Living Creatively, Living the Dream
My day was nothing close to normal! It began like every other Saturday morning… girlfriends pounding on the front door bringing me a basket full of wrapped presents and proving the fact that I’m spoiled rotten. I can’t wait until Monday to Continue reading A tisket a tasket….
There was a time I made fun of the kids who were in the school musical…they weren’t part of the “cool crowd.” They stood out. Were different. Yet…I secretly longed to be on stage performing with them. When my daughter entered Continue reading She’s the one…
Just over a year ago I bought my first car. I was newly separated and dealing with moving forward. My “mom van” was 10 years old and seriously on its way to the junk yard. It had seen its share of Continue reading Death of a mini van…
Wintston’s Wing-it was wicked with the wee ones. Willie whacked his wig. Waffles were wet. Watching warblers and woodpeckers while on wicker. Withers wiggled and wobbled. deWyze wins on wave wrap-up but why wire William! Wonderful weather week. Writing without witty wisecracks. Continue reading Wednesday…
Perez Hilton was just offered 20 million dollars to sell his blog and walk away… three other bloggers want to merge into his Internet address and keep it going… without Perez. It will be interesting to see if he goes for it. Twenty million is a whack of Continue reading Rags to riches…
It seems fitting that I write a “Queen’s Update” on May 24th! I explained to my children that even though it’s the celebration of the royal birthday… I understand that with Mother’s Day and my actual birthday at the end of Continue reading Queen’s Update (two)…
Drinking a glass of wine… checking out my online hotties… my neighbour drops over to ask if I’d like to play “Man Tracker” with her at the pond down the street. Hell yeah! What does she think I’ve been doin’ for the last Continue reading Man tracker…
A couple of girlfriends and myself headed to Durty Nelly’s (or Filthy Nancy’s as my brother so hilariously calls the place) for a plate of nachos, a couple of beer and some good ol’ blowing off steam… girl style! There’s a lot Continue reading Gettin’ durty…
Michael J. Fox should have been my prom date. I’m not sure what the fella’s name was that I went with… I asked someone from a different school that I hardly knew. The guy I really wanted to invite had broken my Continue reading Family ties…
Doing what I love… writing… has given me something amazing to look forward to each day. I’ve had great encouragement from family, friends and complete strangers. I’ve met some wonderful people and I’m discovering a whole new world that I’m so Continue reading Definately teasing susan…
The house is super quiet. Supper dishes are still on the counter from last night! I’m in a mis-matched pair of pyjamas and the polish from my last pedicure is rudely chipping from my toes. I’ve got bills to pay, groceries Continue reading It’s the little things…
One of my dearest friends blew out of town about nine months ago. An opportunity arose for her family to move to Dubai and they jumped at it. It scared the hell out of me. How was I going to move Continue reading Hot tin roof…
I took the kids to the Discovery Center for science adventures, fun and a kid’s afternoon (I’m not sure that I’ve ever used Science and Fun in the same sentence before!) We played with bubbles and mirrors and shadows… we messed with flexibility, Continue reading Toucan eat candy…
If you stand in the Sobey’s parking lot in Clayton Park… looking towards the Canadian Tire store… you’ll see an amazing sight! Canadian Tire has a steeple! It’s definitely an institution in our country… but a religion? Oh… hang on just a minute… keep Continue reading OMG…
I’m not sure about Reality Television. For awhile there, when it first stated, it was new and exciting. Survivor… Big Brother… Fear Factor… Amazing Race. I could handle those shows. Competitions. Voting people out. Various situations with crazy challenges… seeing how the participants could take the pressure. Then Continue reading Reality sucks…
It all starts with tryouts and leads to rioting in the streets. Hockey fans are nuts. My boy plays. I admit that I love to watch and I’m thrilled when he plays well. I get a kick out of all of the kids and Continue reading It’s a riot…
My hip has been bothering me all day. Sitting is an issue. As is standing. I’m popping muscle relaxants like M&M’s and really wish I had some of the delightful candy coated chocolate. Can muscle relaxants give you the munchies? Continue reading Hip hip hooray…
When kids are young, let’s face it…Mother’s Day is for them. They’re making crafts and cards at daycare and school. They’re all too thrilled to give you their painted hand print with the poem about dirty fingerprints left on the walls. They present you with Continue reading Ma…
I don’t really get this “love” thing. (The fact that my soon-to-be ex headed South this morning with his girlfriend might be part of the problem. Things have been heading south for awhile!) The love thing… well… I went to The Court for my son’s weekly Continue reading It’s a love thing…
I took Zucchini to Fairview Animal Hospital for her needles today. It was her third birthday yesterday so she was due everything. With Parvovirus on my mind I wanted to make sure she was safe so we can head back to the Continue reading Update from the Queen…