Last week my oldest daughter had to write an unsent letter for school. The letter was to be addressed to the author of a favourite novel, and at first I thought it was a bit of an odd assignment. But as she worked on it, I realized that there was a lot of learning going on. She was called upon to … [Read more...]

This car is my car. And by my car I don't just mean that it suits me so perfectly it should be mine; I mean, I actually own one of these. Many of you may have read about my van woes (the engine died) and my dithering over whether to fix it or just give up and buy a new one. In the end, I decided to … [Read more...]

For most of my adult life if someone asked me to join the Running Room with them or a local moms running group I declared my hatred for all things running and the topic was closed. Despite the nagging feeling in the back of my mind I just wasn't going there. The truth is, I was scared. I was never … [Read more...]

The TV pickings when I was on maternity leave with Will were awesome.  During the first few weeks of his life, we happily laid in bed watching Michael Phelps in a speedo...I mean winning gold medals.  Through the fall, we got to watch all the U.S. election coverage and watch Obama's … [Read more...]

Ask and ye shall receive! Here's a photo of me in the aforementioned muumuu. It is loud and I wear it proud(ly).I am presently home with a sick little toddler who's been pooping the bed and barfing all over the floor, so I'm going to keep this entry short today and just let you drink up the … [Read more...]