My (not so) little brother has been visiting all week from Toronto and we've been having a grand ol' time drinking in the long summer days, and drinking up all of the local wines. Naturally, Karenna has been sick with a week-long fever (our kids never fail to get sick when my family visits) but … [Read more...]
Holiday! Celebrate!
I am in the middle of two glorious weeks off of work. (My real estate career is thankfully one I share with a fantastic business partner so we get to trade off holiday time during the summer.) We're not going away during my time off, just sticking around town, hitting the beach, harvesting zucchinis … [Read more...]
Strep Tease
Avelyn just spent the past five days in a sweaty blur of a 103 degree fever, strep throat, barfing, and more midnight acetaminaphen suppositories than either of us cares to remember. The poor kid. Every day I would assure her that surely she would feel better by tomorrow. But then the next day would … [Read more...]
Have a Seat
"Steve, look what I found online! Two used Natuzzi leather couches for an awesome price! They're in great shape and would look so good in our house! These are going to go fast, I just know it. I should phone right now!" I called out with excitement.He then proceeded to take a dump on my dreams and … [Read more...]
Afloat
This summer has been swell. After a dreary, soaking-wet spring, we've been savouring a month-long heat wave and this weekend we got out on the water and made some great memories in the boat.Curb your enthusiasm, kids.Once we got out there, really flying across the lake, the kids perked up.I am not … [Read more...]
Let’s Talk About Six, Baby
Six years ago, after 40 hours of labour, she was placed on my chest and let out her first cry. I was forever changed. She made me a momma.I blinked, and now she's six years old.Happy Birthday, Avelyn. We love you so much! … [Read more...]
The Pieces, There Are Two of Them
I had to get documentation of this, my wearing a two piece bathing suit after nearly a decade of being too self-conscious to dare bare my gut. Sure, there's a little overhang. Sure, my belly is whiter than snow. Sure, my stretch marks peek over the top of my waistband to greet you. But who … [Read more...]
Basically the Best Thing I Have Ever Put In My Food-Hole
In my (slowly-progressing) plan to rid our family's diet of preservatives I purchased an ice-cream maker. Have you read what they put in store-bought ice cream these days? Half of them aren't even actually ice cream, rather "frozen dessert". If something needs quotation marks around it, I'm not sure … [Read more...]
Avi
My eldest daughter grew up so much this year. When she boarded the school bus for her first day of Kindergarten last year she looked so small, her long curls hanging over the top of her backpack. Fast forward to the end of the school year and she's grown nearly half a foot, wears glasses now, has … [Read more...]
They Call Me the Lone Wolf. On My Back There.
When I decided to go back to work this year and start a new career, I vowed to not let my marriage or my relationship with my kids suffer as a result. With a few exceptionally trying moments, I have held fast to that vow and together we have navigated this new path with fairly smooth results.That … [Read more...]
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