WARNING! If you don't want to know, do not read on. I am real and I am human. And sometimes, rarely, but still on occasion, I want to get drunk.OK, OK. Calm down. But really. Don't you sometimes just want to lose yourself? Don't you just want to go back to a place or a time when you could act … [Read more...]
well he was wearing a mask after all
Once upon a time there was a mom at a cottage alone with her very young children. They were sound asleep all cosy in the darkness when she heard strange noises. She stood at the top of the stairs listening-the sounds were two burglars plotting the theft. Ohmygod. Will they kill us or just rob … [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...]
ROWE ROWE ROWE YOUR BOAT
Results only work environment or ROWE is the brainchild of two former execs at Best Buy. It is based on the concept that people work best at different times and in different ways. Some need the adrenalin of the 11th hour and some like slow and steady; some are early risers and do their best work … [Read more...]
First For A Reason
That's what I've always thought about Cam.That we had him first for a reason. He was a good baby. It was a lovely transition into parenthood with him (I even forgave him for the 67 pound weight gain as he gestated inside me).My labour and delivery was 2hrs. He nursed like a champ … [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...]
Skills to have for a lifetime, and to save one
Within 15 minutes of walking into my home for the first time, Mike started talking about the time his daughter nearly choked to death on a Mum Mum. Mike was graphic. He described the shade of blue she turned (think blueberry) and how he and his wife reacted when they realized that her … [Read more...]
Drowning in Fear: When the Irriational Turns Real
My kids LOVE the water. My daughter started swimming when she was 2.5. I have always loved the water too. Some of my fondest memories are the hours and days my sisters and I spent in the lake at the cottage or splashing in the waves on vacation in Florida. It is so relaxing and refreshing and free … [Read more...]
between a rock and a hard place
We took a helicopter ride up to the glacier in Alaska. We swooped and soared and investigated for over an hour and then landed on a glacier field. Our fabulously gorgeous pilot, Mike, guided us through the turquoise crevasses-warning us that the snow fields are deceiving and often only lightly cover … [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...]
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