Living Creatively, Living the Dream
Holy 143 years old!!!!! Can you imagine all the things you could do if you lived to be 143! I’ve got 42 covered… so that means I’d have another 101 ahead of me… which is pretty cool if you ask Continue reading It’s all about me… eh?
Ahhhhhh…. summer. Beach, sand, lake, sun… it’s all ahead of us. Two months of running my children ragged and enjoying the air we breathe! It’s late night outdoor movies played on the big screen… running barefoot through the grass… exploring Continue reading Lazy days…
It’s all done but the crying…well…actually the crying already happened. It began with the first few notes of “Pomp and Circumstance” and ended when I watched my daughter head across the stage…mind you…that’s really not that long as thankfully she was Continue reading Fox in spanx…
She sat there peacefully… totally unaware of the trauma she was causing… just by being in the room. Showing up. Bringing her friends. She didn’t know her presence caused so many others to be uncomfortable. Me and my girlfriend Little-One, arrived Continue reading Queen moth-er…
The house is hopping again! Been a busy few days… hence the staggered blogs… (but I told you that might happen this week!) My girlfriend and her two boys arrived a few days ago. Long hugs and happy faces. Too hot to stay Continue reading Comfort and joy…
It seems like yesterday. We had just finished our grade eleven exams…summer had arrived. I’d found out I failed Math and had to go to summer school. I was greatly disappointed and was drowning in self-pity. I thought my entire Continue reading Shadows fall…
We take these darlings home from the hospital…a whole lifetime of love and adventure ahead of them. We learn to swaddle them, bathe them, ponder their every need. We laugh at their fat little knees, their perfect toes…their bright eyes Continue reading Verclempt…
It’s “Prom Day”. Toes are painted, makeup is purchased, hair appointment in a few hours… corsage to be picked up. Sun is shining! Dress will be laced. Photographer at three. Limo at four. Followed by a trip to the gardens and then to the “Grand Continue reading She’ll be in Paris soon…
A few months ago I decided to paint my kitchen and family room yellow. Being green from the day I’d moved in…I wanted a change. Brighten things up. Dust off the cobwebs. I purchased a gallon of paint for three walls…and Continue reading My Dad’s toolbox…
I’m supposed to love hockey. As uncanadian as this might sound… I didn’t grow up with it. Never followed a single game on tv. I never really attended a hockey game until Junior High… where I was more interested in hanging out with Continue reading Play nice…
My friend Anna is meeting the Queen!!! No…. no… that’s not quite right. My friend Anna is making a hat for the Queen!!!! No… no… that’s not quite right either! My friend Anna makes hats…. the Queen is coming… and… the Continue reading Clean your room the Queen is coming…
The saying goes that you will only be given as much as you can handle… and I can handle a lot… but I’ll need to handle more! As my oldest finishes High School… the next one heads to Junior High. Tonight he went to his first Continue reading One down two to go…
I drove around the neighbourhood, looking at houses and wasting a bit of time. There was no point going home when within a few minutes, I’d have to turn around and pick the kids up again. I was trying to avoid the Ice Caps Continue reading Home sweet home…
It’s been a few weeks since a “Queen’s Update” so… here we go. I met Andrea from Third Street Studios. What a doll. Seems fitting to call her a doll… since she makes dolls! Her two children are adorable… very Continue reading Queens Update III
We arrived at the beach and knew something was amiss the moment we hit the sand. It didn’t seem right…grass trampled…flip flops tossed about…drag marks directing our eyes towards the stream leading to the open waters. Red commented that we’d walked into a crime scene…she Continue reading Nancy Drew and the Legend of the Plastic Woman…
Jumping Pictures are HILARIOUS! Actually… jumping pictures are funny… taking off and landing pictures… now that’s hilarious! I wanted some really fun pictures of my girlfriends frolicking on the beach… but taking a “flying through the air” picture sounded much easier than it actually was! You have Continue reading Jumping for joy…
I’m blessed with amazing women in my life. My daughters, my mom, my mother in law, their mothers… my grandmothers, my aunts and cousins… all from good stock… good hearts. There’s a bond among women… a strength… a power. It’s “Girls Weekend Continue reading Girls gone wild…
Half the night was spent scratching a mosquito bite on my foot… the other half was spent listening to my snoring dog. The dog I can forgive… she’s cute in an ugly sort of way… but the bite is unforgivable. I Continue reading Bite me…
There’s a towel tower on my kitchen table. I did laundry yesterday and each time I went upstairs… I removed a pile. I took the washed, dried, de-stained and neatly folded clothing and placed them lovingly on each child’s dresser. They’ll be rifled Continue reading Tower of towels…