Mark, seeing a commercial on a US television station, asked me what “Independence Day” means. I was tired and did not feel up for a historical discussion, so I simply said that it was like Canada Day, but for the United States. Later I felt that this lazy and somewhat inaccurate explanation would probably be […]
Twelve times twelve is one hundred and forty four.
July 1, 2011 by
Happy birthday Canada! To celebrate, I’m taking the kids to an amusement park with some friends, and I baked an angel food cake, to be eaten with whipped cream and strawberries. If there is anything more delicious in the world I would like to know what it is. It’s day three of summer vacation and […]
The longest day of the year
June 21, 2011 by
Happy Summer Solstice! Here, that means that the sun rises at 5:20 am and sets at almost 10:00 pm, and, amazingly, the sun has come out today! It’s going to be 22 degrees Celcius, which may not sound like much for you people in milder climes, but to us hardened Calgarians, it might as well […]
He shoots, he scores!
June 20, 2011 by
How was your weekend? The boys had each made an adorable card for their dad – Mark’s with a picture of a tiger saying “I Roar You” and Jake’s in the shape of a shirt with a tie – and in addition to a couple of purchased gifts, my husband also received a jar of […]
Just This
May 9, 2011 by
On Friday Jake’s kindergarten class had a Mother’s Day Spa Day, in which all the moms brought in deck chairs and lounged in the darkened classroom to the sound of soothing spa music while their five year olds rubbed lotion into their feet, rubbed their shoulders, and brushed their hair. After untangling the brushes from […]
Mayday! Mayday!
May 2, 2011 by
After watching The Wedding on Friday, I sank into what can only be described as a state of complete obsession and sloth. I performed the absolute minimum in terms of child maintenance, instead staring at the television, watching and re-watching the highlights, pausing only to trade wedding-related analysis with my mother and grandmother over the phone about […]
The Royal Wedding, or The Reason I’m Going To A 2:30 a.m. Tea Party
April 28, 2011 by
So THE wedding is tomorrow and I’m sure I’m not the only person bourgeois and/or pedestrian enough to be excited about it. Hey, I’m a Canadian girl. One of my fondest memories is when, thirty years ago, my grandma woke me up at four in the morning to watch The Wedding with her, and although […]
