This is the time of year when the pink snow starts to fall.

The cherry trees are breathtakingly beautiful.

For me it has something to do with the contrast of the pale pink petals and the blackness of the bark.

For the kids, it’s all about the “pink snow.”

I keep harping on the fact that I’m high maintenance, but the truth is, I’m pretty darn expensive too.

For instance, I’ll pass on the mashed potatoes, but have a lobster tail with my dinner instead.

I had a girlfriend at university who said that if she wasn’t sure what to have when she went out to a restaurant, she’d just pick the most expensive thing on the menu.

It works for me.

I recently went with a friend to Rangoli in Vancouver.

Ever since, I swear I have been fantasizing about the incredible meal I ate there.

It was this unbelievably rich and delicious curry - portobello mushrooms, sweet red peppers and paneer (the Indian cheese).

Heaven on a plate.

Feed me some good food and all is forgiven.

I went to my very first ever dance competition today to watch my daughter tap dance.

One of the competitors was very scantily clad and I couldn’t help but wonder what is in the mind of a mom who lets her 9-year-old dress like a skank?

This is something I’ve been meaning to write about for a long time now and I’m finally getting off my buns to do something about it. Especially because I have to emphasize lower carb foods, I find I am constantly searching for new and tasty treats to add to my sometimes boring diet.

I am thrilled when I find a new food product that is both delicious and “approved” for my nutritional requirements (remember, I’m high maintenance).

Anyway, I must admit that I do love ketchup. And, ketchup is notoriously high in sugar and therefore carbs. Several months ago, I discovered President’s Choice blue menu ketchup. It’s sweetened with sucralose and has only 1g of carb and 5 calories per tablespoon as opposed to the “favourite brand’s” 5g of carb and 20 calories per tablespoon.

That means I can eat 5 times as much!

I’m starting to get more compassionate. I gotta watch that.

- George Carlin

Ha ha ha. One must laugh at oneself often. The kids especially like to hear about my foibles since I am usually Chief Nagger around here.

Anyway, I came home this afternoon after dropping kids off at school, going for a walk and coffee with a friend, doing some shopping, etc., etc. I went to take my running shoes off and that’s when I noticed I was wearing two different shoes. Both runners but not the same colour or brand.

I definitely woulda flunked that princess and the pea test.