I had a rather strange and upsetting weekend, which I am not going to talk about except to say that my role as School Council/ Parent Association Chair is priming me for a career in diplomatic relations. Or perhaps, given my experiences of this weekend, I can now apply for a job as a very, very low-stakes […]
Pajama Jeans, Moose Mugs, and Strange Viruses
December 18, 2012 by
Probably because I had So Much To Do and Remember with regards to Christmas, various school spirit days, the casino fundraiser, and other random things happening this week, I got terribly sick on Sunday. That will teach me! I had a strange virus that presented as severe abdominal pain and a fever, and also narcolepsy. […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: Holiday Edition Part 1
December 3, 2012 by
Yes, you read that title correctly. There will be a part two. Despite its darkness, and despite the fact that a) it was minus 12 this morning, b) my hands are constantly purple, and c) traffic and the streets are mayhem, I love December. It is one of my favourite months; the approaching holidays and associated festivity […]
So bored! Send entertainment!
November 23, 2012 by
Here we are now. Entertain us.Jake is now in Day Two of a cold. I kept him home yesterday in hopes that it would be a quick recovery, only to have him wake up this morning, worse. Backfire! I’m not complaining too much; my kids are rarely sick and rarely miss school. Even with swollen, […]
Fun with the Sears Catalogue
November 12, 2012 by
This was the view out my back door last week: It has been cold and snowy forever, I think. In reality it has been more like three and a half weeks, but it feels like forever. At least the sun came out yesterday, which makes me feel less like stabbing people who complained about the […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things; Fall Edition
October 22, 2012 by
I am very cross right now for a variety of reasons, amongst them a) my dog is sick with kennel cough, which he got FROM his kennel cough vaccination, and now I am faced with a new life as someone who does not want to vaccinate her dog, b) I have had to check the […]
What kind of monster have I become?
October 11, 2012 by
It’s a beautiful autumn day here in YYC! Did you just cry a little? Yeah, me too. Less than two weeks ago, this was the scene: Jake, climbing our tree, wearing shorts. Not shown in this photograph is the total heart attack I was having and trying to conceal. “Wow, honey, you’re a really great climber!” […]
