Mark was born on our second wedding anniversary, after a pre-eclampsia diagnosis, a three week bedrest, minor panic, and a startlingly short labour. I learned that not everything always goes as planned. He was a seriously cute baby with super spiky hair. I learned how to eat and cook one-handed. He was a cheery […]
Lucky Number Seven
September 16, 2012 by 7 Comments
It was Jake’s seventh birthday yesterday! For the past week I’ve been reminiscing about my pregnancy and his birth: how I craved and ate a jar of Cheez Whiz a week, disturbingly enough; how I became a completely crazed hormonal being the day before going into labour, alternating between being annoyed at everyone in the […]
Party like it’s 1979
September 9, 2012 by 6 Comments
It is, suddenly, fall. My Manitoba maple tree has yellowed overnight, it seems, football has taken over Sundays, and the mornings are very crisp and chilly. Although I cheerfully discuss with the children all the wonderful things to look forward to in every season, during the fall I very much mourn the end of summer. […]
Cupcakes, shopping, and Junior Mints
September 7, 2012 by 9 Comments
I am pleased to report the happy news that there have been zero barfing incidents since the first day of school. Although, writing that, I just broke out into a cold sweat thinking that I just jinxed everything and now my children will be up all night barfing. Cue the Stevie Wonder riffs.I really, really […]
Birthday and Earth Day and Painting the Basement
April 23, 2012 by 5 Comments
Today is voting day in Alberta and, as luck would have it, my polling station was located at my kids’ school, making it easy to slip in after drop off and vote. You know you are at the polling station early when you beat the sea of seniors flooding in. How was your weekend? Mine […]
Eight! Eight! Eight is Great!
March 23, 2012 by 10 Comments
Yesterday I was doing some things around the school (putting up posters asking for volunteers to help in the naturalization area. Do you want to help? No? Yeah, neither does anyone else.) when I heard the kindergarten class singing their morning song. It is a song familiar to me, since I heard Jake singing it […]
Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
October 21, 2011 by 6 Comments
It’s my husband’s birthday today! Ssssh. He doesn’t like a big fuss made about his birthday, something I totally do not understand since I enjoy wearing a birthday tiara and a sandwich board with “BIRTHDAY GIRL” written on it. However, he and I are going to Banff for the night tonight – squee – with […]
