I have been relentlessly cheery today, so much so that I’m even annoying myself. Maybe it’s all the green smoothies I’ve been drinking; today I made one with frozen strawberries and, while it was very tasty, it looked like sludge. I think my cheerfulness is actually directly related to the unseasonably warm temperatures we have […]
Nicolemania and Beatlemania
November 13, 2013 by 8 Comments
This is where I spent the vast majority of my week: Every year – twice a year – leading up to the book fair I feel deflated and exhausted and think this is IT. This is the LAST TIME I’m running the book fair. Then, after running the book fair, raising thousands of dollars for […]
Sing a song
September 18, 2013 by 16 Comments
I don’t know if it’s because of the full moon tomorrow or what, but I’ve been having one of those super productive days in which I actually amaze myself. I had a pan of vegan peppermint brownies (minties, maybe) in the oven before 8:00 am, and a separate pan of vegan non-peppermint brownies baked a […]
FYI for teenaged girls, don’t date the Hall boys.
September 6, 2013 by 20 Comments
I’m really glad my ladies’ holidays aren’t coming up anytime soon, because my goodness I am an emotional girl this week; it would be pretty bad if I threw some hormones into the mix. Part of it, maybe, is the fact that my kids are now in the “big kid” section of the school, far […]
I can see for miles and miles
August 19, 2013 by 2 Comments
Last weekend I went to Saskatchewan to visit with my grandma, as well as with my cousins, aunt, and my brother who moved from the big city to a small town and is now realizing that everyone on his block knows what he is doing at any given time. He has also nicely transitioned to […]
Gazing at you, I get the beat.
July 24, 2013 by 4 Comments
It turns out I am easily unmoored.My parents took the kids up to the lake yesterday, and I was faced with thirty childless hours in which to get some things done. Productivity! It’s actually amazing how much can be accomplished when the children are not around. It’s also kind of startling how much of my […]
Moar Happyer; A Diversion
April 16, 2013 by 7 Comments
“I don’t get it,” Mark said from the back of the minivan, the minivan that was rocking with hip tunes from the seventies. “Why does that guy want to be a Fireside Girl?” “Maybe he wants to sell those cupcakes or get badges.” Jake suggested. For reference, this was the song that was on the […]
