Living Creatively, Living the Dream
The ending of High School volleyball has me feeling melancholy…right to my bones. There’s an ache I’m all too familiar with as my youngest of three, finished her stint this weekend with the Halifax West Warriors. (A 5th place win Continue reading As high school season ends, my “nest” gets a little bit sparser #VolleyballMom
I underestimated my kid. Like, truly and completely didn’t give her the credit she deserved. “I’m going to try out for the Canada Games Team,” she said. Followed with a pause, a thought…then, “I may as well give it a shot.” She Continue reading Getting Strong Mentally and Physically…and How to Make a Vision Board!
Not seventy-two hours after arriving home from Ottawa last week, Bones and I re-packed our bags and headed to Waterloo for five days of volleyball. Bones has played with the Bedford Blizzards for the last four years so the moms on Continue reading Our Volleyball Weekend in Waterloo…
Lately, I’ve been spending a ridiculous amount of time at the volleyball courts. It’s probably good timing with hockey winding down and all…but the combination of two competitive sports and two kids going in two different directions while one is Continue reading Regionals, Provincials, Volleyball, Hockey, Meatballs…things are getting silly!
I spent the weekend trying to convince myself that Bones DIDN’T have a concussion…and the second the diagnosis was confirmed, I felt like the worst mother on the planet! It’s not my first day at the rodeo. A few years ago, Continue reading Signs your kid might have a concussion & an end to the volleyball season…
I’ve been at a place in my writing for quite some time now that I can’t say a whole lot about my kids for all kinds of different reasons. Take today for example…Bones has gone to spend the ENTIRE DAY at a Continue reading Spending the day on a lake…with a boy…
There are times, when I need the help of a friend, without knowing I need the help of a friend but apparently…they know better than me. This week, Bones spent the week in Cape Breton with Volleyball Nova Scotia, in Continue reading Needing the help of a Mom…
I literally slept 13 hours Friday night and then proceeded to sit on an Adirondack Chair for another 12 the very next day! It was the height of laziness…followed by what was definitely a busy couple of weeks. It’s possible Continue reading Work hard…relax harder! Finding my balance…
What comes to mind when you think of cement walls with shiny cream paint? Cots with plastic mattresses and knobby blankets? Shared bathrooms with yucky drains, minimal hot water and bright flickering fluorescent lights? For some, all would be reminders Continue reading Re-creating Orange is the New Black…
“We Won!” I excitedly yelled into the phone. The final point of the third set had just been played…our girls were jumping in each others arms and as I photographed the excitement, my phone rang. “That’s lovely,” my Dad responded…followed Continue reading A weekend of volleyball, a plane crash, and the loss of my grandmother…
This past weekend, I sat in the gym with a dozen other parents for fourteen and a half hours. We weren’t staging a sit-in and we weren’t attending an all night wake-at-thon…instead, we were hosting a volleyball tournament with the Continue reading Bedford Blizzards #DrivingChange
Ever have one of those weeks where you’re not really sure where time went or what exactly you did? THIS WEEK AT CURTAINS ARE OPEN: Things started with the return of the 2015 KIA Sedona I’d been booting around in Continue reading Sunday Wrap-up #3…
Yesterday, I saw courage. I saw strength of character and true sportsmanship. On arriving in Truro…the final day of a gruelling week-long tryout process where friendships are made, ankles are sprained and dreams were dreamt…I was greeted by a few Continue reading Sportsmanship…
There are so many things I can remember about Easter as a child…such as our family, gathered together for a huge Easter feast…happy to indulge in the items we gave up for Lent! Joining an extension of Aunts and Uncles, Continue reading Bunny Cake…
Logic would suggest that a baking beater on warp nine placed in an unruly container would cause a great amount of cupcake icing to find its way to the ceiling…and wall…and everything within a 14 foot radius. Then again, I Continue reading Baking Bad…
Spiderman was five, six…seven max…when he was locked out of a gym right in the middle of The Tall Blonde’s volleyball game. I’d been tired of him repeatedly running up and down the bleachers…the pounding and movement of the rolled-out Continue reading How I turned from hating volleyball…to loving the game.
Up until 9:57am this morning, I was having a shitty day. Even running into an old friend at a volleyball tournament didn’t take away the feeling. Watching Bones spike a ball or make a fabulous serve, while exciting…I just couldn’t Continue reading Kindness…
As if heading to the barn three times a week and the rink at least double that wasn’t enough…Bones decided she wanted to play volleyball! We joined the “Bedford Blizzards” in the Fall. The first “team sport” that Bones would Continue reading Bedford Blizzards…