On our recent Victoria Day weekend road trip, we stopped for a break at the information centre in Golden, BC. While my husband took the boys in to use the bathroom, I took the dog for a quick walk and potty break. Query: why do I use the term “potty break” for a dog? Answer […]
I-I-I-I’m Still Alive!
May 24, 2011 by 5 Comments
So here it is, May 23, and we are still here. I guess the rapture didn’t occur after all, or, if it did, I was seriously excluded. I wore my special Judgment Day panties for nothing? NOTHING? I spent the weekend celebrating the birth of Queen Victoria by way of a road trip to visit my in-laws, and […]
The Apocalypse? Or PMS?
March 25, 2011 by 12 Comments
Yesterday I was so blue and everything seemed bleak and grim: my legs ache and hurt constantly, there are unspeakable tragedies all over the world, I need to do the soccer scheduling, I have to write an article for the community newsletter, the sky is grey, it’s been snowing for five days, it’s cold and […]
Disneyland should sell booze.
February 28, 2011 by 12 Comments
The kids were thrilled that we were going to Disneyland; so was my husband, who had never been before. I was somewhat less excited given my mild crowd phobia and not-so-mild germ phobia, especially when I realized we were going to be there on President’s Day. Eeek! I was prepared for crushing anxiety and feelings […]
I’m Back and I’m Stylish!
February 27, 2011 by 8 Comments
I was vacationing in California for ten days, escaping the frigid cold back home. However, since cold follows me like a puppy, temperatures were far below normal in Palm Desert and Anaheim, where I was. Almost everyone I et commented on the absurdly cold weather, but since it was still comparable to an average ten days […]
All the cool kids are doing it!
January 6, 2011 by 10 Comments
And so will I – a Year in Review. Yes, I know it is the sixth of January and most year in reviews have already been posted, but I was far too busy writing about people who eat toilet paper and watching When Harry Met Sally. So what happened in 2010 over at the Boy […]
It’s quiet. A little TOO quiet.
September 7, 2010 by 9 Comments
Today was the big day. Not back to school – that was last week. Today was the day we were slated to get the hardwood installed. It was no mean feat getting ready for the installation, given that we were out of town for the long weekend. All moveable items were moved, all clothing, toys, […]
