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A really good thing 17 Aug 2013 | 01:55 am
When I was in my early twenties and off-and-on single, I used to make lists of the qualities I was looking for in a man. These lists were often written by hand in my journals. Back then I did all my w...
Tuesdays in late July 7 Aug 2013 | 05:45 am
Last week Shaune took the kids to Manitoulin Island to a cottage with his parents. This was the first time in six years that I have been alone in the house for more than a few hours. It was lonely and...
Making peace with hard 29 Jul 2013 | 01:46 am
This morning I ran nine kilometers. It felt like early May. The sky shone clear, blue and showed off with the most liberating breeze. The sun was gentle and warm; not it's oppressive self, like last...
Vacationy knowings 22 Jul 2013 | 04:09 am
Yesterday, late in the afternoon, in the still hot sun, the kids and I took turns choosing songs on Youtube on the tablet in the backyard. Naveen wanted Baby Beluga even though I thought for sure he’d...
That Friday 13 Jul 2013 | 05:25 am
The Friday before vacation is a special kind of stress. You don't want to be missed in all the wrong ways so you make sure to tie up any loose ends. You file things properly. You look for a reliable b...
Summer boys' club 10 Jul 2013 | 04:22 am
Last night Naveen held his toothbrush across his upper lip and said, “Look at my ‘stache Mommy!” Earlier when he was eating a saltine cracker with butter; he rubbed a little above his top lip and anno...
It connects me to you 5 Jul 2013 | 06:41 am
I think about blogging every day. In fact, over the past almost six years, not a day goes by that I don't see the happenings of my life through this lens. I’m constantly writing posts in my head.....
It digs beneath my surface 30 Jun 2013 | 05:24 pm
It must have been crippling for my mother when she had to leave my sister and me behind. Now and then I think about how it was for her and I can’t escape this truth: Mutilation. That’s how it would s...
Just the right words 26 Jun 2013 | 04:49 am
Last night we had an episode in our house. I was settling the kids in after Naveen’s Blastball game (think pre T-ball, pre-pre baseball) and an extra hour of play past bedtime because, well you kn...
Simple, human and oh so far from perfect 14 Jun 2013 | 05:45 pm
I’ve spent a lot of time this past year wishing we had a bigger house in a different neighbourhood. The truth is, we’re quickly outgrowing our three-bedroom semi-detached with its shared front yard a...
