***I actually wrote this yesterday but didn’t get a chance to hit publish. As I do so now, I’m sitting in a train station in Birmingham, waiting for the train that will take us to our final destination, right next to Hubby and with a sleeping Missy strapped to my chest.*** I wanted to write […]
Hubby tosses me the latest issue of Time magazine (and by “latest” I mean probably at least a week old because it takes forever to get to us here in Canada, and by “Time magazine”, I mean a relic of 20th century print media that my husband stubbornly clings to like he’s in his 60s, […]
Don’t. Just don’t. Especially if it’s in a dome. Especially if it’s past her bedtime. Okay, fine. If you insist. But here are some handy tips based on our recent experience: DO use ear protection for both yourself and your child. Stadiums are loud, especially when the vast majority of the crowd is rooting for […]
After a 2-week hiatus, bullet points seem about right: My last post should have been called “When it seems to be working…”, which leaves room for the current uncertainty we find ourselves in. Hubby never heard back about the Nebraska job, so no on-campus interview there. He’s since had phone or Skype interviews for two […]
One thing I enjoy about Montreal is that, when it’s actually green, there’s an abundance of green space. There are several parks within walking distance of our apartment. Some are big, consisting of multiple play areas, dog parks, and soccer fields, while others are teeny tiny. I recently discovered (or noticed, now that the weather’s […]
Perhaps I underestimated how difficult it would be. There were so many unknowns when I found out I was pregnant: Would Hubby get a job? Where would we live? Who would support us through this transition? We ended up here, in the middle of an unforgiving and relentless winter. Everything, from that point on, was […]
At home, baby girl is rarely quiet. If she is, I know she’s up to something. Otherwise, she’s chatting, squealing, laughing, stomping all day long. A few weeks ago, she and I went to meet the closest thing I have to a friend in this city at a cafe. Not only was she quiet, but […]
“Quel curieux,” the woman said, tilting her head slightly and smiling, first at baby girl, then at me. “Curieux ou curieuse?” she asked. “Curieuse,” I informed her. It wasn’t the first time in baby girl’s short life someone had mistaken her for a boy (and it wouldn’t be the last). Nor was it the first […]
For the past month, Hubby and I have been watching from our 3rd story window as at least half a dozen cars have gotten stuck in the never-plowed alley behind our building. We’d watch the drivers, passengers, other drivers caught behind the stuck vehicle, and neighbors who happened by dig, push, and maneuver their way […]
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 […]
Something Out of Nothing 