Summer is the season when working parents everywhere balance guilt and budgets to determine the…
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Thirteen years
This week the Carpenter and I celebrated 13 years of marital, um, (words escape me)…bliss?…
Show me the love
In the days leading up to Feb. 14, I heard a retail expert on a talk show pushing the gifts we all…
Summer camp
As the school calendar draws to a close, I am feeling the panic of “now what?” For…
Bust a move
I think we can all agree that I am cool. Way cool. I’m down with what’s hip, and…
Pioneering spirit
This winter has given me tremendous respect for the pioneers who founded this great nation. Those…
My folks
I know the secret to a happy marriage because I am the product of one. It’s as simple as…
Lost Together
I’m certain that whole restraining order issue is now null and void, so I can talk about my…
Christmas spirit
If someone finds my Christmas spirit, please return it to me. I think I left it in aisle four. I am…
The Overcast List
Nothing makes me feel more Canadian than the annual accounting ritual of filing my income tax. This…
My tool belt
Recently, I shared with you the story of the List Test, where the Carpenter sends me to the…
Back me up
Last Sunday night, in an act I can only describe as morbid curiosity coupled with the desire to be…
It’s not personal
I have a friend who sends me inspirational advice on a regular basis because she says I am…
Define ‘work’
The Carpenter and I have very different careers and as such, we have different definitions of the…
Kiefer – vampire
When it comes to Hollywood vampires, Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt did nothing to make me want to roll…