“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 15 Comments
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 8 Comments
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 9 Comments
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 8 Comments
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 […]
Mmm…George Clooney
April 11, 2010 by 4 Comments
Have you seen the movie Up in the Air? If not, I recommend you do so; it is an excellent movie. I say this with authority because I actually stayed awake through the entire film. This is notable because I’m famous – in my own small circle, anyway – for falling asleep and missing the […]
I don’t go out much
April 3, 2010 by 1 Comment
You know how, when you are looking forward to going to your very favourite restaurant for weeks, and you pore over the online menu and decide what you are going to order, in extreme detail, and you think about that amazing meal and you think about it and – after all you go out for […]
