We went over to my sister-in-law’s for a lovely Father’s Day barbecue. Beautiful weather. Good company. Family everywhere. The promise of grilled food in the air. You know what wasn’t in the air? Our steaks. The steaks we had carefully marinated for over a day. The steaks we were supposed to bring. The steaks that…
Another Year, Another Hockey Magnet Defeat Every year before the hockey playoffs, my family gathers around a board covered in team magnets. This is serious business. We move the teams through each round, predicting who will win until we’ve chosen the team we believe will take the Stanley Cup. We’ve been doing this for more…
I made a bold decision the other night. Dangerous, really. I decided I was going to leave my office, take my laptop to bed, and finish a few little things from there. Nothing major. Just a couple of tasks I wanted to get done without sitting at my desk like a Victorian clerk trapped in…
I bought light-up mushrooms for the garden. Yes. Light-up mushrooms. Because apparently at some point in adulthood, you stop judging people for buying whimsical garden décor and become the person standing in the store thinking, You know what my yard needs? Glowing fungus. And honestly? No regrets. I put them outside with the light-up butterflies and…
There are certain things you expect when you open your pajama drawer. Pajamas, for example. Maybe an old T-shirt you forgot you owned. Maybe that one pair of fuzzy socks that only appear when you’re looking for anything except fuzzy socks. What you do not expect is for the drawer to move. Or grow a…
I went looking for garden statues. That sounds innocent, right? A calm little outing. A mature adult decision. Maybe I’d find one tasteful statue to tuck between the flowers and pretend my garden had a plan instead of the usual “let’s see what survives” approach. That was the intention. Then I found the cats. Not…
My daughter and I went for a walk the other day, which sounds peaceful. It was not. In theory, it was supposed to be one of those nice little walks where we get fresh air, chat about life, and pretend we’re the kind of people who make healthy choices on purpose. Instead, we found ourselves…
Kira and I went to the beach to watch the waves. That was the plan. A nice walk. Some fresh air. A little mother-daughter time. The kind where you stroll along the water, listen to the waves crash against the shore, and pretend for five peaceful minutes that life is calm and organized. Naturally, we…
There are many mysteries in life. Where do missing socks go? Why does the grocery bill always double when you only needed milk? And why, when I put something down for two minutes, does it immediately vanish into another dimension? This week’s mystery involved my glasses. Now, I take my glasses off to read. This…
There are things I expect my cat to bring to the door. Mice? Unfortunately, yes. Birds? Also yes. Snakes? Horrifying, but apparently still within the job description of being owned by an outdoor cat. But people? People were not on the list. The other day, I got a knock at the door and opened it…
