Because they have been taken down! Today, taking advantage of the reprieve from minus twenty degree daytime highs, my husband and I took the outdoor lights down. Well, actually, he took the lights down. I held the ladder and shuddered as little frozen bits of leaves fell from the eaves and got stuck in my […]
Preserve Your Memories
December 15, 2012 by
Yesterday, I was going to write a post. It was going to be lighthearted, and would describe the rabbit hole I fell down while looking at old photos of the boys, ending up watching old home videos and crying in the manner of Clark Griswold locked in the attic. “Mama go yo-yoga!” impossibly chubby, not […]
Landslide’ll bring you down
August 16, 2012 by
“I have a feeling you’re not going to do well when the kids leave home,” my husband said to me today. My parents took the kids to their place at the lake, and when they left the dog – who is me, but in canine form – flopped on the floor, dramatically whimpering. The dog […]
The Skinny on Being Skinny
August 14, 2012 by
Last week, in what can only be described as an incredible burst of energy – of gittin’ ‘er dun – I made pre-back-to-school appointments for the children to see the doctor, dentist, and optometrist. I’m not sure what this says about me as a mother, but I’m always very anxious prior to any kind of medical/dental […]
You put the meaning in my life, you’re the inspiration
August 9, 2012 by
I’ve been blogging for a while now, and I am still blogging for the same reasons I started: for a creative outlet, to ensure my mind didn’t atrophy from and to make connections with other moms and writers. I feel like I’m part of a blogging community, which is very cool. You, dear reader, read what I […]
Be Kind, Change the World
July 20, 2012 by
A few weeks ago, I picked up We Need To Talk About Kevin from the library, on the recommendation of a friend. I took it back today, 90% unread. Over the past couple of weeks, I would pick it up, read half a page, and put it down again, upset and unnerved. Upon telling him […]
It’s Fashion Disaster Week in YYC!
July 5, 2012 by
If you’re from Calgary, or you know someone from Calgary, or if you have ever been in the vicinity of Calgary, then you know of what I speak. For the benefit of my readers who are not in the YYC area, I will attempt to educate you on the local cultural phenomenon known as the […]
