I was about to launch my annual diatribe against Groundhog Day, and thought I would actually look up a bit of the history behind this dubious so-called holiday. It turns out that modern day North American Groundhog Day has roots in European weather … [Continue reading]
Some Days
January 31, 2010 by 2 Comments
Some days it feels like my life boils down to a basket of unfolded laundry, and a trip to the grocery store, and correcting behaviour. It seems my life revolves around food preparation and then cleaning up. Some days it seems like someone always, … [Continue reading]
The Real Thing
January 28, 2010 by 4 Comments
One of the community dads actually got to run with the torch, and he was kind enough to bring it to the school for the kids to see. Much, much better than the rain stick and cowbell, don't you think? … [Continue reading]
Share the Flame
January 27, 2010 by 3 Comments
Yesterday the boys’ school held an Olympics assembly, and I don’t know if this is indicative of upcoming “ladies’ holidays” but I was completely verklempt the whole time, what with the children’s unabashedly enthusiastic singing of their school … [Continue reading]
I think I just slept too well.
January 25, 2010 by 3 Comments
I am aware that many of my readers are chronically sleep-deprived, so I don’t mean to brag about what I did Friday night. I slept – get this – ten and a half hours. I know! It’s remarkable, really. I woke up feeling groggy and my body was stiff from … [Continue reading]
PSA – What NOT to say to pregnant women
January 20, 2010 by 12 Comments
I was talking with a friend who is currently eight months pregnant about the strangely insensitive things that people say to gestating women. Then I read this post and thought that today’s post would be a public service announcement: things not to … [Continue reading]
Sophia Loren and her "face"
January 18, 2010 by 1 Comment
Did anyone see Sophia Loren on the Golden Globes last night? Why, Sophia? Why? WHY? Why would a beautiful woman do that to herself?It is sad to me that our society, our celebrity-obsessed, reality television watching, air-brushed and photo-shopped … [Continue reading]
