I still kind of hate The Diary of a Wimpy Kid though.

Anyone else exhausted this week? I would blame it on the time change but I was gently chided by a few people - including my husband, for whom time change is meaningless and unimportant, apparently, despite the fact that it turns his wife into a … [Continue reading]

Welcome to Crazytown, Population: Me.

I know I seem all easy going and flexible, but the reality is I am a very rigid person. Each week I write in my day-timer - the old-fashioned PAPER kind, can you imagine? - the tasks that I need to do that week. Some of the tasks are everyday … [Continue reading]

Don’t mess with the bull, young man. You’ll get the horns.

I heard on the radio this morning that there has been some kind of significant study showing that yelling at your kids is just as bad - if not WORSE - than spanking them. Well, then. This is one of those hot button, easily misinterpreted studies, in … [Continue reading]

You’re also never fully dressed without eight pounds of clothing.

On Monday it warmed up all the way to minus 17, so I carpe diemed the hell out of that and took the dog for a walk. Poor fluffster, it's been a while since he's had a proper walk, and it probably will be a while before he gets a proper walk, because … [Continue reading]

You’re never fully dressed without a smile.

This morning I was shopping for random things like Vitamin D pills, toothpaste, compost bags, 12 boxes of tissues, and socks for the boys. I had quite a cartful of items and after I finished unloading them I noticed the woman in front of me, who was … [Continue reading]

I got 99 problems, but the book fair is not one.

I wrapped up my twelfth - TWELFTH - book fair yesterday and it was the most successful one I've ever had; we raised almost $4000 for the school library and home reading program. I feel like I should preen a little bit about that, but credit must be … [Continue reading]

I think hell just did freeze over.

I woke up this morning and it was minus thirty with windchill, and all I could think while I watched the weather report was at least I'm not in Regina. Or Flin Flon. Because minus 49 - which is the temperature in those places - is really really cold. … [Continue reading]