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!
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]
Nine Feels Fine
Mark was born on our second wedding anniversary, after a pre-eclampsia diagnosis, a three week bedrest, minor panic, and a startlingly short labour. I learned that not everything always goes as planned. He was a seriously cute baby with super … [Continue reading]
Come to think of it, Superman is a douche
There is this strange phenomenon I've noticed this winter: no matter what the weather is like at all other times of the day, it will surely become much, much worse at school pickup time. I'm not sure what it is about the 3:30-4:00 time slot, but … [Continue reading]
The toll of shopping at Costco
Congratulations to Maggie, for winning the random draw! I picked up the prize yesterday on my trip to Costco. Can you spot it in my minivan? No, silly, it's NOT the case of tetra pak almond milk. Nor is it the giant family size package of Snapea … [Continue reading]
Lego, Eyelashes, and an IMPORTANT QUESTION
This morning Jake was playing with his Star Wars Lego when I heard a frustrated yell. The back window had fallen out of his Palpatine's Arrest set, and when he tried to fix it, a couple of other pieces came off. There was no time to figure things … [Continue reading]
Don’t masquerade with the guy in shades.
This morning I was driving to the yoga shala, and the radio was playing Sunglasses at Night. Boy in the Box was one of my favourite albums back in 1985, and so I turned it up and sang along. I pulled into a parking stall, still singing. You've … [Continue reading]