Ever heard of a meme? If you're a blogger, you've probably caught a meme once or twice. They're easy to catch. You can even catch memes through e-mail. And if you've ever caught one, you've almost certainly passed it on to someone else. And you probably did it on purpose. The word 'meme' was coined … [Read more...]

i could confess that i ate my weight in peanut butter squares over this holiday. but i won't. I'll save that for another day and get my butt to the gym after work. instead, I'll make another little itty bitty confession. I'm a little wee bit of a competi-mommy. The term came to me via Her Bad … [Read more...]

So tired. Just got home from Montreal. 6-hour drive. Monkey slept for only one of em. Can barely open eyes. Am trying to watch The Amazing Race, but nothing's registering (except for the "do horses smell fear?" line -- okayyyy?!). So so exhausted. But. Must. Write. GOSSIP! Check it!: KATE … [Read more...]

It's Call to Action Week over at Her Bad Mother: I asked bloggers to write posts about ways and means of making the world a better place. These posts took a variety of forms, and Canadian bloggers stepped up large: some wrote about a variety of charitable causes or about raising awareness of certain … [Read more...]

This evening begins the two-day-long eating-fest of Rosh Hashanah. yes, yes, i realize it's one of the high holidays and there's supposed to be a whole heck of a lot of praying and begging for forgiveness and atonement and what-not, but, for me, it's all about the food. and the family. i am, by … [Read more...]

Hi All! I'm still out here in Quebec City. We spent the entire day walking the cobble-stone roads, touring the Musée des Beaux Artes (which used to be prison -- so cool), walking along the St. Lawrence River. It was a little too windy out for the monkey's liking, but we managed. Josh-O and I just … [Read more...]

Hi there everyone! I'm here in BEAUTIFUL Quebec City. Mais oui, I've been here since yesterday. My brother's wedding was in Montreal this weekend, so, Josh-O and I figured we'd make a holiday of it and drive to Quebec City, which is 3 hours from Montreal. We'll return to Montreal for the Jewish High … [Read more...]

I just started working 40 hours a week, instead of 35. this is partially because my work needs me there and partially because my husband wants me there. (more hours = more money). before, my work day was 9-4 (which i had upped from the 9-3 that i worked before Isabella was born). now, my work day is … [Read more...]

Here's something about me that you might not know: two years ago, I unexpectedly underwent, over a period of many months, a gruelling series of genetic tests and counselling sessions. This was to see if I carried - as my doctors were very nearly certain that I did - the gene that causes Duchenne's … [Read more...]

i'm a little bit crazy when it comes to photos of my kids. i like to take them. lots of them. and i like to take them for them. lots of them. more than most. When Emily was a baby, i took her to Sears pretty much every two months. Sears was cheap ($6.99 for a package) and it was easy. the pictures … [Read more...]