Christine, Author at UrbanMoms

Tressed Out.

November 8, 2011 by Christine

Here I am. At the familiar impasse that I find myself in about every two years.To cut. Or not to cut.I have always had long hair. Well...with the exception of when my babysitter's daughter gave me a Mia Farrow haircut when I was 5.Oh and that time I thought a chin length bob would be a good cut for … [Read more...]

Reno Hell

November 3, 2011 by Christine

Okay. So it's not really hell, but it sure is a pain in the arse.We decided that our main floor powder room absolutely HAD to be redone. Thanks to the genius who decided to put 3/4" oak floors in there. And did not put a seal around the bottom of the toilet.I know that my boys … [Read more...]

PolkaDot Pumpkins

October 31, 2011 by Christine

For the fourth year in a row I was talked into buying 5 pumpkins. One for each of us. We should each have one. It's only fair, right?Right...Well for the fourth year in a row I was stuck gutting and carving 5 pumpkins by myself. They always start off excited. They bring their pumpkins … [Read more...]

FotoFriday – Happy Halloweekend!

October 28, 2011 by Christine

From Zombie Dirtbiker, Jessie and Woody (circa 2010)What are your little (or big) ones dressing up as for Halloween? … [Read more...]

Books for Boys (and a trip down memory lane)

October 27, 2011 by Christine

It started with a tweet.Last night I tweeted Judy Blume asking a question I had wondered about for years. I could have just re-read the book to find out, but instead I got a reply from the author herself! I asked if she had updated Are You There God, It's Me Margaret to make it more relevant … [Read more...]

A very good day

October 25, 2011 by Christine

I wrote yesterday about our challenge with Cuyler and his behaviour on Saturday.I told him Sunday that he wouldn't be getting any vitamins and I showed him all he would be getting for the rest of the week. Just 3 capsules a day instead of 9.He was good with that then excitedly exclaimed "It's … [Read more...]

Too much.

October 24, 2011 by Christine

Last Tuesday we took Cuyler for a followup to the bio-med protocol that we started in August.We saw her in September and things were good. We decided that it was time to add a few things. This is what his supplement schedule looks like now. Five capsules in the morning. Four … [Read more...]

FotoFriday – LittleEva

October 21, 2011 by Christine

ME:What the heck is this?? (looking at the stick figure drawn onto my bedsheet)EVA: It's LittleEva. So you can snuggle with me all the time.**sigh** why can't my kids draw on paper? … [Read more...]

Disconnecting

October 19, 2011 by Christine

Last week there was a pda breakdown felt all around the world. While people were going nuts without full access to their mobile devices, I quite enjoyed it. Now...I understand that my life/work does not depend on being connected. Admittedly though, I have become quite accustomed to … [Read more...]

Miss Representation.

October 17, 2011 by Christine

Friday night I was privileged enough to receive an invite to the UrbanMoms screening of the film Miss Representation at BlissdomCanada. If you haven't heard of this documentary or haven't seen the trailer - check it out: The movie was thought provoking, to say the least. It made me think … [Read more...]