My J. ← Nattering Nic

Simple Spring Shoe Shopping…Shocking! 2

May

2013

Soooo…have I mentioned I hate shoe shopping? (Totally rhetorical…I sometimes think the name of this blog should be “I Hate Shoe Shopping” as it seems to be a consistent theme.) As happy as I was to see the snow melt, I realized that it meant I soon had to go out and get new shoes ...

The Ring 4

Mar

2013

J. and I were practically kids when we got married. I was 24, he was 23. We were fresh out of university and living in a zero-room apartment. Even though we knew we wanted kids, having them seemed to be in a time far, far away. About midway through our wedding planning, we realized ...

Bringing our kids to the music 2

Feb

2013

“Don’t live your life around the kids – make the kids part of your life.” My hair dude have me this piece of advice when I was pregnant with The Pud. Best piece of parenting advice we’re received. Pud has been everywhere – museums, NHL games, MLB games, White Castle. (OK – White Castle…not our ...

Everybody Poops – AKA, My Colonoscopy 4

Feb

2013

In Ontario, the third Monday is designated as “Family Day.” A day dedicated to spending a winter’s day enjoying the people we love the most. Yesterday, I spent preparing for a colonoscopy…because two of the people I love (my Mom and my late Nanny) were struck by colon cancer. The benchmark is a colonoscopy at ...

Gross Love 11

Feb

2013

You know that scene where Demi Moore is at the pottery wheel making a bowl and Patrick Swayze comes up behind her and puts his hands on hers? Yah? Well, of course you do…that scene is epic in the Rom-Com world. (And if you don’t, you must be under 25. Go download the movie ...

Frozen By Fear 10

Jan

2013

I can’t skate. It is not for lack of trying. When I was 8 and Craf-T was 6, my parents signed us up for skating lessons. Craf-T was quickly gliding across the ice while I still clung to the boards. At the conclusion of the season, each skating class participated in a “Wizard of ...

My Faves of 2012 15

Jan

2013

2013! Mmmm…I love the fresh, unblemished feeling that comes with a new year! MamaKat (my fave Writer’s Workshop BTW) has prompted us to complete the “Faves of 2012″ template from the Momsmack. As I love filling out questionnaires (seriously…need a census filled out? I’m your gal) I jumped on this prompt Kris Kross style. Favourite ...

The Smartphone and Cheese-In-A-Can Equation 5

Jan

2013

I have an addictive personality. Tuesday night Pud and J. introduced me to the game “Ticket to Ride.” Pud got the board game version for Christmas but J. has been playing it on my iPad since August. By Friday I had beaten J.’s highest score. Am I a “Ticket to Ride” ingenue? Um. No. ...

Typical Saturday Morning 25

Dec

2012

I’m awake. Never fails. A Saturday when I have a jam packed day of errands, meet-ups and grandiose supper plans, my body wakes me up at 5:30AM. Adrenaline? Nerves? Who knows. But it is freakin’ annoying. I’m just going to lay here and enjoy the quiet. Dammit. I have to pee. Forget it. I’m not ...

My Christmas Resolutions 10

Nov

2012

I love Christmas. I have always loved Christmas and will continue to love Christmas. It is my favourite time of the year. But I have found that the older I get, the more frenzied and stressed I become. I’m so busy trying to make a memory, I forget to enjoy the memory. Puddy and Paddy are not ...

The Christmas Parade: A Timeline 11

Nov

2012

3:30PM – Pack up multipurpose vehicle (I do not, repeat, do NOT drive a minivan) for parade. Contents included (but not limited to): - one stroller - one fully stocked diaper bag - one grocery bag full of food to be handed off to the Food Bank donation float - one iPad - 3 collapsable ...

Why I started Nattering Nic…. 15

Oct

2012

It has been a few months since my last Vlog. I thought Vlogging would be easy and was, in fact, a cop out from the art of writing. I was wrong. Vlogging is haaaarrrd. Especially for ultra chatty, unable to be succinct me. Plus, I have to wear make-up, clothes (not that I write nude…get ...