
Donut Baseball
My children enjoy eating donuts and my children cheer for the Blue Jays so they had to try Tim Hortons' Blue Jays donut. No surprise: they liked it. You can even eat the logo on top. Given Tim Hortons' popularity, Canadian children likely eat more donuts than many other countries' kids. My eldest prefers Boston Cream donuts like his dad. My youngest son loves Canadian Maple. Vanilla Dip is my eldest daughter's preference. And the baby will eat anything. I've never been

Groove Back
I'm starting to get my groove back. Last night I played basketball for the first time in three weeks. I scored the opening basket, cleanly blocked three shots, took down six rebounds and scored a second basket while drawing a foul. To give you the full unvarnished picture, the score ended up tied 26-26; I had five free throws, none of which I potted; and I still don't have the endurance back to play the entire game. But it was still good! The best part was that my three ol

Old-Timer Sports
I won London's Fran Wigston award for basketball...in 1988. More recently I joined a women's basketball league through Toronto Sport and Social Club. It has been six years since I last played basketball and two years since my fourth baby's birth. I was cautiously optimistic I could get back into playing shape. The gym was similar to hundreds I had been in before and I soaked up the familiar feeling. As I met my team-mates, they seemed relatively friendly and fairly athletic