daily: Browse The Strips
Monday March 9, 2020
Lynn's Comments: When the pregnancy story was coming to an end, friends of mine decided to throw a surprise baby shower for my "imaginary baby." I was spirited away from the house long enough for them to cover the front lawn with flamingos and a big stork carrying a baby in a bundle. When I went inside, there was a party all set up with gag gifts, munchies and an open bar. It was a great success. The funny thing is…I never had a baby shower for either of my REAL kids!!
Tuesday March 10, 2020
Wednesday March 11, 2020
Thursday March 12, 2020
Friday March 13, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I have given this as a gift a number of times and it has always been appreciated.
Saturday March 14, 2020
Monday March 16, 2020
Tuesday March 17, 2020
Wednesday March 18, 2020
Lynn's Comments: This reminds me...I have to get my tires changed!
Thursday March 19, 2020
Lynn's Comments: When we lived in Hamilton, Ontario the steel mills put so much soot into the air that as soon as you cleaned your windowsills, they turned black again. There was a saying, "Hamilton was a place where you opened the windows so you could hear the birds cough!"
Friday March 20, 2020
Lynn's Comments: For some reason, expectant moms often have a few days of manic activity–like cleaning or doing yardwork, right before the baby is born. I scrubbed all the floors in the house the day before my son was born and I always wished I’d get that kind of energy back again!
Saturday March 21, 2020
Lynn's Comments: This has to be one of my favourite cartoons.
Monday March 23, 2020
Tuesday March 24, 2020
Lynn's Comments: With my doctor advocating for a home birth and readers making it seem like a bad decision, I was setting the scene here for something to save the day.
Wednesday March 25, 2020
Thursday March 26, 2020
Friday March 27, 2020
Saturday March 28, 2020
Lynn's Comments: This series became an animated show. These exact words were part of the script.
Monday March 30, 2020
Tuesday March 31, 2020
Lynn's Comments: The arrival of the pizza guy did two things: it gave credence to the gravity of the weather conditions and it allowed me to enjoy the sign on his car.
Wednesday April 1, 2020
Thursday April 2, 2020
Friday April 3, 2020
Lynn's Comments: The nosy neighbour might have played a larger role, but there was already too much going on in the strip.
Saturday April 4, 2020
Monday April 6, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I had my son in the early 70s. They took him away and washed him and I didn't get to hold him for a long time. Five years later when I had my daughter, things had changed. I held her immediately. They didn't take her to be weighed and checked out until we had been with her for over an hour. That was a wonderful experience. That was the way it should be done!
Tuesday April 7, 2020
Wednesday April 8, 2020
Lynn's Comments: One thing nobody really talks about is how your seat feels after baby is born. Well, sitting down ain't comfy! My favourite gift to a brand-new mom is an egg timer and a box of "TUCKS" pads. The Tucks reduce swelling and inflammation and make life much easier. The egg timer is for the middle of the night when you’ve been up many times and done everything you can do and baby is STILL crying. It allows you to take a 10-minute time out.
Thursday April 9, 2020
Friday April 10, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I called this imaginary baby "April" because she was all fiction and born on April 1st! Many folks wrote to tell me they had named their baby girls April because they were born April first!
Saturday April 11, 2020
Lynn's Comments: People were not happy about Michael calling the baby "Ape." I thought it would be harmless. Few people were upset by "Lizardbreath," but the opposition to "Ape" was so strong that I dropped the nickname very quickly.