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How To Leave Your Spouse

Posted on January 27, 2012 | 41 Comments

Kelly, Trish, Leanne, Elena: Four Women on a Wild Weekend (August 2011)

I’ve often told my husband that the perfect gift for me is 24 hours alone in a boutique hotel. I’m pretty sure he thinks I’m joking.

But this weekend, I’m getting something better: a writing weekend away with my wordbitches, Elena, Trish and Gigi.

Inspiration 101: the view from Elena's cabin

If you wish to plan your own weekend away, I’ve shared some tips that are well-researched (i.e. one afternoon on Twitter in Starbucks) in my latest humor column, which was published yesterday in The Calgary Herald.

Six Tips and One Bombshell on How to Leave Your Spouse with the Kids for the Weekend

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Also, while you’re playing hop, skip, and jump, feel free to check out my latest offering at NickMom.com:

Similarities between Justin Bieber and a Ken Doll

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What’s your ideal weekend away?

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10 Items for Surviving a Family Vacation

Posted on December 22, 2011 | 14 Comments

Today I have a humor column in The Calgary Herald entitled, 10 Items for Family Vacation Survival. These are the pictures that ran in the print version.

Christmas 2004: William and Vivian (age 7 mos) experience snow and -20 for the first time (they were born in Thailand). Note their impressions of the letter T.

Vivian, secured to Everest's rockface at 35,000 feet

If you want to read the column, click on the link below:

TEN ITEMS FOR FAMILY VACATION SURVIVAL

Feel free to add what you need to survive a vacation (with or without kids) in the comments below.

Happy Christmas!

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Update: If you are awaiting a postcard from me, keep waiting.
I’ll be writing it on my break!

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Happy Thanksgiving, eh?

Posted on October 7, 2011 | 34 Comments

It’s Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend. Because we follow the metric system, our holiday comes earlier than our American neighbo(u)rs. The metric system also explains why Canada is colder than the US, why the Flames will beat the Penguins on Saturday night, and why Justin Bieber’s career will be over in 2016.

If you want to read my Thanksgiving humour column that ran in the Calgary Herald yesterday, here it is:

FIVE THINGS AN EXHAUSTED MOM IS THANKFUL FOR

In Canada, we don’t really equate Thanksgiving with shopping, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t tell you that there’s a coupon from Buytopia where you can get 50% off  at Staples. (Staples, incidentally, is the store William and Vivian shoplifted from at age 5. I frog-marched them back in and they each pulled out 5 crazy pens from their pockets and their underwear. The full story will be in my book). Anyway, if you have a pen obsession like me or my kids, click here for the coupon; it’s safer than shoplifting. And almost cheaper.

Finally, if you are inclined to leave a comment, I want to know:

what crazy things are you thankful for? what’s your office store obsession? what can you blame the metric system for?

Happy Thanksgiving, eh?!

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