Sitting at dinner last night, out of the blue, daughter says to me "Momma, I am glad you are dating"I think it is good for you"I laughed hard. I had been so worried about sharing anything with them, thinking they would fear big boots at the door that would never leave. After you split you work hard … [Read more...]
domestic gear
Last night one of my favourite girls came over for a glass of wine and brought me this for Christmas.I am pretty sure she knows I love it.I screamed. I put it on. She took pictures. I wore it all night. I answered the door in it and felt very 50's. I am writing about it now. (A bit tough to type … [Read more...]
I have changed my mind
My friend was telling the story of a teenage daughter meltdown of epic proportions- hormones deadlines, friends, missed school during a prolonged illness and that creeping feeling that something is not right and how to solve it.That evening both daughters had 'tantrums' -as one was feeling left out … [Read more...]
words for wednesday- walk quietly and carry a big pick
"Walk quietly and carry a big pick"OK- it is actually -" Speak softly and carry a big stick, (you will go far")African proverb favoured by Theodore Roosevelt.Useful for negotiating peacefully, backed by ability to do violence if required. Useful in boxing day sales, January returns, hockey parent … [Read more...]
“it’s not your best work”
Once upon a time when my kids were little people, we were leaving the soccer field with yet another medal, ribbon or trophy. I like the idea of reward and tend to lead my life around it, but my children were lousy soccer players. The oldest wrote poetry in the back field and once, while in goal, … [Read more...]
Words for Wednesday-A New Year’s Resolution that is easy to keep
"Be yourself. Everyone else is taken" Oscar WildeWe sat down to write our goals for 2011 (I know, obnoxious and pathetic until I swear to you that it always … [Read more...]
thank heaven for (big and) little girls
Every time we get together with my best friend and her family- she tells my daughters about how I called her from the hospital each time to say "I had a baby girl" and she wept loud and wet at her bond desk surrounded by boys who only cried over money. At that point she had already had her two … [Read more...]
champagne for my real friends
"Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends" … [Read more...]
Words for Wednesday-Happiness
"Happiness does not consist in things themselves but in the relish we have of them; and a man has obtained it when he enjoys what he loves and desires himself and not what other people think lovely and desirable" … [Read more...]
I got what I wanted
I was good all year so for Christmas I asked for thissomehow santa messed up and gave me this new hubcap (true there are a few similarities)but actually he might have confused that with my other request for this(again some similarities)but really my favourite gift was this wheelchair rampwhich … [Read more...]
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