In the height of holiday overindulgence last week, a good friend said “I didn’t want to make New Year’s resolutions, but at this point it’s impossible not to.” I understood. I’m not generally one for traditional New Year’s resolutions, although I am feeling kind of bloated and sugar high from my own indulgences. But, as […]
Archives for 2010
This is the end, Christmassy friend.
December 28, 2010 by 6 Comments
It’s all over, people. I know some people leave their tree and decorations up until the New Year, some people leave them up until Epiphany, but my festive spirit and accompanying décor had been up for over a month and it was high time to reclaim the living room. Yesterday I looked around me and […]
Tomorrow is Christmas! It’s practically here!
December 24, 2010 by 4 Comments
Remember when you were a kid, how difficult it was to wait for Christmas and how you would get all crazy and frantic waiting for the minute you could get up on Christmas morning, and quite possibly you drove all the adults in the vicinity a little bit insane with your incessant chatter and odd […]
It came without ribbons! It came without tags!
December 21, 2010 by 6 Comments
The impending combination of lunar eclipse, full moon, winter solstice, and winter break is wreaking havoc on my house. Faced with the first day of no school, Mark unravelled a little bit. I have noticed this phenomenon before, and so I know it is short lived, which is fortunate, because otherwise I would need to […]
Nicole the Elf! What’s your favourite song?
December 17, 2010 by 10 Comments
Today is the last day of school before the break, and I’m relieved. There was a time when I did not understand this phenomenon, but I do now. It’s not like our mornings are crazily rushed – by the time the school bell rings the kids have been up for a minimum of two hours, […]
Adventures in Gingerbread
December 14, 2010 by 6 Comments
Well, it’s the holiday season, and you know what that means! Look at those excited faces. GINGERBREAD HOUSES! I have to admit, I was pretty nervous about the whole thing. It’s not like I pretend to be Amazing Crafty Mom, but remember last year? Note the sad, sliding wreath, stopped only by the sad, sliding […]
Baby It’s Cold Outside, aka The Holiday Date-Rape Song
December 12, 2010 by 14 Comments
I was sick this week with a weird little illness that manifested itself as a sore throat, tight chest, and overwhelming exhaustion. Today is the first day I haven’t felt as though if I closed my eyes for more than a blink, I would succumb to narcoleptic urges. Unfortunately I woke up with no voice […]
