Clean socks are a privilege, not a right
A lady recently made a comment to my mom that her place was such a ‘home.’ This was apparently a surprise to her since my mom rents. As lifelong renters, mom and I found this an odd and sad observation. For many it seems, renting means transitory and therefore not home. Buying […]
A friend of mine reminded me that with my life, there is always blog fodder. Sad but true. We had a crazy weekend….again….who thought having kids birthdays be a month apart all in a freaking row was a GOOD idea???? Between Patrick racing away to do aircare, I tried to clean up and thanked […]
Once again an inflammatory article is causing cyber space to sizzle with indignation. An article in the Atlantic by Elizabeth Wurtzel with the headline: “1% Wives Are Helping Kill Feminism and Make the War on Women Possible.” The tag line is even worse. Being a mother isn’t a real job — and the men who […]
The past week has been a tad hectic here at Crunch HQ. I wear a few hats in my social media/blogging/mom life and they all sort of happened on the same week. I was thrilled that the event I put together for Women in Biz Network with Mom CEO and Entrepreneur Mom Now went […]
If you don’t know Janet and Greta Podleski from their Food Network show ‘Eat Shrink & Be Merry,’ you should check them out. They take traditionally high calorie or high fat recipes and re-jig them into healthier alternatives without losing taste. A while ago they contacted me about checking out their GIANT cookbook The Looneyspoons Collection. I […]
Saturday morning saw the Sauriol girls rise and head out bright and early to check out the Vancouver International Children’s Festival. The festival makes its home down on Granville Island, so I was not keen on taking the car. Instead it became a big transit adventure which was part of the fun for the kids. […]
There are 104 days of Summer Vacation – at least for those in the Tri-state area. 🙂 Which means there is plenty of time to watch DVD’s….so what a perfect giveaway is this……THE PERRY FILES! Join Perry the Platypus–a.k.a. Agent P.–on his most exciting adventures as he thwarts his nemesis, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, at every turn. […]
A couple of weeks ago Caity announced that she had ‘auditioned’ for the school talent show. “Oh, I said. “What did you do?” Apparently she danced. Apparently she did the coffee grind dance move for about 30 seconds and that was it. A worried teacher caught up to me the other day and in a […]
Tomorrow my son turns 1o. His life feels like it has blurred past me in a mad rush. I can barely remember when he was Tara’s age. What he was like at 2.5. Instead before me I have this tall handsome boy, who despite his cool demeanour really still needs his mom. Thank goodness he still needs […]
