My husband has been away on a golf trip and yesterday I did something I haven’t done since my single-girl days: I had popcorn for dinner. I announced it to the kids that we were going to have pancakes and popcorn for dinner, and that announcement was met with silent, nervous smiles. “Do you mean, we’re […]
"That Time of the Month" Emotional Breakdown, and Cougars
July 25, 2011 by 8 Comments
I saw Denzel Washington on a Letterman rerun, and he was talking about the difference between a house and a home, and how when your children move out it ceases to become a home and just becomes a house and at that point I teared up thinking of my empty nest that is coming in thirteen years or […]
Odds and Ends and a Royal Zoo Trip
July 11, 2011 by 7 Comments
It has been a busy few days in the Boy House. Last Thursday I found myself at the hair therapist’s without a book, and so I picked up People magazine to learn all about Bachelor Brad’s breakup with Emily. Here’s the reason they broke up: Emily became jealous after watching the actual broadcast of The […]
Sloth and the Splash Pad – Summer of Awesome
July 6, 2011 by 8 Comments
We have been on summer vacation for one week and we have turned into a slothful people. This is why I don’t register the kids in any organized activities; we are too busy being completely lazy every morning to get anywhere. I’m in my sweaty yoga clothes, drinking coffee and accomplishing nothing, until finally showering at 10:00, […]
Kids’ Yoga – Summer of Awesome
June 28, 2011 by 14 Comments
The cashier at the grocery store asked me how my weekend was. “Great!” I said cheerfully. “Oh yeah? What did you do?” he asked. I stood silently for a minute. I couldn’t recall one single thing that I had done. I started feeling idiotic, standing there quietly, so I replied “Um, not much, I guess. Some yardwork?” He smiled […]
The longest day of the year
June 21, 2011 by 9 Comments
Happy Summer Solstice! Here, that means that the sun rises at 5:20 am and sets at almost 10:00 pm, and, amazingly, the sun has come out today! It’s going to be 22 degrees Celcius, which may not sound like much for you people in milder climes, but to us hardened Calgarians, it might as well […]
