Nearly every year that we have been together, my husband and I have gone to Banff for a night around Christmas time. It’s a lovely tradition – Banff is so beautiful at Christmas with the lights, and the snow, and the mountains – and that is what we did this weekend. This was the first […]
A Christmas Meme
December 19, 2009 by 1 Comment
Yesterday was the last day of school before winter break and the kids were appropriately excited. We spent the afternoon baking and decorating piles of cookies – gingerbread men and various shaped sugar cookies. As you know, I am extremely Type A about many things but cookie decorating (or any kind of decorating) is not […]
Jingle Bell Rock
December 17, 2009 by 3 Comments
With the exception of people who do not celebrate Christmas, I probably have the lowest Christmas stress level in the city. My shopping has been finished for over a month, my “holiday baking” consists of making and freezing dough when I feel like it and then thawing and baking said dough into cookies when I […]
At least we’re not in Edmonton! Hardy har.
December 15, 2009 by 1 Comment
That’s what we Calgarians tend to say to assuage feelings of depression due to weather-related issues. There was actually some truth to that this weekend, however, since Edmonton reached a low ambient temperature of minus 46, which is really fracking cold. It was pretty fracking cold here, around the minus 30 mark. But at least […]
Christmas Music – love it or hate it?
December 12, 2009 by 8 Comments
If economics has taught us anything, it is that if there is an oversupply of a particular good, then the value of additional units of that particular good is low. This probably explains why there is so much bad Christmas music. There is an incredible volume of Christmas music and it seems to grow exponentially […]
We interrupt this Christmas spirit to bring you colossal bitchiness!
December 5, 2009 by 4 Comments
This dress really wants to go to a party! I look forward to my husband’s company Christmas party for months. I look forward to dressing up, talking to grown people, and eating food not prepared by myself and which is generally very tasty. I also look forward to the open bar. Months in advance I […]
"…maybe Christmas – perhaps – means a little bit more…"
December 3, 2009 by 3 Comments
Me, looking at Jake’s school schedule: “Oh, it looks like you will be writing a letter to Santa in class!” Jake: “Does that mean I will be writing a letter to you and Dad?” Yes, well. Let’s just say that Jake is feeling a bit confused these days. If you’re four, and you have a […]
