Putting the OM in OMG
Friday evening, a mere 28 hours after the installation of my son's braces, two of the brackets came off his teeth. Despite 26 months of Braces Experience with my older son - who, by the way, broke every single rule in the Braces Handbook - this was … [Continue reading]
This week my older son and I went to the open house for the high school that he will be attending in less than eight months. It is a very strange feeling, having a child prepare for high school, and it is a feeling I will go through again next year … [Continue reading]
"I finally figured out who you remind me of!" a man, who I have known these past two years, said to me the other day. I waited, smiling, and was not at all prepared for the big reveal. "Charlene Prickett! You are so much like Charlene … [Continue reading]
"I remember you!" the cashier at Superstore said to me yesterday as she weighed out six pounds of red peppers and sixteen pounds of bananas. "You're the lady with the teen boys who eat all those vegetables!" That would be me. I'm Superstore … [Continue reading]
Happy New Year! As I write this, on my desk are two brightly-coloured paper hat, two Hawaiian leis, and two noisemakers that the boys brought home from an early New Year's Eve party. Picture loud, family-friendly dance music and what appeared to be … [Continue reading]
Today I am going to de-Christmas the house. This is an all-time record for me; I don't think I've ever had the decorations and tree up until December 31. Usually I take them down much earlier, but I felt the need to prolong the festivity, just a … [Continue reading]
In the last week, I have seen the following outfits on young girls: a one-shouldered bodysuit paired with jogging pants, the type that are tightly elasticized around the ankles, super high-rise lululemon tights with a hoodie, the bottom hem of which … [Continue reading]
