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 […]
STRIPPING! Boom chicka wah wah! UPDATE
April 2, 2011 by 12 Comments
So here’s what you may not know about getting your varicose veins stripped: it really, really hurts. I know! News flash! But honestly, I was unprepared for how much it would hurt and how difficult it would be to walk afterward. I am happy to tell you that today I am moving around and even […]
Spring has sprung!
March 22, 2011 by 5 Comments
Well, not really. I grew up here and March is not, to me, a spring month. It’s a WINTER month. My birthday is in late April and that is when spring begins for me, which is not to say it won’t snow after said birthday, but it’s spring snow, rather than winter snow. Big difference. […]
Frivolty in the Face of Tragedy
March 12, 2011 by 8 Comments
So. The day after I post a story about my over-reaction to a water main break on my street, the earthquake and related chaos and possible nuclear meltdown occurs in Japan. I feel like an asshole. How do you talk to your children about such things? Mine are at an awkward age where they are […]
I once had a poster of a fish riding a bicycle.
March 8, 2011 by 6 Comments
Yesterday, according to the internet – which is never wrong, correct? – was Booty Appreciation Day. A moment of silence, please, while we all absorb that riveting information. Strangely, Booty Appreciation Day is immediately followed by International Women’s Day – so happy girl power to all of us! Fish on bicycles, women’s work is never […]
It says "Let’s BEE Friends!" And there’s a picture of a bee on it.
February 15, 2011 by 10 Comments
This weekend was our neighbourhood’s annual outdoor party, complete with skating, tobogganing, and barbeque, and by some incredible good fortune, the weather was very mild, making it a perfect day. Mark built a snowman with his dad: I’m basking in the glory of a snowman, whose existence I did not assist in. Cute, right? Until […]
