The slow slide from Mother to Crone *

"I actually can't believe it," my husband said to me last night. "You actually ARE stepping back from things at the school." It's true. This week is Book Fair, and for the first time since 2009, I am not spending all day every day at the Book … [Continue reading]

The mall in early November is glorious.

Ahhhhhh. I JUST finished the last thing on my "to-do" list for the week - other than writing this post - and I feel the way you do when you've been on your feet wearing super high heels all day, and you get home, and you take them off. It feels … [Continue reading]

Monster Mash Aftermath

So how was Halloween? My husband got home from his business trip on Friday, and so Saturday was a whirlwind of activity: in addition to the usual Saturday morning karate/ workouts/ grocery shopping, we carved pumpkins and the boys helped my husband … [Continue reading]

All work and no play make Nicole scream at telemarketers

Last November 1, my husband took the kids to Walmart and for about $100, came home with a minivan-load of Halloween-themed exterior decorations. You all know me, come November 1 I'm really more of a Buddy the Elf girl, and so I didn't really pay much … [Continue reading]

Maybe Pumpkin Spice Potato Chips really are a thing.

You know those moments in parenting where you just don't know how you got here, and you just can't believe this is happening? I had one of those yesterday when Jake came home from school, completely excited about this cool new game he wants to get … [Continue reading]

Frankie Says Relax, Van Halen Says It’s 1984

Last night when my husband was watching football and doing what we have been doing for the past 78 days - flipping the channel when a political commercial came on, which was approximately every ninety seconds - it occurred to me: after tonight, no … [Continue reading]

Just keep swimming…

YOU GUYS. It's been a whirlwind of activity around here. We took a four day weekend to see my in-laws' over the Thanksgiving holidays, which was great, except that I had one day after returning home to get my bearings, and then leave for Toronto. I … [Continue reading]