Yesterday, my youngest went to kindergarten, for the whole day, on her own. As the youngest of three she has been counting the days since we enrolled her in February, so for her, yesterday couldn't come fast enough. She is beyond excited to be at school "with the big kids". In a lot of ways,… Continue reading Earning My Keep
Category: Parenting
Damn You Cesar Millan!
How can something so small cause so much trouble? I am having flashbacks to my time as a new mum, and I don't like what I am remembering! I've been a mother for eleven years now- I am proud to call myself a seasoned veteran- and yet here I sit confessing to you that I… Continue reading Damn You Cesar Millan!
A Wetter Vocabulary
It is said the Inuit have many words for snow. I think we need to apply this to the rain we are so famous for here on the West Coast. Having lived on the "wet" coast for 8 years now, I have realized having just one word to describe the water that falls from the… Continue reading A Wetter Vocabulary
This Year we Write!
After another great season of merry making that followed quick on the heels of an epic Mexican vacation (and all the work that went into making both happen), I am at long last able to return to my writing. I am free of my obligations to my first job and can return to this exciting… Continue reading This Year we Write!
Twilight Forever!
So, the last Twilight movie was released last weekend. The end of an era for Twihards everywhere. You're reaching for the kleenex now, I just know it! What is it about this story that is so compelling? It wasn't the writing in the books- all the authors I know count it as an amateur attempt… Continue reading Twilight Forever!
November State of Mind
I am in a November state of mind today. The sky hangs bleak and grey as sheets of rain create frigid puddles on the pavement below. Trees stretch skeletal branches towards the suffocating clouds as we huddle indoors, all the lamps turned on to push against the too early darkness. I want to curl up… Continue reading November State of Mind
Life Gets in the Way
An old friend dropped by today. Maybe you've heard of him- his name is Procrastination. He shuffled into my house like the old man in the supermarket who slowly weaves in front of you down the dairy aisle, keeping you from reaching the meeting you have been dreading. He's a frustrating old codger- you want… Continue reading Life Gets in the Way
Anniversary
I expected today to be horrible. To stink from beginning to end. One year ago today my world changed forever as my dad passed from this world to the next. I have cried today, though not for myself. I do have a tremendous headache, though I suspect that may be my penance for over-indulging in… Continue reading Anniversary
New Worlds
I knew that in following my dream, new worlds would open up for me. I had no idea that one of those worlds would be computer literacy! Despite the fact I have not been posting everyday I have been working everyday on cultivating some of the skills that I need in this new adventure called… Continue reading New Worlds
Sometimes Making Things Explode is a Good Thing
I am a busy person. Making a commitment to write had added something else to my all ready crowded plate and it is knocking me off kilter. It is messing with my mum mojo, so to speak. Yesterday when I was making dinner, while writing in my head and supervising my kids while they did… Continue reading Sometimes Making Things Explode is a Good Thing
