So there I was, just going about my day like any other; I was driving back home from dropping the kids off at school, and guess what I found in my back alley: Manny! What have they done to you? For those of you who haven't been … [Continue reading]
Five Happy Things
December 9, 2014 by
1) It has been unseasonably warm for the past week; the air feels soft, almost spring-like. I've been able to let the boys play in the snow after school until the sun goes down (i.e., 4:30) and I'm not even painfully frozen by the time we leave the … [Continue reading]
Clark, that there is an RV.
December 5, 2014 by
Today is not only a no-school day, but it is also a moon day, meaning that I have had a slow, lazy day with the kids, making truffles, roasting squash, and pulling teeth. In the interest of veracity, I should say "pulling one tooth", rather than … [Continue reading]
Here’s Looking At You, Kid
December 1, 2014 by
Well, hello there, December! It's absurd to say that a date snuck up on me, what with the availability of calendars and all, but the date snuck up on me. This morning the boys cracked open their Advent calendars, and here we are. December. I have so … [Continue reading]
The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year, Sears Style
November 26, 2014 by
This weekend was a whirlwind of Christmas cheer activities - there are only FOUR WEEKS until Christmas, people! We actually put the tree up even though it seems early, even for me. This coming weekend is massively busy, and I cannot and will not go … [Continue reading]
He’s gone, oh I, oh I, I have to learn how to face it.
November 20, 2014 by
THE MANNEQUIN IS GONE. For all it's creepiness, I'm strangely bereft, and also very puzzled: where, exactly, did it go? It wasn't garbage day. Did one of the neighbours take it and, if so, what are they doing with it? It's also strangely unnerving … [Continue reading]
Something strange in the neighbourhood
November 17, 2014 by
You guys, you guys, YOU GUYS. Someone has been playing with the creepy mannequin behind my house. As unnerving as it was seeing the dead-body-ish leg poking out from behind the pile of branches, it was nothing compared to driving home on a Sunday … [Continue reading]
