Putting the OM in OMG
Let's Talk About The Weather Here we are in the last full week of July, and we are actually having a summer! A whole week of summer weather, which, as we all know, is all relative considering other places in the world. For example, on Wednesday it … [Continue reading]
Summer in Alberta: if there is a decent day, weather-wise, you had better carpe diem because you have no idea what will happen next. This is an important lesson I've learned in my lifetime. I took the boys up to my parents' place on the lake because … [Continue reading]
Stampede week is always full of strange things; it is the nature of living in a city with a ten-day party going on. Usually there are at least a few people passed out in the green space behind our house or in the alley, which incites my personal grim … [Continue reading]
The week following the last day of school has been certainly mixed, weather-wise. We have had the occasional cool-but-sunny day interspersed with many cold-and-rainy days; the weather is never predictable in this city but so far summer has been … [Continue reading]
What is it about the last week of school? The month of June - well, and April and May - flew by, but now this last week is taking an age to get through. It doesn't help that I feel like I'm in a constant time warp, what with today being a PD day, and … [Continue reading]
Around Christmastime last year, I parked my car and peered into my rearview mirror in order to check my makeup before going to teach a yoga class. I do this habitually to make sure I don't have lipstick on my teeth or raccoon-ish mascara circles … [Continue reading]
There is no need to remind me that today is actually Thursday; however, this is how I have felt over the past couple of weeks: On Monday I cheerfully mentioned to my older son that if he was having issues with his F chord, he could ask his … [Continue reading]
