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Be Kind, Unwind.

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I wait for her on the side of the road with her two younger sisters in tow. We wave as the bus trundles down the street towards us, she hops down its steps and I give her a big hug asking, "How was your day at school? Did you have fun? It's so good to see you! Who did you play with today?" She holds … [Read more...]

Hypomomdriac

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"Hmm, it feels kind of weird when I swallow. Kind of like a swollen lymph node or something, but I'm not fighting a cold. I'll just Google it. Crap. I think I have THROAT CANCER."(Cue frantic mental flash-forwards of videotaping myself giving messages to our girls so they can remember me when I'm … [Read more...]

Bedroom Bedlam

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My two older girls SUCK at sharing a bedroom. Like, it's really bad.They fight when they wake up, they brawl before bed, they bicker during quiet time. It has me wondering whether it would be better to separate them and put one with the baby, but I am not sure if that's the solution either. I don't … [Read more...]

Cheeri-OMG

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I pushed my weighed-down shopping cart into the check out line, all three kids whining about something, and began unloading my food onto the conveyer belt. "Do you ever make porridge?" a scornful voice ahead of me called.I glanced up from the task of lifting goods from my cart and saw an older … [Read more...]

What a Crock.

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After a five-year maternity leave, I went back to work last week. It's a huge adjustment and we're all trying our best to find our ways through the changing waters, but it's exciting all the same. One thing that's become crystal clear, however, is that I am going to have to ramp up my organizational … [Read more...]

Country Pumpkin

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Oh, September. Month of new beginnings, plenty of stress, tonnes of transitions and, most importantly, pumpkin muffins. (Photo by www.gimmesomeoven.com)Things here are CRAZY busy, as they are for everyone else: school starting, apple harvest (we live on a farm, remember? I think I'll see … [Read more...]

An Education

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There's this kindergarten teacher that our whole community raves about; Avelyn didn't get into her class. There are a few kids she knows who are in the same grade; they are all in the other class. I feel kind of bummed about how things have unfolded, which is silly because it's kindergarten and … [Read more...]

Buzzkill?

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With three daughters, they're bound to gravitate towards different interests and hobbies. So far they have a very balanced sense both of girly-girl things and tom-boy pursuits. They both love fancy dress-up clothes and wearing clickety-clackety plastic princess shoes; they both love tromping … [Read more...]