How to dress for the Calgary Stampede without looking like an idiot.

...or a "Woo Girl". Last Friday the school hosted it's annual Stampede Breakfast; it's a year-end tradition that is greatly anticipated by all the staff and students, and of course my kids were no exception. Cute cowboys! As I dressed … [Continue reading]

Scaredy Nicole Wears Blue. This Was Not Part Of The Plan!

This weekend I got on my bike for the first time since 2003. I know! It felt like quite the undertaking. I stopped going for bike rides when I was pregnant with Mark, and then I never started again. My husband rides with the kids, but the truth is … [Continue reading]

I’ve got 99 problems, and excessive caffeine consumption is one of them.

Today was the Volunteer Appreciation Tea at the school, and guess what? Not only did I win a door prize - Bath and Body Works stuff, which I LOVE - but I also got a "special recognition" for being the Chair and also the Book Fair Lady. I was … [Continue reading]

Spring Flings, and Love The One You’re With

You guys! Remember the shampoo incident wherein I went to Costco, didn't buy shampoo because it wasn't on my list, and then that very night my child informed me that we were out of shampoo, and I discovered I didn't have any in the pantry, and I had … [Continue reading]

In the spring, an elderly woman’s thoughts turn to rage.

It's that amazing time of the year when the sun is still out when I go to bed (granted, this isn't that late) and the sky is lightening up when I go to yoga at 5. The drive home at 6:25 requires sunglasses, the sky is blue and the mornings are calm. … [Continue reading]

I’ve got 99 problems, but after tonight chairing the School Council/ Parent Association will not be one of them.

The long weekend is so early this year! It's really thrown me off my game. I just realized that this is the earliest it can possibly be, so it's not just me and my "What? Already?" feelings. Adding to the panic-at-the-disco feeling is that - in … [Continue reading]

Lettuce pray.

This morning I got home from yoga a bit earlier than normal, at about 6:20, and this is what my back yard looked like: One hour later I took "weed the garden" off my to-do list. Well, the snow's stopped now and I'm sure it will be melted by the … [Continue reading]