He’s here. Labor and delivery were once again quick, but felt much less chaotic than the first time around. The midwife’s name was Zen, and she definitely brought an air of that to the whole experience. Baby boy was born in a birthing tub (which, as a testament to how fast things moved, was filled […]
Oh, that’s right. It only feels like a Monday because my husband was home all day yesterday. He went back to work this morning, leaving me to tend to Missy on my own, with a horrible head cold, making every little thing harder than it had to be and thus contributing to the Mondayishness of […]
After a full 10 days in our new town, we’ve… ~found a house to rent (after looking at 13 houses/flats over a 4-day period). we move in Tuesday *fingers crossed* ~stumbled upon a babywearing group–quite literally–walking along the promenade with Missy in the ergo. had a nice chat with a few other parents and got […]
There’s a certain TV show Hubby and I have been watching lately. It’s a spinoff of another very popular show about everyone’s favorite chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-cook-extraordinaire. Both shows were filmed in my chosen hometown (though they make it appear seedier than it actually is), the city where Hubby and I met, fell in love, got married, and […]
Last night, we were welcomed back to Montreal with snow. Fat, sticky flakes, the kind I used to fantasize about before our big move. Hubby had to dig our car out of long-term parking before we could make the slippery journey back to our apartment, where the cats greeted us at the door, probably hoping […]
We knew we weren’t going to get everything we wanted in our price range when we started looking for apartments here. We’ve had to compromise and make sacrifices (like in-unit laundry!). The building we’re in is old, and with that comes both charm and other “character.” perk: The large picture window in the living room […]
A lot of work goes into getting baby girl to settle, to calm for sleep. Continuous motion. Rhythmic patting. A firm hold. Every muscle in my body is flexed or tensed so that her little body can relax. Perhaps she senses our general unsettled-ness here. We’ve lived in Montreal for six months. Until this past […]
It’s been two weeks since my last blog post. I could say I haven’t had the time or inclination to write, but that’s a lie. To say I haven’t had the energy, physical or mental, would be closer to the truth. I constantly write blog posts in my head that never make it to the […]
I have family coming to town in three weeks. And while they’re not staying at my house, they will, at some point, set foot inside it, so I’ve been stressed about cleaning. It’s not that my house is dirty messy (okay, maybe a little), more cluttered messy because we have too much stuff and not […]
I originally started this poem a long time ago, during a time when Hubby was gone, probably out of the country without me. I recently tweaked and “finished” it. Turns out, it’s not just long absences that make me miss Hubby. The four hours he’s gone to teach his class one night a week seem […]
Something Out of Nothing 