Not that I necessarily thought she would have made the best president, but I’m a little disappointed we won’t see a woman leading the most powerful country in the world for at least another 4 years. Perhaps we can at least hope for the first person of colour. (We...

Five and a half years have passed, and Marcel is finished University.Fifteen years ago, I married a truck driver who was a high school drop-out. Now I'm married to a teacher with two degrees. I guess you CAN teach an old dog new tricks!

(I wrote this on Sunday night, but wasn't ready to post it until now.)I didn’t see it coming.The weekend was full of celebrating. Little Jack had been born. He was healthy and strong. The tumour that had worried all of us since it was discovered on a 20 week...

The lovely Abby fell asleep in the car on the way home from the hospital this morning, so instead of disturbing her sleep (since she's had a fairly disruptive couple of days and needs some rest), I'm perched on a lawn chair near the car and trying to hold the laptop...

I have a new nephew named Jack. He's beautiful. He has a full head of dark hair (not quite as dark as his sister's, but still fairly dark.) In almost every way, he is so blessedly, beautifully normal. He cries like a newborn, nurses like a pro, makes little squeaking...

We're getting a little impatient, but we're finding ways to fill the time.I'd almost forgotten what it's like to have a 2 year old around the house. Just how many questions can one small person ask in a day? (I'm having flashbacks to my firstborn.) And did it REALLY...

(I wrote this the last time my sister was expecting a baby. I was going to write something new this time, but when I read it, I couldn't come up with enough inspiration to change it. So here's to recycling - with a few changes...)To JackI can’t wait to meet youlittle...

Almost 5 years ago, we were in a church hall in a town not far from here, celebrating my Uncle H and Auntie M's 50th wedding anniversary. It was a pleasant summer day. Maddie had just learned to walk (well - run really - she rarely bothered to walk) and wanted to...

With the global food crisis looming larger and larger every day, we're issuing a challenge to people - eat nothing but the rations a person might receive in a refugee camp (or after being hit by a cyclone) for three days. You can read more about it here.A daily ration...