If you have ever received those annoying chain emails, you have surely seen the one about…
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Grounded
Summer is the season when working parents everywhere balance guilt and budgets to determine the…
Birthday blues
It goes without saying that men and women view birthdays differently. Everything from the gift to…
In stitches
I blame my recent birthday for the terrifying realization that I have moved up an age category in…
Driver in training
As much as it pains me to quote Hilary Clinton, she coined the phrase “it takes a village to…
Behind bars
It was during a recent day trip to the Toronto Zoo that I was struck with the realization that most…
Fifty shades of red
I have a confession to make. Fifty Shades of Grey found its way into my personal library. Will Jane…
Home
They say you once you leave a place, you can never go home again. It’s true. Sometimes…
Bittersweet
It began a Saturday morning like any other, but it would be the last of its kind for our family.…
So long, summer
There is a melancholy sentiment to the changing of the seasons. I think we all feel it, like a…
A kick to the shins
T’was the night before hockey, and all through the house, every creature was stirring, even…
Loathing lunch
Every morning as I enter the kitchen, two lunch pails sit open mouthed and hungry, glaring at me…
My little sister
September is Big Brother, Big Sister month across Canada. Seventeen years ago, this organization…
Walk with me
It’s hard to believe the Carpenter and I chose to take our wedding vows in autumn because…
Same as it ever was
I am reaching that age where I have begun to cling to a decade of music that is reminiscent of my…