Clean socks are a privilege, not a right
Okay, it was actually Crayola Time a while ago and I have TOTALLY sucked at getting a review up of the interesting products they sent us THIS time around. I remember the sheer joy of getting as a gift a brand new pack of markers or pencils…..their perfection and newness laid out before me…..right beside […]
I was out playing with Tara on one of our beautiful September afternoons. The other kids had vanished with their various friends on various ‘schemes’ and the exuberance of childhood was in the air….a last gasp before the long dark nights settle in. Tara loves to walk. She had purposely made her way to […]
I will freely admit at sucking these days in dealing with all the PR folks that have been approaching me. Yes, a lot is from people wanting something for free and that does get extremely tiresome. My blogs, My time…. But… I don’t really mind promoting contests and stuff when there are prizes to be […]
I finally managed to watch the lovely documentary ‘Babies’ last night. I highly recommend it if you haven’t yet seen it. It is so much fun. Babies are fun. Babies are fun no matter WHERE in the world they come from. And that is the great lesson….a great lesson for peace, respect, and understanding. No […]
Thursday morning had me filled with anxiety and upset as we stared at the boards posted outside the kids school. On it were the class listings…every grade split. Every single one. I realize that some think this is a fine way to do it…..I am not so sure. I had gone with Patrick to take […]
So I was just sitting down to write my annual rant about why school sucks and why especially (it seems) the Vancouver School Board sucks and why this time of year fills me with more resentment than tears or whatever and then I read this. GO NAOMI!!! I did not have tears when either kid […]
In July, thanks to the kindness of the people behind Booty Camp Fitness, I survived 8 sessions of jumping, crunching and other various instruments of torture that our dear instructor could come up with to get our blood flowing and our muscles aching. It worked. I lost ten inches around my plump frame. I […]
When we had our BlogHer Pity Party this summer, the people behind the Thera Wise products asked if I wanted some of their Skin Healing Ointment to hand out to our guests. “Sure” I said. It was happily grabbed by people, some who already loved it and regaled me with tales of its healing prowess on […]
