As you know, Hadley turned five last week. Since her birthday fell on Memorial Day this year, we had two parties: one a week early for friends and a family BBQ on the holiday. Because I didn't...

On Hadley's birthday, she slept late (my gift) and I made her favorite breakfast: oatmeal cookie pancakes (her gift). As we were piling into the car afterward to go to Grandma's, Jamie...

We all have our favorite events at the Winter Olympics. Some love the Ski Jump, the original extreme winter sport that was introduced at the first Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix in 1924. Others love the team aspect so Hockey rules supreme. And let's...

I am in Canada this week for American Thanksgiving. I know. I've always been a bit confused. Last week was a frenzy of voting and downright begging for people to vote for me. In fact, I'm still doing so because the public can vote here daily until...

Have you heard my news? I am ecstatic to be 1 of 5 semi-finalists in Microsoft Office's Winter Games contest. I would be thrilled beyond measure to be an accredited blogger at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics because winter sports are my passion! I grew up...

I am notoriously unlucky. I once went to France for a wedding, got lost en route and missed the entire celebration. The only contest I have ever won was the infamous Fred Seymour Elementary School Cakewalk. And even then, I knocked my biggest...

Veteran's Day is one of the things Canada does better than the United States. We call it Remembrance Day and I loved what an important part of our lives it was. At school, they distributed poppies for us to wear. We recited In Flander's Fields. And we...