Here’s an excerpt from my latest humour column in The Calgary Herald: You know you’re a parent when you pray that your children allow you to sleep in. Until 7: 30 a.m. Last Saturday my husband vacated the bedroom early to pursue his hobby of collecting other people’s useless crap, also known as rummaging through […]
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Ask the DH: An Opportunity to Embarrass Ironic Mom
My humor column today in The Calgary Herald begins like this: If you want to know how to ruin Mother’s Day, ask my husband. He was born on Mother’s Day. This year, his birthday once again falls on Sunday, and in the reality game of celebrations, birthdays trump pushing a kid (or two) out your […]
Pregnant Women, and Eating with the Addams Family
It’s Friday, a day synonymous with going out, or– if you’re a teacher or a parent – with falling asleep in front of the TV by nine o’clock. Before you fall asleep, feel free to hop around to some of my recent writing around the web. Pregnant Woman or Vegas Tourist looks at the similarities between […]
Music lessons and liquor
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know I love to complain about music lessons. As much as I love the program (and I do!), it still is a showcase for my kids’ misbehaviour and their spirited tendencies (euphemism of the day). I wrote about the trials of attending a music class […]
How To Leave Your Spouse
I’ve often told my husband that the perfect gift for me is 24 hours alone in a boutique hotel. I’m pretty sure he thinks I’m joking. But this weekend, I’m getting something better: a writing weekend away with my wordbitches, Elena, Trish and Gigi. If you wish to plan your own weekend away, I’ve shared […]
10 Items for Surviving a Family Vacation
Today I have a humor column in The Calgary Herald entitled, 10 Items for Family Vacation Survival. These are the pictures that ran in the print version. If you want to read the column, click on the link below: TEN ITEMS FOR FAMILY VACATION SURVIVAL Feel free to add what you need to survive a […]
Happy Thanksgiving, eh?
It’s Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend. Because we follow the metric system, our holiday comes earlier than our American neighbo(u)rs. The metric system also explains why Canada is colder than the US, why the Flames will beat the Penguins on Saturday night, and why Justin Bieber’s career will be over in 2016. If you want to […]
Running Away from the Circus
I love the Cirque du Soleil. It gives me a sense of what it must be like to take an illegal substance. But Cirque du Soleil is not the circus. I hate the circus. It gives me a sense of what it must be like to need to take an illegal substance. If you want […]
How Do You Spell Relief? B-a-c-k-T-o-S-c-h-o-o-l
Vivian and William had their first day of school yesterday. After we used a logarithm to sort out the bus route, we drove to the school, met the kids when they got off the bus, and joined the queue of parents sloughing Lululemon bags overflowing with glue sticks and sharpened pencils. Welcome to the first […]
The Horrors of Minigolfing with Children
If you’ve minigolfed with young children, you’re likely aware that it’s a dangerous activity that could require hospitalization. To read about the mini-putt injuries we sustained when Vivian and William were four years old, please go to my humour column, which was published in yesterday’s Calgary Herald. Click here: Minigolfing with Kids: A Bad Idea. […]