How was your weekend? I spent Friday night here: which is to say I had a pretty fabulous weekend. My parents stayed at our house and took care of the children, and I will say this: I always fret a little about leaving them, even for one night, and they always wish that I stayed […]
Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
October 21, 2011 by
It’s my husband’s birthday today! Ssssh. He doesn’t like a big fuss made about his birthday, something I totally do not understand since I enjoy wearing a birthday tiara and a sandwich board with “BIRTHDAY GIRL” written on it. However, he and I are going to Banff for the night tonight – squee – with […]
Baby I’m-a Want You
August 5, 2011 by
“I figured out what I’m going to buy you,” my husband said as I walked in the door, holding a piece of paper in his hand. A present for me? Squee! It’s my tenth anniversary in seven months and there is a three stone ring coming my way; my husband is a far-ahead planner so […]
What makes a happy couple? Not outdoor soccer.
April 11, 2011 by
Last week I was applying makeup while wearing my robe and Jake peered over at my exposed legs. “Mom, you should go put your stockings on,” he said in a voice of concern. I assured him that I didn’t need to wear my stockings anymore! Happy news! He repeated his request, slightly louder. I repeated […]
Nicole’s 300th Episode!
January 15, 2011 by
It’s my 300th blog post! If this were a sitcom, I would totally make this a clip show. As it is, I looked back through some of my archives and discovered the following things: a) I write a lot about being insane and germ-phobic, b) I talk about the weather as much as someone who […]
Marital Strain
October 28, 2010 by
You just know with a title like that it’s going to be a juicy post. On Modern Family – do you watch Modern Family? It’s very funny. – the other night, Claire was looking through the Tupperware and wondering how or why the containers and lids get separated. Phil replied, built-up resentment, financial issues, met […]
Finally Scaredy Squirrel decides that nothing horrible is happening in the unknown today.
October 3, 2010 by
My neighbourhood is, for some reason, a squirrel graveyard these days. I take my dog for a walk and there are squirrel carcasses in varying stages of decomposition everywhere. It is quite disconcerting. Also disconcerting is the fact that dead squirrels are to my dog what giant bags of potato chips are to me: not […]
