Lawsy, I’ve been busy – relatively speaking – since returning from vacation. It’s amazing how much piles up after an eight-day hiatus from the homefront. I’ve been multi-tasking like a motherfucking riot; taking the boys to the playground while mentally composing posts, responding to constant “fun facts” about animals while making 16 litres of tomato sauce, preparing frantically […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: Summer Loving Had Me A Blast Edition
July 16, 2013 by 9 Comments
My roses are blooming, and that is not a euphemism of any kind. Well, maybe it’s a bit of a euphemism. I came across this hilarious piece about ludicrous things said by yoga teachers, and thank goodness none of them have ever been said to me, because “Let your anus blossom” is something no one […]
I said selzer, not salsa!
July 8, 2013 by 8 Comments
We took the boys to see Man of Steel yesterday, which means that my husband and I have gone to a grand total of four movies in a theatre since 2005. Three of those are from 2011 and on, so I really feel like we’re bringing up the average here. Annual movies! Man of Steel was […]
But he knew that when he married me!
July 4, 2013 by 10 Comments
I am planning a solo trip to visit my grandma, several weeks from now, and I think the planning logistics may just be the death of me. It occurred to me yesterday, not for the first time, that there is a fundamental difference between me and my husband. He travels frequently for business, and here […]
Willie Wonka’s Factory of Near-Death Experiences
June 14, 2013 by 6 Comments
I’ve been having a lovely day, despite of an inauspicious moment this morning when I was getting dressed and wondered what happened to my sweater. I wondered if I had somehow shrunk it, which seemed unlikely since I never put sweaters in the dryer. The usually long, drapey sweater was fitting bizarrely like a crop […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things – Spring Edition!
May 13, 2013 by 12 Comments
It was such a long, cold winter, wasn’t it? Snow on the ground from October solidly through April, but I tell you this: May has been absolutely stunning in YYC. I keep expecting snow in the forecast every day, or at least hard frosts, and yet it’s been warm and beautiful. It feels like spring, […]
More, More, More
May 3, 2013 by 6 Comments
Has it been a weirdly long week? Not a bad week, but a long week? On Tuesday I told Mark that he had better get his library books together for school, to which he answered that library was on Thursday. I knew that but honestly thought it was Thursday. Wednesday I was planning for Friday, […]
