Living Creatively, Living the Dream
Yesterday morning I awoke from a horrible dream. For some reason, my friend Crazy had decided to climb the tallest tree possible then walk across the branch like a tight rope walker…all the while, I’m standing with my dog yelling Continue reading Out on a limb…
I’m a proud hockey mom! As I stood in the rink yesterday morning, my son’s team playing to win…the smiles upon their faces as they skated through the tossed gloves and helmets…thrown in the air in celebration…circling the rink with Continue reading Irene Star Memorial Cup…
A few years ago, soon after my separation, I met a wonderful woman who became a great support to me. She made me laugh… A LOT… and usually at her own expense. You see, Kary has a way of getting Continue reading My friend’s friend… Sheila Nabb…
From the outside, looking in… I’d say she was a tomboy. A beautiful, vivacious, passionate, intelligent and well loved Tomboy. As a young girl, Sarah Burke strayed from skiing moguls on the snow covered mountains and snuck her way onto Continue reading Sarah Burke… Snow Angel.
Jonah Mowry’s emotional video just might change the way kids treat one another. Then again, we’ve thought that of the countless children who have taken their lives…simply too exhausted to continue their fight. Bullying has changed. There was a time Continue reading Jonah Mowry… what’s going on…
September 15th, four days after the terrorist attacks on the United States, I remained fixed in front of the television unable to fully comprehend what was in front of my eyes. The Tall Blonde was nine, Spiderman three…Bones just one. Continue reading 10 years later…
I’m a card carrying member of the Liberal Party… and yesterday I sat in tears at the news of Jack Layton’s passing. He made me laugh. On Canada AM… singing to Mike Duffy and doing the weather report. On Rick Continue reading RIP Mr. Layton…
In 2006, myself and three other people helped organize our 20th High School reunion. We met multiple times over a one year period… tracking down grads, setting up a website, booking venues, collecting money, designing party favors, and decorating the Continue reading WTF…
There was an Oprah episode many years back where audience members were randomly selected, a crew followed them around for a few days and “their story” was told. The idea… everyone has a story… we all want to be heard… we Continue reading Everyone has a story…
My brother has his own business. It’s small… a one man show… but he’ll help you move, do yard work, fix anything broken, clean gutters, assemble things, paint and any number of odd jobs that folk find they just don’t have time Continue reading Grasshole…
With all the talk on Saturday of the world ending, I took a moment to reflect on my life to see if I was happy with the way things were going… where I’ve been… what I’ve achieved. OK never mind… I Continue reading Life is good…
It was the beginning of an extraordinary weekend that had me at the airport at 4:30 am. The hour…somewhere in the middle of “out too late” and “up too early”…leaving you to wonder why a person would ever choose to Continue reading She lived, she loved, she laughed…
How loved you were.April 6, 1923 – March 31, 2011 (Jill Barber’s Ashes to Ashes… written on the passing of her grandmother.)
I bullied three girls…one boy…possibly more. I won’t subject them to further abuse by telling you what I said or who they were…but I belittled them, teased, laughed and poked fun. One girl changed schools from the abuse she endured. If I Continue reading Stop bullying…
I called him “Spiderman”. My child, yet to be determined whether he’d be a boy or a girl…though somehow I knew. My pregnancy was going along without issue when suddenly, standing before a classroom full of students, I felt this strange release Continue reading Why I named my son Spiderman…
Every now and then you hear of an individual who exemplifies the way people should be. Giving everything of themselves…keeping in mind everyone around them, their family and community. Ratomir Kovacevic is one of those people. Just before Christmas this year, I Continue reading Ratomir Kovacevic…
The day she was born I knew an angel had come into my life. I couldn’t stop admiring her precious features. The grasp of her tiny hand to mine. I spent the first night staring at this little being. My little being. I’ve thought Continue reading Angel…
My son knows that if he’s hurt on the ice…he’s to make his way to the bench. I know…if he stays down…it’s bad. He’s never stayed down…until Sunday. Hit from behind during a pileup in the crease and dropped to Continue reading Number seven…
Monsters lived in my closet for many years…alligators under my bed. To sleep soundly, I never closed my eyes before closing the closet door. When I watched and fell in love with Disney’s “Monsters Inc.,” I realized they weren’t as bad as I’d originally thought. Boo Continue reading Bravely battling the beast…
“Ahhhh… honey… I just thought I should tell you… cause you might hear it on TV or from your friends… ahhhh… Demi Lovato is sick.” “Is she dying?” “No… she’s just really tired from all of the work she’s been Continue reading Demi Lovato…