Monthly Archives: January 2007

Pre-paying the mortgage vs. Saving for retirement

A recent family vacation and viewing the Canadian financial channel prompted an impassioned discussion – if a person has extra money left over, what to do – pay off the home mortgage early, or contribute to the retirement accounts? I … Continue reading

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Our First Glimpse!

On Friday, Evan and I were privileged enough to glimpse for the first time at our future baby at 11.5 weeks old. It’s still too early to determine the sex, but he/she was definitely moving around in there! It was … Continue reading

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Many call nights down, many to go…

While many make resolutions for change at New Year’s, I decided to create a countdown list instead. Today, I count 48 remaining call nights before my residency is halfway completed on June 30, 2007. It breaks down like this: – … Continue reading

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I’m Spiderman!

After Evan informed the world that he is actually The Green Lantern, I took the same superhero quiz and found that I am most similar to Spiderman. You are Spider-Man Spider-Man 65% The Flash 65% Superman 50% Green Lantern 50% … Continue reading

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Wild Strawberries

Evan discovered the Independent Film Channel a year ago and has enjoyed many great films, uninterrupted by commercials. I admit to not being quite the movie fan that he is, nor is my enthusiasm anywhere close to my sister-in-law, Catherine’s, … Continue reading

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