May Long Get Bombed

This is how my (much younger) cousin celebrates the Victoria Day weekend, by going camping and taking along a few (but just a few, I’m sure) beers, because, as all Canadians know, the Victoria Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer! This … [Continue reading]

The episode in which Nicole takes her deflated bosoms bikini shopping

What is more traumatic than bathing suit shopping? Well, I guess a lot of things are much more traumatic. Let me re-word that: what shopping related travesty is worse than bathing suit shopping? Apropos to my rant about loving your body, feeling … [Continue reading]

Addendum to chid-inappropriate songs

My very dear friend just informed me that the "obscure" band I had mentioned is actually the Irish Rovers, and they are Canadian, and so SHAME ON ME!!!! I am appropriately shamed. … [Continue reading]

Giggle giggle

Ever since Beck’s post about music yesterday, I’ve had the following child-inappropriate songs stuck in my head:1) Wasn’t that a party, by some obscure band in the late 70’s. You know the song: “Could have been the whiskey, might have been the gin, … [Continue reading]

The reason I’m turning out to be a bad soccer mom

It has been pouring rain all day, and it's four degrees outside. The sky is dark, but I'm strangely happy...because that means that the soccer practice will be (OMG, hopefully) cancelled tonight!I hope.Every soccer night so far this year has been … [Continue reading]

Monday morning, you sure look fine

You know the kind of Saturday evening where you nobly encourage your husband to golf nine, after all he is supportive of all your yogic pursuits, but after you pick the kids up from their afternoon birthday party they are insane with post-party … [Continue reading]

Nicole’s Book Club

I don’t know what your favourite books are, but I can tell you what mine aren’t: Scooby Doo Early Reader Mysteries. I made a grave error in ordering a package of nine (nine!) from Scholastic Books and as a result have been reading the most boring, … [Continue reading]