I never make resolutions...instead I have intentions. Y'know...things I intend to do.This year I only have 3 that are important - #2 being the most important. 1) I intend to FINALLY lose those last 7 pounds that have been stuck to me since my last pregnancy. It's … [Read more...]
Read To Me
When my firstborn was about 6 months old I had a slight panic attack.I realized that there was so much I had to teach this kid. How to eat solid food without choking. How to use a sippy cup.How to use a spoon and fork.How do his business on the toilet.How to hold a crayon.How to tie his … [Read more...]
Wishes
I wish:I could stay home part time with my kids. I want to bake, garden, play play dough, sing, dance, read, write, hike, canoe.... things I did a lot more often with the girls when I was working half time.I had more time for work (I know, a contradiction) so I could plan the best, most … [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...]
His Current Obsession
Of course I love my children. And, like most moms, I think they are totally the bomb. But part of this is that there are things I truly admire about them. Things that are quirky and unique and represent something that sets them apart. These things, for the most part, are qualities that I didn't … [Read more...]
Addicted to History
Okay, how much of a geek am I?I am obsessed with...wait for it...HISTORY.I know! History???But I just can't help it. I actually think it's genetic. I remember -- as a kid, teenager, young adult -- noticing with dismay the bedtime reading on my Dad's bedside table (yes, Ali, it's … [Read more...]
This Land Belongs to You and Me…
Mr. Husband and I are spoiled by being members of two families who each have family cottages. We are also devoted winter road warriors for our ski weekends in Collingwood. This leaves us with two months a year when we are actually home in our house - November and April, affectionately termed, the … [Read more...]
When a field of flowers looks like Starbucks
We are urban dwellers. We live in a typical Toronto neighbourhood. We are near the subway, near the high street, and our house is very close to our neighbours. We share a driveway and have a postage stamp backyard. My kids spend far more time at the school playground or park then in their backyard. … [Read more...]
My lifetime love affair
Hey! Get your mind out of the gutter. I am a married woman! Plus, my mom and my sister-in-law (not to mention my sexiest-man-alive husband *sheepish grin*) read this blog so...as IF. Anyway on to the real post... I can't explain it but there is something about certain writers that resonates deep … [Read more...]
Book Club Reunion
Reading has always been an important part of my life, giving me sustenance and an escape from reality. I studied literature as my undergraduate major, and intellectually, I consider that time in my life to be the most personally fulfilling. Reading books from many different eras, … [Read more...]