Wave the Stick

I was sick today - managed to get His Impness to the school bus stop and return home before I revisited the contents of my digestive tract. ...

"What makes you unique?" asks Nadine of todaysparent.com . "I am AWESOME!" I want to roar back into the internet. ...

Earlier today, the lovely Schmutzie said on twitter: I replied, "Challenge accepted!" She posted her 100 adjectives here , ...

So, one of the search terms that led someone to my blog today was " duvet toddler urine clean ".* Then, we came across this on a...

A few observations from my last 48 hours or so: You wouldn't think a two hour time change could wreak so much havoc on a family routin...

Today we woke up in Hawaii. This is a good way to start the day. Self portraits over morning coffee The morning was cloudy on and off...

Once upon a time, I was the girl who took two giant suitcases with me to spend a weekend with friends. Once upon a time, I was unable to dec...

A few weeks ago, HWSNBN, who works freelance, finished a string of projects and immediately got sick, which is what happens when you run aro...

Earlier this evening I tweeted the following: In the interest of world peace, I suppose it behooves me to post my recipe for all to se...

Christmas always blindsides me. Here's the thing: I grew up in a home that did not celebrate Christmas, ever. We weren't Christian...

Inspired by Schmutzie , who created Grace in Small Things to "wage a battle against embitterment", I thought I'd take a secon...

This morning, there was snow. Allow me to give you some background: I was born and raised in the Yukon. I know all about snow. I have walk...

What's the saying? "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." According to google, it was John Le...

I am not freaking out. This is a good thing. When I picked up The Imp at daycare today, he looked tired, and a little wan. My mom-spider...

So, today - just now, in fact - I did something I've never done before. I wrote an article submission to a print magazine and pressed se...

Tonight just before bedtime, The Imp came to me and demanded my attention. He put a dimpled little hand on either side of my face and very s...

I am so full. In keeping with my belief about good food, good friends, and good stories, we had a friend over to share a meal with us ton...

Today, as we do on every November 11th, we took The Imp to Victory Square for the Remembrance Day ceremony . He handled it well, singing O C...

File under: Things I do when I am not here I've been spending some time over at Vancouver Mom : I hit the West End Farmers Market . ...

The second he woke up this morning, The Imp came striding out into the living room where I was curled up with a book, looked at me very inte...