at 07:46 pm
Deborah said:

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