You think I'd learn. You think that I would maybe, at some point, figure out that I get fat in the winter. And you think that I'd actually do something about it. You think after all these years I might even have the willpower to prevent it so that I don't have to go through this yet again.Especially this year. I haven't been able to run because of my still frustratingly bad back so packing on the winter tummy-roll should have seemed to me a sure thing. Yet here I sit. Up over 10lbs from the summer and resorting to... More »

Yum. This guy: Jealous? I lurve Nico. He is just so hott and so French and so cute and so hott. Yup, I'm taking my 9-year-old to the So You Think You Can Dance Canada Tour. We were both totally into the show so we are pumped. We're hoping to see a few of our favourite dances, like the Nico Dark Angel one (which I couldn't find on YouTube) and this one: So have fun tonight while me and my boy are hanging with these guys!... More »

Today is a good day. A really, really good day. Despite the fact that I slept a total of 3 hours last night waiting, I am on a high. A baby will do that to you. That's right, a baby. You know, their smell, soft skin, round backs. Yum. And I get to snuggle one soon because I am an Aunt again. My "little" sister gave birth to her first child, a beautiful little girl, in the wee hours of the morning today and I couldn't be happier. I just talked to the tired and overwhelmed new mom who recounted... More »

Actually, the text message I sent to my sister on Saturday morning was "I stoned and bt nyself". I was stoned. I don't even remember sending the message. I don't remember my son helping me to the car. Or sleeping for 2 hours. What I do remember is exactly what I wasn't supposed to remember by getting stoned. This: I had an MRI for my bad back on Saturday. When you have an MRI on your back your WHOLE HEAD has to be COMPLETELY INSIDE the MRI machine. Think coffin. I certainly did. So because of my little claustrophobia thing... More »