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A long time ago – 1999, to be exact – I wrote and published a YA novel called Dream Water. I wanted to write a book about a group of teens who (as children) had witnessed the worst possible thing I knew, and how they continued to deal with the trauma of that through [...]
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Last Saturday, my friend Martha Ralph was killed when a stolen Honda cut her off on the Malahat. She was on a motorcycle driven by her long-time boyfriend, Larry Machnee. They didn’t have a chance. He died on the scene and she died later that day in hospital. When I found out, [...]
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This episode was prefaced with a commercial for an upcoming news story about the best wiener. It featured video footage of a couple of dozen bloated sausages sizzling on a barbecue. WHY this made me laugh so hard is a mystery that could only be solved by Miss Marple, but I did start [...]
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The funny thing is that watching other people kissing makes me really uncomfortable. It’s just one of those things that ain’t pretty. It’s AWKWARD. It’s embarrassing. Needless to say, I’ve spent much of this season of The Bachelor contemplating how our fireplace (which is below the TV) really is an eyesore [...]
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Well, it happened. The Bun — who is FOUR, btw, not SIX as one would expect in this situation — has lost his first tooth. I know, right? WHAT HAPPENED? It seems like just yesterday we were all in a lather because his teeth were just coming in and he was [...]
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Holy Hannah, time flies. I’m sure this season just began with a bunch of cheesy schmaltz about “cloud nine” and now, lo, we are on the cusp of the finale and I have to admit that I was wrong because apart from the first couple of episodes, Jake has managed to mostly keep his [...]
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I went to Costco yesterday with my parents because they have a membership and I am far far far too cheap to buy my own, and also because shopping with my parents makes me feel young again as though I am too young to be able to shop for real grown up items on my [...]
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It was kindergarten registration this week which means that I went into a tailspin of angst about what is THE RIGHT THING TO DO. The Bun is currently in a private school that we can’t really afford long-term and that does full day kindergarten, which we don’t really want, and separates the boys from [...]
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I was drinking last night when I watched this, I’ll admit it up front. I’m kind of a one-glass-of-wine-then-I-get-dizzy-and-have-to-lie-down person, at least I am lately, so the fact I had TWO glasses of wine last night may affect my ability to be completely objective about this episode. Also, I have a wicked bad [...]
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