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Awesome! 6

May

2013

We’re all just water, skin and bones. Boring. (And gross…unless you’re into anatomy n’ such.) It is the random stuff in our personalities that make us…us. One of MamaKat’s prompts for this week was to give “15 Reasons You’re Awesome”. (But, because I’m a keener, I added a touch of her Instagram challenge to the ...

Mom 4

May

2013

My Mom has read almost everything I’ve ever written. The only exceptions were university papers (b-o-r-i-n-g) and the journal I tried to keep when I was 9 years old. (Epic fail…I think I wrote two entries. Archie comics before bed were way more fun). Mom always encouraged my writing. She was my biggest fan. So ...

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 ...

Sweet, funky release 12

Jan

2013

…gotta buy diapers, the bathroom floor is disgusting, where the hell is the hydro bill, Pud’s winter boots reek, should I make a dessert or an api for Saturday, I’ve got to put that dentist appointment on the calendar, the car is way overdue for an oil change, is the PVR set to record Parenthood, ...

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. ...

Mrs. Russell’s Rice Krispie Christmas Treats 2

Dec

2012

I spent yesterday in the kitchen rocking out heaps of Christmas cookies. We’re talking Dulce De Leche Cheesecake bars, whipped shortbreak, Rum N’ Toffee cookies, cherry shortbread and Cookie Dough Truffles. (Booyah Mrs. Claus…beat that!) But top on my list of “Cookies Nic must make or it just won’t be Christmas” was Mrs. Russell’s Rice ...

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 ...

Sarah-Jane Stavenow has been located.

Nov

2012

Update (Nov. 23, 9:30AM) : Reports are that Sarah-Jane has been found safe in LA. Her family is enroute to get her and bring her home. Fantastic news. Could not be happier for Sarah-Jane and her family. Happy endings are always wonderful…particularly at the cusp of the Holiday Season. —————————————————– A serious post and a ...

I’m Dreaming…Of A Black Friday… 29

Nov

2012

Don’t get me wrong. I love being a Canadian. I dig living in a country where you can marry your same-sex spouse, celebrate with a snack of poutine and then head off to the ER where you can have a heart attack and not worry about how you’re going to pay for it. But. There ...