There are various levels of tidy I try to maintain in my house. It isn't a large place, and I just need the clutter to be out of my sight as much as possible. Hence tidy.This is not the same as clean. There are always dust-bunnies in corners. There are always crumbs on the kitchen floor, and road … [Read more...]
Feeling the Feelings
My kids are home for March Break this week, so on Sunday we made the 3.5 hour drive to visit Martin's parents in deep cottage country for a few days.During the drive as the children slept, and Martin and I enjoyed some silence in the car, I felt a bit weird. Not sick or anything... just very... … [Read more...]
There’s Always a Silver Lining
This morning before school, the man on the radio said, "...aaaaand gas prices have shot up again... it's at a dollar thirty-one..."Ava Scarlett put her hands to her mouth and made round, surprised eyes."Mummy!" she gasped, "Did he say shuddup?"WTF?And then I get it. "No, no... he said shot up... he … [Read more...]
It’s the Talking.
I arrived at school a few minutes late with Madame this morning, and the heavy metal doors were locked. For a moment, I was certain we'd missed the 8:45 AM cut-off time, but I quickly realised school was closed for a PED morning.I seriously don't know how I missed that one.Maybe it's because March … [Read more...]
Love Song – Watch and Listen
I'm not one for sappy love crap. Really, I'm not.However...This song gets me every time because it's just adorable and simple. That's all. Have a watch and a listen. C'mon, just do it.Happy Valentine's Day all!! … [Read more...]
Be the Valentine You Want
My feelings about Valentine's Day have run the gamut over the years - from loving it as a child, and wanting to wear pink-and-red things to school to celebrate... to loathing it in my teen years, when no matter how much wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin' I did, it just didn't get me into … [Read more...]
Trashing the Arts
Our basement is out of control.This time last winter, we were renovating the apartment downstairs from us, and the basement space which used to serve as my atelier quickly turned into a catch-all of reno-stuff. Boxes of nails, and tiles, and electrical bits and pieces. Buckets of plaster, and paint. … [Read more...]
Here’s Hoping Seven is Heaven
My little dude turned seven yesterday. Seven. SEVEN! That's amazing.There was a blizzard, just like yesterday, at the time of his birth. It snowed a lot in the days that followed, so by the time we left the hospital four days after my c-section, the world outside was super-white and hushed. It was a … [Read more...]
Making Good on Promises
It was the perfect row of white teeth that first tripped me up. Specifically, the maxilla of a deer skull. Herbivore molars.Last spring, we visited Martin's parents at their place in deep cottage country. At some point during the weekend, the children, my father-in-law, and I went for a long walk in … [Read more...]
Let Your Freak Flag Fly – Part II
Getting tidy was something I learned how to do. It wasn't innate. This is a continuation of a ramble from last time. If you haven't read it, do so now - we'll wait for you.So.My husband comes from a very tidy home - his parents were traditional in that his mother stayed home with the children while … [Read more...]
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