"I don't get it," Mark said from the back of the minivan, the minivan that was rocking with hip tunes from the seventies. "Why does that guy want to be a Fireside Girl?" "Maybe he wants to sell those cupcakes or get badges." Jake suggested. For … [Continue reading]
Sears and Anthropologie: Reunited and it feels so good.
April 11, 2013 by 8 Comments
It's snowing, again, huge fluffy flakes that would fill me with appreciation for their beauty if it were not mid-April. But! I am not going to focus on that. Instead, let me tell you about receiving the "Hello Summer!" Sears catalogue. I love … [Continue reading]
The only way out is through
April 9, 2013 by 7 Comments
Yesterday I was having a fabulous hair day, which is not something that happens frequently at the best of times, and especially not when it's T-3 days until my appointment at the hair salon. Generally, at this time in my hair cycle, my hair … [Continue reading]
In the wink of a young girl’s eye
April 4, 2013 by 13 Comments
I have heard "Glory Days" no fewer than five times in the past two days. Is it a sign? Perhaps the universe is saying something about my impending 20 year high school reunion. Should I start reliving those glory days? Perhaps don a baby doll … [Continue reading]
Be Happy, Moar Happyer
April 2, 2013 by 9 Comments
The kids are back at school this morning, and Mark's class is in swim lessons this afternoon - the first time ever one of my children have had school swim lessons not in the dead of winter. It's a beautiful, sunny day; only a few tenacious and icy … [Continue reading]
Hippos and Spring
March 28, 2013 by 8 Comments
Important Boyhouse update for those of you who have been reading for a while: we visited the zoo yesterday for the first time since the tragic (for us) euthanasia of Foggy the Hippo. There is a new hippo; his name is Ghost, courtesy of his Halloween … [Continue reading]
Spring Break! Put your (paint covered) hands up!
March 26, 2013 by 4 Comments
It's only, technically, day two of Spring Break and it is the Most Exciting Spring Break Ever. Yesterday I looked out the window to see a Canada Post truck parked in the middle of our road and a delivery man struggling up our sidewalk with a giant … [Continue reading]
