Hotel Keflavik
This morning I read a post on Freshly Pressed about the Blue Lagoon in Iceland I instantly got a bit nostalgic for my flying days. The airline I worked for, a little over… Read More
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Simple Pleasures
Today I had some spare time before I picked my kids up from school. Since it was such beautiful day I decided to plant myself at the park for a 1/2 hour and… Read More
Getting Your Weird On
I came across these photos when I was looking for something to go with my Embarrassing Moments post. I googled “girl tripping” and this is what I found: A little on the kooky side… Read More
Slacking off and Slurpees
Well, it finally happened. Yesterday I missed my first day of Mayhem. I tried to post something, honest. I wrote three drafts, each one far more non-sensical than last, and all of which… Read More
And The Winners Are….
Last week I gave you all a challenge of epic proportions. I asked you to formulate your funniest thoughts, and come up with a caption to go along with the picture of Drew… Read More
I Am Canadian
Here’s another post that originally appeared on Goodblogs. It’s a bit out dated…but still a good one. Enjoy! Photo courtesy of Globe and Mail With just having Canada day around here, the little wheels… Read More
Packing Stinks
Today I’m devoting much of my time to packing, and I would just like to say this. It stinks! On a beautiful sunny long weekend Saturday I will be contending with this mess.… Read More
Our Kitchen Reno
Phew! I’m just sneaking in under the wire today with my post! And I have a little treat for you…Before and After photos!! Yipee! First a word on renovations…. In my experience of… Read More
Caption This!
Today is my youngest son Drew’s 6th birthday! I introduced you all to Drew in this post here, and told you what a funny little guy he is…which he is. See. Further evidence: Photo… Read More
What Do You Mean I Look Like Uncle Leo?
Uh-oh, I’m going to have to re-purpose old content today for the sake of sanity. I knew keeping up and writing something everyday for Mayhem would be hard, but I had no idea… Read More
Salsa Stravaganza
I think salsa has to be my favourite garnish. I put it on everything! So when I saw these rosy red tomatoes going for $5 a flat at our school’s annual fun fair,… Read More
The Great Paint Debate
Actually, it isn’t really a great debate…it rhymed and gave my title a nice ring…plus it sounded kind of controversial! The thing about this debate, it’s only going on in my head, it’s… Read More
Starbucks Surpirse
We have a little tradition around here known as the “Starbucks Surprise”. Whenever we celebrate Mother’s Day or Father’s Day we do the surprise. Birthdays – you get the surprise. Out of town… Read More
Have a Better Life – Go to the Library!
Yesterday I took my kids to the library and realized; huh, most of life’s problems could be solved right here within these very walls. I’m serious! Great things happen when you take your… Read More
It Takes a Village
I am really tired this week…like off the chart tired! So I’m kind of cheating with my post today. I’m re-posting something I wrote last summer and originally appeared on Goodblogs. Enjoy…and thanks… Read More
Grey Gardens
For today’s post I thought I would try something a little different. Last week I watched the documentary Grey Gardens, twice! – and wanted to write a little piece inspired by the story… Read More
Coffee Maker of Choice
The coffee maker verdict is in. The votes have been tallied…all 8 of them…it seems the coffee maker of choice is the Cuisinart! Thanks to all of you who cared enough about my… Read More
Flea Market Finds
I’m not sure what it is about junk, but I LOVE looking at it! Sunday we took a trip to our local flea market…wowzers was that an experience! It was a beautiful day… Read More
Why I Don’t Write Poetry
Photo courtesy of Le Blog One of the main reasons I started this blog was to practice my writing. I’ve always been able to “write” but I probably wouldn’t call myself a “writer”.… Read More
Slip Covering – Part 2
I debated about calling these slip covering posts – “Slip Covering 101″. But I always think of, University courses when there is a “101″ attached after a title. If I wrote that, it… Read More
