I was driving home from yoga this morning and I heard “You Shook Me All Night Long” on the radio, and it occurred to me – not for the first time – that the line “knocking me out with those American thighs” had much different connotation back in 1980 than it would today. American thighs […]
Oooh, I hated the Colonel, with his WEE BEADY EYES
January 24, 2013 by
After my last post, I had a few people grumpily say There is NOTHING good about January, to which I respond, sunnily, There is only a week left! One week and then we are into February! So there’s a positive thought for you, even if it is just time tick-tick-ticking away. Also, tomorrow is Robbie […]
One Week
January 7, 2013 by
The first week of January is gone, and I’m completely scattered, so here are some random things going on in the Boyhouse:1) The boys go back to school tomorrow, and I am having my usual last-day-of-vacation mixed feelings: happiness about the return to routine, and melancholy about the fleeting nature of time, and what city […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: Holiday Edition, part 2
December 21, 2012 by
Part 2 is finally here! As is winter break; the kids are off school, it’s minus a billion outside, and I have nowhere to be and nothing particular that needs to get done, so I’m drinking Bailey’s and coffee and listening to Christmas carols. Festive! Without further ado, I present the random things I love […]
FEEL THE ENERGY
November 26, 2012 by
Every month, I realize anew that my complete lack of energy for a week, followed by super-strength-energizer-bunny energy is actually related to my, how shall I put this, lady cycles. And yet every month I find myself wondering what is wrong with me, and why am I so tired? Last week everything was a massive […]
Give Mom the Rockets and No One Gets Hurt
October 29, 2012 by
Happy Monday/ Full Moon Day, everyone! We are just coming off the high of a long weekend – it was a PD day on Friday, which was joyfully spent painting clay creations and playing video games with friends. Thursday night was the much-anticipated Halloween Dance and it was everything everyone had ever dreamed of, and […]
Domination by cookie baking
October 25, 2012 by
The Boyhouse is vibrating with excitement today. It’s the Halloween Family Dance and I am just going to say that I feel badly for the teachers today. They are going to be dealing with some bouncy kids. Also, my own kids snuck cookies before school this morning, so they may be riding the sugar train. […]
