Hmmm … ja … so I obviously haven’t written anything in a while. Here’s some inside info: if I’m quiet for a long time, you KNOW something’s wrong. At first, that was because I was in a my-life-is-so-excrutiatingly-dull-there’s-nothing-worthwhile-to-write-about phase. And I’m not exaggerating. My day-to-day existence suddenly appeared to be SO stale and monotonous that [...]
Kids:
The X bought Son#1 a new car for his 18th … He’s absolutely over the moon about it. Jeez, this feels strange … my boy is DRIVING now! As you know, I’m not thrilled about this but I’m not going to spoil his fun. He knows how I feel about him being given a car [...]
Son#1 is 18 today … my baby is 18 … unbelievable! And he started off his birthday by PASSING HIS DRIVER’S TEST!!!! I’m so stoked for him – he was SO nervous, but he did it *beams proudly* Happy Birthday my beautiful boy. I love you baby. I fell in love with you the minute [...]
Just one more sleep until my “baby” turns 18 …OMG, there’s a whole lot of Over the Hill issues right there! Jeez, I can’t frigging believe it. 18 years ago, I was in the middle of my 24-hour labour, gearing up to squeeze out my little girl. Yup, he was supposed to be a girl! [...]
So this afternoon, the X and I met with the educational psychologist who assessed Son#2 a few weeks ago. The assessment was done because he didn’t pass Grade 8 last year and both the school and we, as parents needed to know exactly what was going on with him – to see if there was [...]
Good hair means curls and waves Bad hair means you look like a slave At the turn of the century Its time for us to redefine who we be You can shave it off Like a South African beauty Or get in on lock Like Bob Marley You can rock it straight Like Oprah Winfrey [...]
From underwhelmed to overwhelmed