The boys and I had been planning a trip to the zoo today, with my mom, for the past week. It would be our last zoo trip of the summer, and so Jake was especially excited to see his favourite animal, Foggy the hippo. When I say “favourite animal”, I mean that Jake felt that […]
69 Days of Summer Vacation; Mark and Jake Are Going To Do It All!
June 27, 2012 by 7 Comments
I was going to do a “Wordless Wednesday” and just post this picture of my kids on their last day of Grade One and Two: But there is a reason I don’t do Wordless Wednesdays, and that is because I am much, much too wordy. I want to tell you all about the last day […]
Slow Boat to Nowhere
May 16, 2012 by 9 Comments
The kitchen renovation was slated to begin at 11:00 this morning. Yesterday, I frantically cleaned out all the bottom cupboards and removed things from the countertops, pausing only to wonder when I bought Gorilla Munch, as its best before date was over a year ago. All items are now in big Rubbermaid containers and/or on […]
The fashion police are coming.
January 29, 2012 by 10 Comments
“Hey Mom!” Jake said, out of nowhere, “I’m sexy and I know it!” I never quite know how to respond to such inappropriate statements. It’s like when two-year-old Mark told my mother that he had no money, so he couldn’t get no ho’s. Or when Jake informed my mother, in one afternoon, that a) he […]
My 400th Post!
November 2, 2011 by 12 Comments
This is my 400th post! Four hundred posts! I certainly have had a LOT to say. Maybe I should start writing something meaningful, like those people who spout nothing but inspirational sayings. After all, the other day I was having a cup of Yogi brand tea, and on the teabag it said “The only tool […]
And now we are six
September 15, 2011 by 5 Comments
“This is the greatest day of my life!” Jake said this morning. “I got Finn McMissile toys and I learned how to button up my pants!” He stood on one foot for a minute and added thoughtfully, “I don’t really feel older though. I could still stand like this when I was just five.”
Don’t it make my brown eyes bluuuuueeee.
September 4, 2011 by 11 Comments
So I’ve been blue, due to a number of factors, the most pressing being disappointment over not being offered a writing contract that I had my heart set on. I’ve been in mourning about it, wallowing and eating all manner of bad things, and reading my most favourite comfort book, Diary of a Provincial Lady. […]
