Which is to say I’m kind of tired. It has been a long and disjointed week, ending with the kids out of school today due to parent/teacher interviews. My husband was out of town for a couple of days, which always makes for a long, disjointed week. When he told me he was going out […]
Archives for 2010
Hey, check out the guy who’s FIVE.
September 15, 2010 by 6 Comments
Those were his first words to me this morning. I should teach him the old “What has two thumbs and is FIVE today? This guy!” We baked cookies to take to his class yesterday. They turned out not too bad, considering I was frosting them and Jake was in charge of sprinkles. I wrote about […]
Hardwood, birthday prep, smoking
September 13, 2010 by 9 Comments
Pictures! Hardwood! Don’t worry, they are G-rated. My husband also painted that lovely burnt orange colour this weekend. The remainder of the house has yet to be painted – and I’m anxious to get the kitchen painted, as its current yellow clashes weirdly with the orange – and baseboards have yet to be repainted and […]
That’s what she said!
September 10, 2010 by 4 Comments
So! The hardwood is in! The hardwood is in! Part one of our home renovation process is DONE, and thank god for that because a) it is extremely messy, dirty, and disruptive, and b) this past week I have turned into the World’s Least Interesting Person. My entire brain was concentrated on the hardwood installation. […]
It’s quiet. A little TOO quiet.
September 7, 2010 by 9 Comments
Today was the big day. Not back to school – that was last week. Today was the day we were slated to get the hardwood installed. It was no mean feat getting ready for the installation, given that we were out of town for the long weekend. All moveable items were moved, all clothing, toys, […]
NOT crazy. Just hormonally deranged.
September 2, 2010 by 6 Comments
The first day of school went great, so I will not bore you with the details. Instead, allow me to tell you what happened on the last day of summer vacation. It was cold and rainy. I thought a fun activity would be to print out invitations for Jake’s birthday and then have the kids […]
Back to School at the YMC
August 30, 2010 by 1 Comment
I have a piece up at Yummy Mummy Club – all about back to school and being emotional and not emotional…if you can, leave a comment, pretty please? xo
