Living Creatively, Living the Dream
From the moment I heard of the bus crash, I’ve obsessively read everything I can about the Humboldt Broncos as if feeling everything I can feel and knowing everything I can know will somehow make a difference. It’s not helping. Continue reading Humboldt Broncos #HockeyMom
It was evident from the moment these women met, that they had a connection. Being members of the same Club…the club with a capital (though sometimes whispered) “C”…each knew what the other had been through. Moments after meeting, they were Continue reading Pink in the Rink…
Madac Ashe is a typical 10-year-old boy. He spends many hours in the driveway shooting pucks, plays street hockey with a set of roller-blades on his feet, is a master at mini sticks and can find the best hiding spots Continue reading Meet the Ashe family… #ProEdgeParents
This is the story of the boy I fell in love with. The one I can’t say no to. The one who will always have a grip on my heart. It could be the dimple. The smattering of freckles across his Continue reading This is the story, of the boy I fell in love with…
Lately, I’ve been spending a ridiculous amount of time at the volleyball courts. It’s probably good timing with hockey winding down and all…but the combination of two competitive sports and two kids going in two different directions while one is Continue reading Regionals, Provincials, Volleyball, Hockey, Meatballs…things are getting silly!
We are defined by the labels we give ourselves and in 2003, as I sat in Centennial Arena for the very first time on a cold, early, Saturday morning…I became a hockey mom. I have a handful of games left. Possibly a Continue reading Hockey Mom…
If you’re like me, you’ve a couple of sports nuts in your family and you’re constantly planning your schedule around practices and games. For us, volleyball and hockey play a huge role in our daily lives. While Bones is on Continue reading Are you giving the #GiftOfSport this holiday season? What sport is part of your family…and how does it bring you together?
Spiderman caught me at an incredibly weak moment…I’d been down and out in bed for several days with the flu when he asked if “the team” could sleep over. I did a quick calculation in my head and thought…12 guys Continue reading A sleepover with 18 boys…because they can…
For the last ten days, someone’s been deciding who my friends will be for the next six months…who I’ll be spending my Saturday nights with…take a few road-trips with…possibly even vacation in Montreal with! It’s completely out of my control! This Continue reading My new friends…
I can’t even begin to think how many pairs of skates we’ve gone through in the last 12 years. I do know that THANKFULLY, Spider-Man’s feet eventually stopped growing and we went from 2 pair a year to one! Sticks…those Continue reading Back to Hockey with Sport Chek and a Giveaway!
It’s baffling to me that Spiderman is 17! Seventeen, to me, is the beginning of growing out of the teen years…heading into adult territory…1 year away from university and a whole new chapter in life. While there are 17 years Continue reading 17 Things I want my son to know on his 17th birthday…
Just like that…he drove. While in my head…he’s still in a Cozy Coupe…his fat little legs pushing the red and yellow car down the sidewalk, stopping to fill the gas tank with rocks and twigs before “Fred Flinstoning” his feet back Continue reading Cozy Coupe…
I’m constantly shuffling activities on the calendar. Trying to fit things in. Make things work. It’s like I Rock/Paper/Scissors everything I do. Which event is more important…has more weight…more urgency. What MUST I do compared to what I’d LIKE to do Continue reading Rock, Paper, Scissors…Hockey
I GOT MY SMELLER BACK! Finally! After eight months of not being able to smell a thing…I CAN SMELL EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE! Which is Awesome…and Disgusting…and Amazing…and Gross! Honestly…it’s completely overwhelming my senses. This morning…as I was getting ready Continue reading I smell…
Another week has come and gone which means we’re that much closer to the holidays and all of the joy it brings…for me, it’s one week closer to when The Tall Blonde will be home from France for her Winter Continue reading Sunday Wrap-up #2…
[quicktime]https://www.curtainsareopen.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/icebucket.mov[/quicktime] I got a real kick out of watching Spider-Man complete his ALS Ice Bucket Challenge this weekend. Maybe it was the look on his face as the cold water and ice was dumped over his head, the fact Continue reading ALS Ice Bucket Challenge…
NHL players are regular people just like you and me! I think I’d have a difficult time convincing Spider-Man of that fact as he simply can’t get past the awe of those who’ve made it “to the show.” However, when Continue reading Joe DiPenta…giving back…
The end of the hockey season always leaves me a little wanting. Wanting to get the gear smell out of my car. Wanting to throw my check book back in the junk drawer ’til next season. Wanting to run from Continue reading For the boys…
“Hey Mom…the button came off my dress pants. Can you sew it on before school tomorrow?” Spider-Man’s entire hockey team wears dress clothes to school on every game day and today will be the last day where the boys will Continue reading How to sew a button on a pair of pants…sort of.
Last night, sitting around with a couple of girlfriends…we chit chatted about the year ahead, our expectations and what we’re working towards. My friend, Spray (a name she received from a single hilarious moment involving a spray bottle), spoke quite Continue reading Being present…