Van Morrison was crooning on the radio as we drove along the highway from Halifax to our Big Valley. The scenery was breathtaking and was nearly undisturbed by other motorists. We were in our little cocoon of a car and enjoying a gorgeous drive. Why then did my belly feel sick and dread? I was [...]
Category: Funny
All the things I stopped (well, a dozen of them anyhow)
mascara, ponytails, not sleeping and underwires plus a few more things…
Hallelujah – A Good Night’s Sleep! Here’s How…
After three years, last night I had nine hours of good sleep where I laid my head down and woke up nine hours later. Here’s how I got to this point.
Little Saw-Tooth
'I'm your friend...and as your friend I gotta be honest with you. I don't care about you or your problems.' ~Chloe the CatThe Secret Life of Pets ~~~ We adopted a tabby kitten from a friend in Polar River, NWT. She was a tiny cat, but she was mighty. We named her Sahtu after [...]
The Best Job in The World ~ Mom
The BEST that it ever gets is having and holding your child as well as remembering the hilarious things they do and say...
Trying Something New?
A Friday night visit to the video store ends in mortifaction...
Focus Kids. It’s Only Tuesday!
Play is the work of childhood.
~Mr. Rogers
The King of Korea
For a couple of years in a row, we did this thing: we took in a boy from Korea for the month of January and the next year we took in he and his little brother. Charlie and Joshua were something else (can you say, high maintenance?) and I have to say, when we finally said [...]
My Bro Jobe
Climbing out of his crib before he could walk, here is the story of my brother Jobe.
A Buttertart and a Kiss
A hastily eaten homemade buttertart leads to an unexpected 'meeting' 👄
Prune Juice & Pregnancy😳
Hey now, you're an all-star, get your game on, go play
Hey now, you're a rock star, get the show on, get paid....
~Smash Mouth.
Fun and Foibles at the Camp
Oh when I look back now That summer seemed to last forever, And if I had the choice, Yeah, I'd always want to be there Those were the best days of my life ~Bryan Adams Summer of '69
Pigs CAN Fly
A road-trip with my oldest sister comes to a hilarious, um, outcome My two big sisters were my world. Born a decade and a bit ahead of me, they were only ten months apart. Known as Irish twins. They were born, then three boys, then me and finally our littlest brother. After the three boys [...]