The Pud ← 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 ...

Obama Day. AKA – My favourite Pud story ever. 3

Jan

2013

2009 had already been a long year – and it was only January 20th. It was cold, it was snowy and our city was in the midst of a bus strike. All of the elements combined turned our 30 minute communte into a 2 1/2 hour trek home. EyeGuy was out of the office so ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unvarnished 15

Oct

2012

Thanks to social media, we are able to share every facet our of lives with our friends, family and total strangers. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, blogs…we have a myriad of ways to share who we are with whomever we choose. I don’t know about you, but all this “sharing” has subconsciously put me in an ...

Answering Amy 9

Oct

2012

Can I just start by saying how much I treasure, love, adore,…hell, live for, comments? Ask any blogger and they will tell you comments are the fuel that keeps their blog flame burning. I still cannot believe anyone other than my Mom reads my natterings. (Moms have to read their kid’s work. It is a ...

Baring my Braces 9

Oct

2012

I got my first pair of AFOs in 1990. They were clear and sleek – unlike my skin and hair – which were neither. (I had acne straight from a Clearasil ad and a bad 80s perm. Yes, I did write that it was 1990.) I had crooked legs, bad hair and acne so bad ...