1) Sometimes, not very often, but sometimes I like to check my “stats” on this blog to see what brings people – not my usual, beloved readers, but different people – to this little space on the internet. And every time I remember why I don’t check those often. Recently, the most popular search term […]
Vacation Nicole versus Regular Nicole
August 9, 2013 by
Vacation Nicole 1) Vacation Nicole drinks Palm Bay at 10:00 in the morning with her father-in-law. She has a second one at 11, followed by a few more later in the afternoon 2) Vacation Nicole goes down waterslides and gets her hair wet in the wave pool. 3) Vacation Nicole eats six giant Greek salads, made […]
Update on the flood, and what you can do
June 23, 2013 by
I’m sure everyone is well aware now that Calgary has been in a state of emergency due to extensive flooding. Approximately 100,000 people – or one tenth of the city – were evacuated from their homes. Damage is incredible. I am learning that flood insurance is not something that is available in Canada, and so I […]
Super Quick Friday Randoms
May 24, 2013 by
1) I’m going on a girl’s night away tonight, and I seem to be experiencing equal parts excitement and guilt over leaving. I texted my husband “I miss you” and he replied “Already. It’s just a regular day.” Yes, it was ten in the morning and yes, normally it would be eight hours until I […]
I AM living life to the fullest, dammit.
May 10, 2013 by
My friend Nan came across the “50 Ways To Live Life To The Full” on the Daily Mail site and described her reaction to each of those 50 ways. I don’t know, I kind of feel like I’m living life to the fullest right now, given that I had popcorn for lunch instead of my […]
Be Happy, Moar Happyer
April 2, 2013 by
The kids are back at school this morning, and Mark’s class is in swim lessons this afternoon – the first time ever one of my children have had school swim lessons not in the dead of winter. It’s a beautiful, sunny day; only a few tenacious and icy snow spots are left in the shady […]
Annual Roundup – 2012 in the Boyhouse
January 2, 2013 by
I know, it’s January 2. I meant to get this post out on Monday. So I’m a few days late and a dollar short, but I have a good excuse – I rang in the New Year by sleeping. I had what I had – optimistically, it turned out – thought was food poisoning but given […]
