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 […]
In which I reveal myself as a snob and a lunatic, all at the same time
October 15, 2012 by
I had the most productive weekend! Shit got DONE around here. I had a number of things on my to-do list and every one of them was accomplished, even down to the “putting photos in albums” task. For reasons that I do not comprehend, I find putting photos in albums to be one of the […]
No, honey, I will not murder you when you cease to be a fast driver.
October 9, 2012 by
Happy Thanksgiving, all my Canadian friends. Although I’ve always thought that Thanksgiving is among the lamer of the holidays, given that I have never been interested in pie, turkey, or any of the usual turkey-trimmings-pie-fanfare. And yet, it’s always a good idea to be thankful for what one has. Right now I’m mostly thankful that […]
Cupcakes, shopping, and Junior Mints
September 7, 2012 by
I am pleased to report the happy news that there have been zero barfing incidents since the first day of school. Although, writing that, I just broke out into a cold sweat thinking that I just jinxed everything and now my children will be up all night barfing. Cue the Stevie Wonder riffs.I really, really […]
Death by Shapewear; Nicole’s Favourite Things, Back-to-School Edition
August 20, 2012 by
I was watching the news the other day and there was a story about how wearing shapewear, such as Spanx, excessively could lead to infection, blood clots, and death. Death. By shapewear. I’m sure there are more humiliating ways to die, but at the moment I cannot think of any. As my friend Rachel said, you […]
Adventures in Boyland
August 11, 2012 by
I’ve been reading the boys all the Little House books, in order, since they became interested in settlers and whatnot after reading Little House on the Prairie at school. Their favourite was On the Banks of Plum Creek, what with all the plagues and Pa getting lost in a blizzard at Christmas and Laura getting a […]
Nicole’s Favourite Things: Summertastic!
July 17, 2012 by
When we were in Maui, the boys wrote in their journals every day, in order to show their class when they got back. Mark’s was ridiculously and tediously detailed (“Mom, do you remember what I had for breakfast yesterday?”), while Jake’s simply wrote out the major activities of the day. In other words, the majority […]
