Merry Christmas everybody!
To all our loyal followers, I've moved the blog to a new home:
http://cotterville.wordpress.com/
Please follow us there to see some photos of our very merry Christmas!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Insert good title here
So much cake...
Playing with Linnie, Tuck, and Ming-Ming too; they're Wonder Pets and they'll help you!
At the beach
Riding the range
What are you lookin' at?
Breakfast
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Saturday, August 02, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
At the Beach (and other pictures)
You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back.
~William D. Tammeus
Jeanne and Mummy, playing in the surf at Clam Bay
~William D. Tammeus
Jeanne and Mummy, playing in the surf at Clam Bay
Idolizing Aunty Sarah (the anti-Sarah)
With Daddy at Lawrencetown Beach
Welcoming Daddy home from work
Playing in the pool
Being patriotic at Lower Prospect
Climbing with Mummy at Lower Prospect
Sarah was Jeanne's favourite person the whole time she was visiting
Mummy and the Graham-cracker
No pictures!Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Welcome BoBo the Greyhound! (plus more pics of the Graham cracker)
This is BoBo, our new dog! He's five years old and he's an ex racing dog. He's settling in really well and is super gentle with Jeanne. He doesn't seem to mind her at all (though we're obviously being really careful). The cats are not so happy, and they're pretty much living in our bedroom right now (where the dog doesn't go), but I trust they'll adjust eventually. BoBo is just a great dog so far and we're so glad to have added him to our household. (Oh, and in case you're wondering, BoBo was his actual racing name but it's easy for Jeanne to say and seems to fit him well so we've kept it).
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Friday, May 30, 2008
More pics
Graham smiling (sort of)
Picking dandelions in the yard
Jeanne being chased by the day care kidsSunday, May 25, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Finally some new (old) pictures
These are mostly from before we moved, but at least they're new to Cotterville:
Jeanne got a hold of the camera and took this one herself.
Jeanne raids the recycling box.
Playing in the rain on the new deck.
Oh Mommy!(I'll try and post some newer pics of Graham soon - he's so much bigger than this now)
Jeanne and Daddy.Jeanne rides a pony at the zoo.
She was so composed, not scared at all. She did so well, moving with the pony like she'd been doing it her whole life.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Applicants Sought for Thankless Job
POSITION: MOM
JOB DESCRIPTION: Long-term team players needed for challenging permanent work in an often-chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work various hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24-hour shifts "on call." Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in faraway cities. Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.
RESPONSIBILITIES: This is for the rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated at least temporarily, until someone needs $5 to go skating. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers.
Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects.
Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks.
Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next.
Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys and battery-operated devices.
Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.
Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product.
Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.
POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION:
Virtually none. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
None required, unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.
WAGES AND COMPENSATION:
You pay them, offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.
BENEFITS:
While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered, job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs for life if you play your cards right.
JOB DESCRIPTION: Long-term team players needed for challenging permanent work in an often-chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work various hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24-hour shifts "on call." Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in faraway cities. Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.
RESPONSIBILITIES: This is for the rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated at least temporarily, until someone needs $5 to go skating. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers.
Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects.
Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks.
Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next.
Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys and battery-operated devices.
Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.
Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product.
Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.
POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION:
Virtually none. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:
None required, unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.
WAGES AND COMPENSATION:
You pay them, offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.
BENEFITS:
While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered, job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs for life if you play your cards right.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
To mothers near and far, happy Mother's Day
Migrant Mother, 1936, by Dorothea Lange"So when the great word 'Mother!' rang once more,
I saw at last its meaning and its place;
Not the blind passion of the brooding past,
But Mother -- the World's Mother -- come at last,
To love as she had never loved before --
To feed and guard and teach the human race."
-- Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Thursday, May 08, 2008
All moved in
Hey everybody,
We are officially all moved in to the new house and all moved out of the old one. The moving truck came yesterday, but we spent today cleaning the old place and getting all those little things that didn't make it into the truck. The new place is great, but it's going to take us forever to unpack. We've put all the boxes in the garage and we'll be moving stuff in over time, but it's ridiculously over-full.
Jeanne has adjusted well to the move, but then again we've been coming over here every day since we closed on the place and she immediately liked this place better. The fact that the new house was so familiar by the time she had her first night here meant that she had no problems sleeping through last night (which we were immensely thankful for).
Graham doesn't seem to have notice that anything has changed, which isn't surprising since he isn't even two months old yet.
We're looking forward to all of our guests coming to see us this summer. Now that we're here full-time we're actually around to answer the phone, so feel free to give us a ring (the number is the same for now, though we may change it at some later date).
Be well,
Ellen et al.
We are officially all moved in to the new house and all moved out of the old one. The moving truck came yesterday, but we spent today cleaning the old place and getting all those little things that didn't make it into the truck. The new place is great, but it's going to take us forever to unpack. We've put all the boxes in the garage and we'll be moving stuff in over time, but it's ridiculously over-full.
Jeanne has adjusted well to the move, but then again we've been coming over here every day since we closed on the place and she immediately liked this place better. The fact that the new house was so familiar by the time she had her first night here meant that she had no problems sleeping through last night (which we were immensely thankful for).
Graham doesn't seem to have notice that anything has changed, which isn't surprising since he isn't even two months old yet.
We're looking forward to all of our guests coming to see us this summer. Now that we're here full-time we're actually around to answer the phone, so feel free to give us a ring (the number is the same for now, though we may change it at some later date).
Be well,
Ellen et al.
Friday, March 21, 2008
A new addition to the Cotter household
Graham Edward Cotter was born Wednesday March 19 at 9:15am and weighed 7lbs. He has very short blonde hair and it looks like his eyes may turn blue. Both mum and babe are doing well and Graham is nursing well.
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