Not all funerals are sad. Sometimes a death in the family brings with it long over-due forgiveness…
WriteOut of Her Mind
Reverse psychology
Life is full of choices. Gratitude is one of them. This got me thinking that perhaps this…
Lead then follow
The thick frost of the early morning draped the windows of my car in a white veil of crystals.…
Seventeen
My lucky number is seventeen. I am hoping this continues as this weekend the Carpenter and I…
Kiefer – vampire
When it comes to Hollywood vampires, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt did nothing to make me want to roll…
Just dance
When the band played one of my all-time favourite songs by the Rolling Stones, I just about lost my…
Hope, faith, love
Hope. Faith. Sometimes it’s all we have. Elusive and fragile, these are also the strengths…
The tiebreaker
Communication is key to any relationship. To ensure the Carpenter and I remain connected, I like to…
The Christmas party dress
He’s not even 15 years old yet, but I know for a fact that my son will to grow up to be a…
In the spirit of the season
Now that December has arrived we know that the days leading up to Christmas will carry the momentum…
Flip the switch
I will never understand what it is about Christmas lights that make me so ridiculously happy, but I…
Driving Miss Dee Dee
You know the way your dog perks up its ears and cocks its head to the side when you say, “car…
Welcome, Santa
Santa baby, a word of caution on Christmas Eve: a real family lives in this house, and thus, I make…
Write it down
“Underestimate me. That’ll be fun.” That’s the quote a friend sent to…
Killer Queen
Two things you should know about me as we head into 2017: first, I have every intention of taking…