This is me this week, as drawn by Vivian: At dinner, William asked when we could get a pet. My husband said we already have one. Her name is “Vivian.” Neither kid thought that was funny. We did. How’s your week going?
Hilarious Family Moments
A Drawn Mommy
Vivian took the opportunity to sketch me the other evening. It was a hot night, and I was wearing a tank top, something rare in Calgary after the fall equinox. I sat still as she walked over to me, repositioned my chin, and went back to her sketch pad. Frida Kahlo was in da house. […]
Sunday Night Angst and Seeing the Light
It is possible to love your job and to hate going to work on Monday morning. Often, on Sunday nights, a dread creeps in. Like it did a couple of days ago. I posted this on my Ironic Mom Facebook Page: You would think that would have been the end of my evening. But with […]
Rhyming, Cribbage, and a Disappearing Child
Two nights ago, while my Mom and I played cribbage and drank wine, Vivian was demonstrating the rhymes her teacher uses to get the class’s attention. William was somewhere. Vivian stood with her hands on top of her head and taught us the rhymes. Nothing says Saturday night fun like three-generation Simon Says. Rhyme […]
Wednesday Quick Click
It’s Wednesday Quick Click. Check out my two latest posts at Nickelodeon’s NickMom.com by clicking on the photos below: Happy Wednesday. Evidently mine will involving doing some laundry and cleaning my purse. Oh, and if you’re looking to put off your own laundry and cleaning, vote for me here:
My Weekend, by the numbers
Sometimes it’s better to let the numbers do the talking. Here, then, is my weekend, by the numbers. 2: Geocaches Vivian, William, and I found 0: Geocaches we’d searched for before this weekend 2: nights I was asleep before 10 p.m. 8: Times I asked Vivian to brush her hair 2: Mornings Vivian stole my […]
A Comical Chat with Kids about Marriage
All four of us are sitting in the living room, doing our own things. That means my husband is doing the New York Times crossword, William is playing with Lego, I am on my iPad, and Vivian is doing cartwheels trying to get someone to notice her. I’m skimming some content on Flipboard–my latest app […]
The Highland Games and the Family Friendly Beer Tent
The last weekend of the summer holidays is never an easy one when you have kids. Then again, neither is the first weekend of summer holidays nor any of the days in between. By the time September rolls around, not only are the kids bored from having watched TV all summer, but relatives and neighbours […]
When 8-Year-Old Twins Experience Pareidolia
Pareidolia is not the habit of swallowing the thick mucus you cough up. According to The Weird Encyclopedia, it’s a psychological condition for “the human habit of looking for the familiar in the unfamiliar.” I blogged about discovering the word pareidolia earlier this week. Basically, when you see a naturally-occurring heart in a fence by […]
Breaking Stereotypes: A Vocabulary Lesson at the Flea Market
My husband sells crap at a flea market on Sundays. From the construction of this first sentence, you might think that he sells something other than crap on the rest of the days of the week. I assure you that this is not the case. He simply gathers crap from Monday to Saturday. In spite […]