So THE wedding is tomorrow and I’m sure I’m not the only person bourgeois and/or pedestrian enough to be excited about it. Hey, I’m a Canadian girl. One of my fondest memories is when, thirty years ago, my grandma woke me up at four in the morning to watch The Wedding with her, and although […]
Archives for 2011
Celebrity, Marky Mark, and the Big Egg Hunt
April 26, 2011 by 11 Comments
I was at the grocery store on the weekend, picking up only a couple of items and scanning them through the self-checkout lane when one of the cashiers, a fairly young guy, ran up to me excitedly. “I saw you on CBC!” he said. “I was watching the hockey game and then you were on […]
Birthdays, Mommy Makeovers, Easter, and Earth Day
April 22, 2011 by 6 Comments
It was my birthday yesterday, just in case you missed the announcements and my not-so-shy reminders from the rooftops. I love birthdays. I think everyone should be celebrated on their birthdays with an outpouring of love and affection and maybe even some cake. I was the happy recipient of an ice-cream cake, two new yoga […]
It’s only Tuesday? We’re all going to die!
April 19, 2011 by 6 Comments
Here’s a view of our backyard; the kids are in their pajamas because someone who is not me took the kids out in only their pajamas to take a picture of the giant snowball that they made. What a weird day. It’s only 2:15 and it has just been a strange day. I keep reminding […]
Cheerful thoughts for a crappy weekend
April 17, 2011 by 10 Comments
It has been a dull, dreary weekend. It started for me at 6:20 am on Saturday when Mark woke me up with the words no one likes to hear, “Mom, I feel like I’m going to barf.” Fortunately no barfing ensued, but unfortunately he spent the weekend feverish, lethargic, and without an appetite. Then the […]
The cooking blog is up! New recipe!
April 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
My very first post at my brand-new cooking blog is up! It’s all about tomato and bocconcini salad, plus a little secret about breakfast for dinner – I do not enjoy it. Oops, secret’s out! Go check out my new blog, pretty please. Yummy.
Polymer Anarchy – a guest post
April 14, 2011 by 5 Comments
One of my very favourite blog friends is Marilyn, at A Lot of Loves. She’s awesome and funny and has a really great site. When she asked me to guest post, I was thrilled and started a post on non-Newtonian liquids. That’s fun to say. Non-Newtonian liquids. This morning I woke up feeling all stabby […]
