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
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
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
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 […]
The Elderly and the Fireplace Channel
December 8, 2010 by
So no one died or was dismembered from the swim lessons yesterday, happily enough. They froze, because our lovely city seems to be practicing the utmost frugality when it comes to heating municipal swimming pools, and also it is December, but they are still in one piece. So that’s a win. To warm ourselves up, […]
Fake – and Fabulous
December 6, 2010 by
I am sitting right now, seething with anxiety, because my children are both at swimming lessons with their school. Some of you will know why I am extra anxious this time around, in addition to my usual anxiousness with the kids swimming, and signing those release forms with the school that states that the possibility […]
Wasn’t that a party?
December 4, 2010 by
The party was great! I had full intentions of posting pictures of my outfit, but we had a new sitter and in my anxious getting-ready-to-leave-and-talking-far-too-much (“and the cell number is here, and here, and here”) I forgot to take a picture before we left, and then when we got home I was feeling slightly worse […]
