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Creeper!! Or how Rissa is prejudiced against old people.

You know Something’s Gotta Give?  The movie with Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson?  We recently watched it with Rissa.  Rissa loves a good romantic comedy. “EEEEEEEEWWWWW!  He’s soooooooo old.  How can he be dating her?”  Early in the film, Jack Nicholson is dating Amanda Peet – who is less than 1/2 his age and plays…

Cardiologist convinced it’s NOT my heart – YAY?

According to the cardiologist and am in near-perfect heart health.  The chances of me having a heart attack within the next 5 years are almost nil!!  HURRAY!!! HURRAY!!!  According to him, my 5-year history of chest pain is not related to my cardiac health.  “So Doc, what is causing my chest pain?” “I have no…

Cool Rissa tricks

“You should feel this Mummy,” says Rissa, as she deliberately creases her forehead.  “It gets all lumpy.  It’s awesome!” “I always liked that I could move my scalp back and forth,” I reply – taking my fingertips and moving my scalp over my skull and then reaching over and moving hers. “Wait!  Wait!” she begs. …

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I never thought that hip-hop would make me cry

 This is the soundtrack to this post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlVBg7_08n0 Driving back from a 13th birthday party.  Rissa and two friends are in the backseat near-to-collapsing from an afternoon in the blinding sun – hair still wet from a homemade Slip-n-Slide. “Daddy!  Daddy can you please put it on ‘aux’?” Rissa asks. David changes the stereo input….

These thighs are not made for sconce light.

Sconce light and candle light are not the same thing.  We have these wall sconces on either side of the fireplace.  They are adorned with vellum-type shades which cast a nice glow.  The room looks warm and inviting.  My thighs in this light?  Cottage-cheesy and terrifying. “Don’t look!” I tell David.  “DON’T LOOK!“ “Don’t look…

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Not after you’ve had a baby vaginally you can’t…

We took Rissa to Sky Zone in honour of her 13th birthday.  In case you’ve been under a rock, Sky Zone is Trampoline Heaven.  It is an indoor TRAMPOLINE PARK!!  Imagine a velodrome, but covered in trampolines!!!!  I know, right?!?  After having seen versions of this mythic place popping up in people’s Facebook feed, David…

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How many times must I pee to get a control line!?!

WARNING: THERE IS FOUL LANGUAGE IN THIS POST I bit the bullet.  I bought a pregnancy test.  Even though I’m in peri-menopause and David is fixed.  I used it yesterday afternoon, right before my Mom, Dad and brother Michael came to visit. I peed for “at least 3 seconds” and “no more than 5.”  I…