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My hip has been bothering me all day.  Sitting is an issue.  As is standing.  I’m popping muscle relaxants like M&M’s and really wish I had some of the delightful candy coated chocolate.  Can muscle relaxants give you the munchies? Continue reading Hip hip hooray…→

I took Zucchini to Fairview Animal Hospital for her needles today.  It was her third birthday yesterday so she was due everything.  With Parvovirus on my mind I wanted to make sure she was safe so we can head back to the Continue reading Update from the Queen…→

At some point everyone realizes that they have to do something for others… and in the process… get so much back in return. Gwen Boudreau is just that kind of a woman.  With three children under six and dealing with sore Continue reading Playin’ to the beat of a different drummer…→

Ever lose a few pounds and someone notices? “You look great! I notice it in your face!” Really? Really? ‘Cause I was hoping you’d notice it in my BUTT! (I really wanted to say ASS there but my Mother hates Continue reading Permanent friendships….→

Happy Belated 30th Birthday! I can’t believe I missed it… such a big occasion. So Sorry!!!! It’s not like me to miss anything but on the odd occasion things start to get away from me.   Ever have so much Continue reading Post-it…→

We sat at the table after a lovely dinner. Great conversation… lots of laughter… kids hanging out downstairs quietly watching a movie. As the night ends, the men cleared off the table while the women continued to chat over a Continue reading White wine and bubbly…→

I had just recently moved to Halifax from St. John’s, Newfoundland when Terry Fox began his journey. Dipping his artificial leg in in the Atlantic Ocean he began his quest to run across Canada. I was twelve. I can remember Continue reading Hope shines…→

Years ago you’d never listen to the same music as your parents. A bunch of girlfriends took their ten and eleven year old sons to the Hedley concert the other night and had an absolute blast. The kids all came Continue reading Miss Heard…→

I’ve ceiling lights blown out in just about every room in my house! Not quite sure how it could all happen at the same time but I’ll need to drag the ladder upstairs and unscrew all those “boob” lights to Continue reading I’ve got an idea…→

There are some pretty amazing women out there. Not sure why I hadn’t heard of Barb Stegemann in the last year. Where have I been? Under a rock! Oh…. ok…. yup… never mind. Thing is… there was this fabulous article Continue reading Women of Virtue…→

I woke up with a nasty cold. You know the kind where your head hurts, your nose is stuffed, and you simply feel like crap! A cold where you wake in the middle of the night and your blankets are Continue reading Ahhhhh Chooooo…..→

The hospital confuses the bejeezus out of me. “Meet me in the lobby”. “No problem”. Hellloooooo!!! I didn’t realize there were so many lobby’s until I went to the hospital to “meet someone in the lobby”… at the QEII they Continue reading Lobbying for a Lobby….→

I have three pairs of shoes. And for all you “shoe ho’s” out there… I think I just heard your collective gasp!! Funny thing is, years back, I used to be the Assistant Manager of a shoe store and I Continue reading Walk a mile in my shoes…→