One of These Things Is Not Like the Other

If you have a strong willed child, you understand that some days are almost beyond the endurance of even the best parents (whoever they are). My husband and I have been blessed with five wonderful children; two boys and three girls. All of them have strong personalities but one of them, more than the others,…

Day in and day out there are tasks to be accomplished.  There are little (and big) jobs required to run a household, train children, love my family, work with homeshcoolers and interact with friends and neighbours. I try to get the things done that I believe I am responsible for.  Most of the time, I…

A few years ago, my mum took my brother and I on a whirlwind trip of Western Europe.  We went to Scotland, Holland, Belguim, France and England.  It was the trip of a lifetime and we enjoyed discovering many new cultures. When my grandfather was in WWII, he served in Holland and his Regiment was…

  An unprecedented number of hot summer days is drawing many to the beach and the air-conditioned malls. As everyone dresses to ‘beat the heat’ I am noticing a pattern. For the guys, loose shorts and comfy tees are the trend; for  the girls – less. Shorter shorts, tighter tops, less fabric, less coverage, less…

  Last night, I went to see Menopause, the Musical. It was a light-hearted (although somewhat crass) recounting, by four different women from four walks of life, about ‘The Change’. They sang about their changing bodies, changing moods, the change in sleep and in their relationships. There was much in the story that I could…

I overheard a teen talking the other day about another teen.  The subject apparently had been working out and was doing some body building.  The comment was, “It’s good he’s getting big muscles.  His ego is so big that he will need the muscles to save him from the trouble his ego gets him into.”…