Busy Bee

It was "Dress as Your Twin" day at school - a day where kids get "spirit points" for their "colour squad" if they dress the same as someone else, and my kids took it to the extreme, dressing in the exact same outfit, down to the socks and underwear.  … [Continue reading]

Men of Years Past, or Childhood Memories

It's the most wonderful time...of the year.  Not only is it the holiday season (well, almost the holiday season, I was singing Santa Baby in a slutty voice to myself this morning, so it totally counts) but it is also the Sexiest Man Alive season, as … [Continue reading]

Moustaches, Sexy Men, and Early Morning Photographs

I have been a bit MIA this week because it was the school's book fair and the annual general meeting of the School Council, of which I am the chair, and those two events, along with all the usual housewifely stuff, made for a very busy week.  This is … [Continue reading]

Fun with the Sears Catalogue

This was the view out my back door last week: It has been cold and snowy forever, I think.  In reality it has been more like three and a half weeks, but it feels like forever.  At least the sun came out yesterday, which makes me feel less like … [Continue reading]

Did you know November is Gratitude Month?

Well, it is!  I don't know who comes up with these specialty months; probably the same people who come up with "Grandparents' Day".  For the record, every day is Grandparents' Day, just like every month should be Gratitude Month.  Right?  It's like I … [Continue reading]

Hot Carl

Twice a year I find myself commenting that I am in awe that we, as a society, still deal with such an antiquated notion as Daylight Savings Time, and twice a year my husband tells me that I am starting to sound crazy when I launch a diatribe against … [Continue reading]

November 1st equals Christmas

There have been a number of Very Sad, Moderately Sad, and Mildly Sad things going on in the Boyhouse and in the world at large this week.  Happily, general Halloween festivities and related sugary and non-sugary joy have cheered me, as well as the … [Continue reading]