On Saturday I woke up feeling tired and achy; everyone else in the house had more or less gone through this malady, and it finally caught me. Let me tell you something: it pays to get sick on a Saturday. I had a sick day like I have only dreamed of for years and years. […]
Wide Open Spaces….Room To Make The Big Mistakes
October 13, 2011 by
Yesterday I spent the afternoon volunteering in the boys’ class. They had an in-class field trip where they have a visitor come in armed with materials and stories and enrichment activities – in this case, the activities were related to their “Building” unit. Each child was to build a three dimensional zoo animal and enclosure […]
So THIS is why people love the fall.
October 11, 2011 by
Happy Thanksgiving, my Canadian friends! I hope you had a lovely long weekend. I spent the long weekend at my in-laws’. Pause. I’m all about positivity, and so I will leave it at that and simply post this picture of me eating grapes. I seem to have my mouth full in that picture, either that […]
Dental Scaling or Pelvic Exam? Survey says…
October 5, 2011 by
Last week I was at the dentist for a checkup and for scaling. The word “scaling” gives me the chills. I conducted a brief and informal survey among girlfriends, regarding which they would rather have: dental scaling or a pelvic exam. The results were approximately 75/25 in favour of pelvic exams. Of course, this isn’t a scientifically accurate […]
New Haircut (Regrets, I’ve had a few)
October 3, 2011 by
Friday night I had some girlfriends over to watch The Breakfast Club and eat that dinner beloved by women everywhere: the dinner made up of appetizers. In related news, I think I may have overdosed on cheese products. The Breakfast Club is one of my all-time favourite movies, but when we watched it this time, we […]
State of Wonder, Gifts, My New Unpaid Career
September 29, 2011 by
Here’s a little piece of advice: if you are a stay-at-home mom whose children are in school, and you are worried about how to spend your time, try signing up for numerous volunteer commitments, each of which isn’t too time consuming on its own, but when added together fill all your days with unpaid busyness. […]
Charity Birthday Parties, or the post where I have strong opinions about birthdays
September 27, 2011 by
I frequently look at my house and feel like I’m drowning in stuff. I’m not even talking about Mark’s extensive “rock collection” (“Maybe we should get him a rock polisher for Christmas!” my husband suggested cheerfully, to my horror – how many MORE rocks would we then have in the house?). I’m not talking about […]
