“The pumpkins are funny. You, you aren’t that funny.”

My six-year-old’s latest passion is telling me I'm “not that funny.” Kayla has invented a "Funny Meter' and tells me daily that I'm “only half-way there,” while she and Bill are "way at the top of the Funny Meter." Given that I like to inject humor into much of my writing, my ego could get …

Mike Holmes, I Think I Love You

My crush on Mike Holmes could turn into a flaming hot romance. Or, at the very least, I want to bake chocolate chip cookies for him. My husband would approve. I've always loved Mike Holmes' TV shows about home renovation. Before he got syndicated and started appearing in everyone's home in North America, before everyone …