Category Archives: fiascos

None of this would have happened if I had just said “No.”

by Camille Posted on June 25, 2009

The negative repercussions of going out of town for 12 hours times eight: 1.  Massive piles of dirty laundry to tackle when I get home. 2.  Unloading the vehicle in the kitchen and pretty much heading straight for bed—leaving the … Continue reading →

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The Saga of Poor Kyle’s Poor Teeth

by Camille Posted on June 8, 2009

Long-time readers of Archives of Our Lives might recall that my husband, Poor Kyle, is missing his three front teeth. Here’s how the story goes: Poor Kyle was in fourth grade (Grade 4, Canadians!).  He had a bike.  He was riding … Continue reading →

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I’m Gonna Soak Up the Sun (and maybe a little Dristan™ for good measure).

by Camille Posted on May 5, 2009

Well, I’ve gone and come down with the dadgum Swine Flu.  Actually, that’s a lie.  I don’t have the Swine Flu—of the list of Swine Flu symptoms, I’m only experiencing one, but it’s a lousy one: snot. I do not … Continue reading →

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In An Effort to Salvage My Marriage…

by Camille Posted on April 22, 2009

Manners.  There are so many different perspectives of what constitutes “good manners,” don’t you think?  In my house growing up, I was not allowed to read at the dinner table.  Common courtesy, or so it seemed.  But these days, I … Continue reading →

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{I’m Losing Hair}

by Camille Posted on March 22, 2009

Monday again. I’m sighing. I don’t like Mondays.  (I really have no reason to dislike the first weekday—I don’t have school, work, or anything else looming over my head.  Nevertheless, I just…don’t like Mondays.)  And since I firmly believe that … Continue reading →

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{In Which I Try My Hand at Political Satire}

by Camille Posted on March 10, 2009

The next time you find yourself face-to-face in a duel against a RCMP officer (that’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or simply “a Mountie”), please choose carefully the weapon you wield.  A handgun might be the obvious choice, but of course … Continue reading →

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