Over the last few months we have had a lot of house guests. At various times throughout my mom's illness we have housed my mom and dad, my sister, Kath, her husband, her two girls, my sister Allyson, her hubby and their little baby. Along with my family of four this adds up to quite the brood in our … [Read more...]
My Good Eaters
My kids may be many things - not all of them wonderful - but one thing they surely are is good eaters. And by good eaters I don't mean that they always eat massive quantities of food, in that old-fashioned fifties-era definition of good eater equals large appetite. No, I mean that they are not fussy … [Read more...]
Cottage Life
Now I get it! Cottage life rocks. Prior to this, I must admit, I silently questioned all those souls sitting patiently on the highway, waiting to escape to their lakeside getaways. Well, this past weekend, we visited our friends, K. and L.'s, spectacular cottage on Gull Lake, and … [Read more...]
Another rainy day
What summer is this! I'm finding it hard to keep my spirits up when every day it feels more and more like November. Ugghhh. My spirits are low, and my kids are cranky. I've decided that the only strategy possible is to keep busy and to forge ahead with plans despite nature's lack … [Read more...]
A Review of Meg Wolitzer’s The Ten Year Nap
Four friends meet weekly at a NYC café to share the trials and joys of motherhood over coffee and bagels. Such is the premise for Meg Wolitzer's The Ten Year Nap. The story examines the lives and choices of several mothers, who have placed their careers on hold to stay home and … [Read more...]
Pics from Calgary trip 2009
We're back home and settling back into the routine of camp, soccer, swimming and lounging. Here are some pics and highlights from our recent trip out west: My niece in Calgary is only 5 weeks older to the Baby; these two little munchkins had lots of fun climbing, crawling, and dismantling the … [Read more...]
Bonfires and Cloudbursts and Marshmallows (Oh, My!)
On Wednesday, I voluntarily missed So You Think You Can Dance. (I know! ZOMG!)But actually, it was worth it. See, my girls and I had been invited to a bonfire at -- wait for it -- my husband's-step-sister's-godfather's cottage. And that's not even as confusing as the driving directions for getting … [Read more...]
No Shame in Dying
Let me set the stage...it's a darkened movie theatre on the May long weekend and I'm preparing to see Angels & Demons. The trailers are running and I'm all geared up because this is one of the things I love best about movies: the trailers. But not on this evening, because the trailer I'm … [Read more...]
Threats and Bribes and All Those Proud Parenting Moments
My kids and their cousins adore each other. If you told them that their moms are tired of the bickering, teasing, and fighting they would be shocked. They think it is a giant love-fest full of fun and laughter. I'm happy about this and I realize now to my utter surprise that it was probably like … [Read more...]
Summer visit to Calgary
We're in Calgary to visit my inlaws. We got here last Saturday, and it's largely been cloudy and wet. Today, however, the city is glistening in all its summer glory: from the condo, I enjoy a vista of snow-capped mountains surrounded by lush greenery and the pastoral Elbow … [Read more...]
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