Sunday was the first anniversary of my mom's death. It was also the final stage of the Tour de France.So how are my family's personal tragedy and the world's biggest cycling race connected? In 28 million ways. You see, Lance Armstrong and his Radio Shack cycling team switched out their kits for … [Read more...]
I Will Remember
It was a year ago today that I sat with my sister and held my mother's hand as she died. I've been avoiding thinking about it for - oh, several months now, anyway - but the day brings it all back in full-force, as anniversaries have a way of doing. Because I'm too overwhelmed to put any really new … [Read more...]
Curses!
Yesterday I was at a Weight Watchers meeting (yes, we're back on that wagon again...fodder for another post, though) and just before things got started I overheard some other members having a chat. It was just a group of typical people you'd meet anywhere: a group of 4 or 5 women in their early- to … [Read more...]
Pardon my French
Not that long ago, I wrote about my attempts to pass the exam for the DELF B2 French certificate of bilingualism. I had spent months studying and preparing (and listening to French radio all the livelong day) and I just got the results on Thursday and...I passed. Woot!Which is all well and good, … [Read more...]
Stampeding the Hell Away
You know I live in Calgary, right? And the second week of July every year, that's Stampede Week. Yes, it's time for the annual Calgary Stampede, an exhibition, rodeo, agricultural fair and overall excuse to party and wear cheesy western clothing. The Stampede is billed as "the greatest outdoor show … [Read more...]
Separation? Elation.
You've heard of separation anxiety, right? Just in case you haven't, Wikipedia states: Separation anxiety occurs as babies begin to understand their own selfhood--or understand that they are a separate person from their primary caregiver. At the same time, the concept of object permanence … [Read more...]
Outlaw: A Love Story
This is my nearly-ten-year-old daughter:At such a tender age, she has discovered love. Her first, truest, tenderest love. She has discovered horses.This past weekend, to celebrate Canada Day, our family visited Jasper National Park. On Saturday, I took the kids horseback riding for the first … [Read more...]
Summer Moments (a Photo Essay)
I do realize the irony of posting a photo essay immediately following my last post, but hey: I'm okay with that. I just returned from spending a few days on a girls' weekend with friends -- two moms and three daughters -- in Fairmont Hot Springs, BC, where I shot these pictures of the girls … [Read more...]
Life Behind the Lens
Wow, it's been a really busy last week at school (yes, my kids were dismissed for the last time this year on Friday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.)!My oldest just finished grade four, and is off to middle school next year. I was part of the organizing committee for the Grade Four Farewell Celebration at her … [Read more...]
Vuvuzela Filter. Now THERE’S an Idea!
Many of us here at UrbanMoms are Macophiles. We like our tech toys, and we like them apple-flavoured, thank you very much. We proudly sport our iPhones, iPods, MacBooks and iMacs, and I know for a fact that at least one of us is seriously eyeing up the iPad, too. (Okay, it's me...I tried it out for … [Read more...]
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