This week Mairead is at Whiz Kids Science Camp! Do you know what that means? It means I am walking in circles around my house because I have no clue what to do with myself! I haven’t had this much time to myself since before she was born. I don’t like it. It’s only a day camp but so far my little Einstein is enjoying it. The early mornings are also giving her a little taste of what it will be like to…
We’re in business! The past two weekends, Mairead has been raking in the cash with her new lemonade shoppe, one quarter at time. It’s been the latest hangout for all the kids on the block. Of course, they have all had to try their hand at customer service. There are some serious business men and women in the making on our street! Our neighbours were generously supportive of Mairead’s new business. Our mail carrier and even two RCMP officers purchased some…..but not…
Man, I am run off my feet! I just spent the day Christmas shopping at West Edmonton Mall. There is a good reason why I only set foot in that place once a year; it’s hellish. For the past 10 years, the last week of November is crunch time for me. I have to have everyone’s Christmas gifts bought, wrapped and in the mail headed for Cape Breton so that our family will get their gifts on time. Mailing everything…
I am all over the place this week. I thought yesterday was Friday and I thought today was Sunday. My mind is muddled. Aaron worked out of town for 24 days in a row and came home for ONE day! He is heading back tonight for another who-the-hell-knows-how-long shift. It’s been rough on everyone but I’ll take every little bit I can get when it comes to having him home (and getting a break)! He and Mairead are upstairs jumping…
This weeks post comes after several trials of two different dishes that were both flops! I had no choice but to throw in the towel and bring out my crafty side because I don’t know what was going on with me this weekend in the kitchen. A refrigerator on the brink of death didn’t help either; I had to throw out almost $200 worth of food from my freezer today after I found ice cubes that I put in…
Call me crazy, but I LOVE the rain. If it’s raining at night I will sleep with my bedroom window wide open so I can listen to the rhythm of the rain, I’ll stare intently out the window at it, I love to walk in the woods when you can hear the rain hitting the leaves. I’ve just always found it very therapeutic. It might have something to do with me being a water bearing Aquarius or the hundreds of…
“Wow, they’re beautiful…but what are you going to do with them all?” A question I am asked more often than I’d like to admit. My daughter is prime play-dough playing age so I play A LOT with play-dough. We’ve created everything from cupcakes to Barbie’s swimming pool complete with beach balls. So to step up our game a little (okay, my game) I bought some clay. Maybe I’ve been living under a rock, but who knew what fun! Once I…
I have always thought of myself as someone who is very punctual in most things that I do but when it comes to gift giving, that couldn’t be further from the truth! My father’s birthday was in September and I am still putting together his gift! In my defense though I ordered a piece for it online and it was on backorder for three weeks. Regardless, I think it will be well worth the wait. For my entire life (actually…
Well by now it’s no secret as to how much I love Christmas so it should come as no surprise how much I love decorating my house for the season. When I hauled out my decorations this year I had a few oldies that were just not going to make the cut. Because I can’t get rid of a Christmas decoration, even a damaged one (I blame my mother really) I threw in very little effort and made an old…