The long weekend is here, and then the kids start back at school on Tuesday. I seem to have reached a grizzled, jaded stage of motherhood where the cheerful articles about back to school and lunch making and activities make me smile ruefully. I mean, … [Continue reading]
Kondo-ing My Life, The Clothing Edition
August 30, 2016 by 8 Comments
So here we are in the very last week of summer vacation, and finally, FINALLY the weather is lovely. Although it looks like it's all going to hell on the long weekend, so hurrah for Calgary for living up to its usual weather standards. Well, at least … [Continue reading]
Does anyone still read print magazines or is it just me?
August 26, 2016 by 1 Comment
Thank you to everyone for your kind words about Barkley! I'm happy to report he's pretty much all better, except for having to take pills and eat really, really gross looking canned dog food for a few more days. One huge benefit of having a … [Continue reading]
Winter Is Coming
August 24, 2016 by 2 Comments
My gracious, it's been a hell of a week, and it's only Wednesday. We were having a lovely time up at the lake with my parents, boating and swimming and tubing, enjoying what felt like the last blast of summer, when Barkley got sick. He got sick in … [Continue reading]
Kondo-ing My Life
August 17, 2016 by 1 Comment
I consider myself to be a very self-aware person. I know that I can be very easy to live with, in some ways, but very difficult in others. I can recognize my faults along with my positive character traits. So I recognize that at the end of the … [Continue reading]
Spoiled children and first seven jobs
August 11, 2016 by 7 Comments
In my last post, I promised a photo of me looking disapproving at the amusement park, and today was supposed to be that day. Except that the sky is grey, again, and threatening to thunderstorm, AGAIN, and so I am just looking disapproving in my … [Continue reading]
My Face Says I’m Disappointed, But My Heart Says I’m Happy
August 8, 2016 by 2 Comments
Well, hello there! So much has happened in the last two weeks; my husband took time off work and we Vacationed Like Nobody's Business. First of all, the boys finished off their week of karate camp with a mini-tournament, and all I can say is that I … [Continue reading]
