http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/squires all blog posts in chron order (most to least recent) en-gb Thu, 23 May 2013 12:51:01 CDT http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/squires/34254839.html We've all heard the cliché about what happens when you assume things, but in reality, the world is full of people eager to stick their feet in their mouths.Something happened the other day, which followed on the heels of a similar occurrence that happened last week, and another one last month, and... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:11:29 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/squires/34254834.html I was never good at math. My struggle began in Grade 2 with multiplication tables and culminated in a disastrous introduction to Algebra in Grade 9 that planted me firmly in a desk during the month of July for summer school. The slack was too heavy after that so I downgraded to General Math (the Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:11:29 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/squires/34254829.html It's unforgivable that I haven't blogged in ages. First my computer died. Then the Red River Ex came to town. Puppy classes began. Basketball and dancing lessons ended. And so life goes when you've got a mix of five kids and a couple of dogs.So here I am typing on a brand new computer, the Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:11:29 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/squires/34254824.html Eighteen. That's how old I was when I brought my first baby home from the hospital. I was uneducated, broke and living in a one-bedroom suite furnished with an assortment of odds and ends bought at a second hand store. But I was hell bent on giving that baby a good life. Still am today.That baby Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:11:29 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/squires/34254819.html I think I'm finally through with it. Those awful winter blahs. All it took was one Sunday afternoon in the backyard, sun on my face, and the funk was officially over.As an added bonus, the sunny day happened to be Mother's Day, which was already shaping up to be one of my happiest mom's days in a Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:11:29 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/squires/34254814.html I think I need to put an end to something; an affair that started long, long ago that still lingers in my life today. You see, before hubby came into the picture I had a constant companion with me between the sheets: My laptop! It was one of my single-girl habits to take my laptop to bed in the Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:11:29 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/squires/34254809.html After taking a 48-hour nap, I finally feel ready to reconnect with the world. Or at least brush my hair and get out of my pajamas.My journey to Edmonton as a chaperon for my son's grade nine band trip was a success in that I made it home alive last Friday and with a portion of my sanity in tact. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:11:29 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/squires/34254804.html As a self-admitted groupie in my younger days, I used to fantasize about what it would be like to go on the road with a band. Well, I'm about to find out. Although this road trip will likely be even louder, even more raunchy and even more absurd than in my wildest dreams.I'm hitting the road Monday Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:11:29 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/squires/34254799.html The warm weather and melting snow has made me eager to get out of the city, stretch my legs and breath some fresh country air. So this weekend, hubby and I are packing up the gear and going camping. Sort of.We're staying in Riding Mountain National Park, so technically it is camping, but in a Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:11:29 CST http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/blogs/squires/34254794.html Since the adult-to-kid ratio in my family is severely tilted towards the pint-size set, I often find myself on the losing end.Let me start by saying that I don't entirely run my house like a democracy and ultimately believe the ones that pay the mortgage get final say, but I'm always open to Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:11:29 CST