In the spirit of walking on the sunny side of the street, looking on the bright side of life, viewing the glass half-full, making lemonade, insert other optimistic cliché here, here is my list of the day:Benefits of Having Sick Children during the … [Continue reading]
Getting Schooled, Mom Style
December 18, 2008 by
Ah, the Christmas season. I really love it, and I especially love that I always finish my shopping in November so I never have to enter the horrible, horrible pit of hell that is the mall in December. This year, I really focused on baking. The … [Continue reading]
Good Days and Bad Days
December 10, 2008 by
Bad days are actually good because they make you appreciate the good days, right? Well, yesterday was a very bad day. It’s all relative – it wasn’t SO bad, I guess; everyone was healthy and husband was still employed. But the minutes ticked by and … [Continue reading]
A Very Special Christmas Story, or The Deerhunter
December 6, 2008 by
So I’m driving home from Co-Op when Mark asks to drive home through the alley across the street. He wants to see a 1950’s vintage car that a neighbour has in his yard, ostensibly to restore. He calls this car the “Old Hudson Hornet” after the … [Continue reading]
Santa Baby, just slip a sable under the tree
December 3, 2008 by
It just occurred to me that my children have never made a list for Santa. It also occurred to me that Christmas Eve is three weeks away, and they have never stated “I hope Santa brings me ____”. Hmm. My first thought was “Do they know that it is … [Continue reading]
Children Just Like Me – originally published November 26, 2008
December 1, 2008 by
Although Mark is very much like his father in personality and looks, there are a few traits of mine that he also possesses: his ability to leaf through a book for hours, his highly selective eating (read: picky) eating habits, his inability to handle … [Continue reading]
