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 […]
Random Complaints from a Deposed Princess
July 20, 2011 by 5 Comments
I always knew this day would come, and here it is. My family doctor is retiring, and for those of you who do not live in Canada, let me tell you that finding a family doctor – ANY family doctor, let alone a good family doctor – is a big problem. My doctor has been […]
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, […]
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 […]
He shoots, he scores!
June 20, 2011 by 3 Comments
How was your weekend? The boys had each made an adorable card for their dad – Mark’s with a picture of a tiger saying “I Roar You” and Jake’s in the shape of a shirt with a tie – and in addition to a couple of purchased gifts, my husband also received a jar of […]
It just doesn’t add up.
June 6, 2011 by 11 Comments
I seem to have caught the boys’ cold, it is no one’s favourite time of the month, and the sky is dark grey and it’s chilly and rainy. It’s like a trifecta of mildly depressing things. Also mildly depressing is that I am repeating behaviours that I repeat every single June: I listen to the […]
If I have to, I can face anything! I am woman!
May 28, 2011 by 11 Comments
I unclogged the gutters today! I know I’ve written about this before, but every time I perform a job like that, I feel like raising my fist in the air and singing “I am strong – STRONG – I am invincible – INVINCIBLE – I am WOMAN.” Hear me roar, I unclogged the gutters! I […]
