Sit back enjoy a romantic moment nurse your cynical soul back to life I LOVE this I believe in this in spite of everything and because of everything … [Read more...]
fighting the fuss
It is true I am getting fussier with age- I dont like public pools/ hot tubs/bathrooms, cheap hotels,poly sheets, black flies, canned food, packaged cookies or cakes, malls, backlit signs or the white noise of bad TV but I know it is a slippery slope. The fussier you get the more you catch "old". … [Read more...]
the $750 hamburger and “so what” money
We are all told to not sweat the small stuff. After all, it is meaningless in the grand scheme of things. I am not very good at this. I seem to sweat all the time. A month ago I got a speeding ticket with 4 demerit points and another thing related to my stupidity and impatience on the part of … [Read more...]
words for wednesday-being fed to wolves
"feeling shy" www.artstudioforchildren.com Q :What is worse than being fed to wolves? A :Speaking to a group of teenage girls about what you do for a living ok that is not entirely true but I did feel very nervous when the Head of Guidance asked me to come into my children's school and … [Read more...]
the problem with sleeping alone
The problem with sleeping alone is that you get very good at it. Then when you do share a bed with another- not a child with a green rabbit, or another with study notes or boy troubles- but you know, someone with both an X and a Y chromosome, you may not acclimatise right away. You may see … [Read more...]
Alone
It was a tough weekend at the Lanthier house. While there were a couple highlights - a great playdate with an old school friend, hike in High Park, dinner with friends - the majority of this weekend sucked. Can I say this without getting reported to CAS? He was an a$$hole. Rude; talking back; … [Read more...]
I found my heart
I was walking on the beach last week and I found my heart. There it was lying in the sand. The waves had pushed it up right in front of my path. It looked up at me as I practically tripped over it It was folded in half like a kindergarten Valentine It was a little closed, a little battered … [Read more...]
words for wednesday-the first time
"When was the last time you did something for the first time?" this was the tag line of an Asian airline and became a challenge of a happily married couple for their life together. I love this. … [Read more...]
He’s My Valentine…Again.
This year my husband and I will be celebrating our 20th Valentine's Day together. TWENTY. One has to get pretty creative to make Valentine's Day romantic and exciting after this many times around. We used to do surprise weekend getaways, romantic dinners out and give cards declaring our love for … [Read more...]
Top Ten Love Songs (the Grownup Edition)
Ahhh...le sigh...l'amour. You know, it doesn't really matter how much I go through in life or how old I get, there's still an undying romantic buried deep within me that just won't go away. And so, as Valentine's Day approaches, I find myself reflecting on the nature of love, the possibility it … [Read more...]
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