I had my little artists make cards for their moms for Mother's day around their favourite thing to do with their moms.Fraser- what is theis lovely picture about?"I love to walk on my mom's back to make it feel better ""I love to read with mom" Erika"I love when my mom paints my nails"For me, I love … [Read more...]
The Table Today
One of my favourite childhood memories is our family dinners at home. My mom was an excellent cook, and dinner was always something delicious to look forward to. My parents, my brother and I always sat together for our evening meal. This was our opportunity to talk about our day, … [Read more...]
a few things before you go- notes to my daughter (part one)
Dear Charlotte; In September you will go to University. I miss you already. You will have the time of your life. Things will not be the same without you. *SNIFF* I feel like I am running out of time to pass wisdom on to you so I am going to write you a few posts to cover off anything I have … [Read more...]
Where love dwells
It would be irresponsible of me, as a blogger, as a lover of words, as a husband, to not offer some coherent stringing of dedicated sentences to my best friend on her birthday. A birthday of significance I might add - a phrase I created to alleviate the particular sting this birthday number seems … [Read more...]
my string theory
For all the ways you wonder if you are doing a good job with your kids, if you are failing miserably, if you are sure there are periods of extreme and steady shortfall in energy, patience, guidance, good and solid example, every now and then you actually have a moment when you think you are actually … [Read more...]
He ain’t heavy
One of the many things I am grateful for as a parent is my ability to witness the relationship between my two sons. And by witness I sometimes mean tearing them apart to ensure they both live through the night, less they kill each other. So far so good: True brotherhood is foreign to me. As … [Read more...]
it is all up to me
Whenever I spend a chunk of time with my mom she says to me one of two thingsyou are working too hardor How is business? How are you managing financially? They are completely opposite. It kind of cracks me up.I can't always tell which one is coming but it is always one or the other. That … [Read more...]
The Joy of Reading Together: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
One of the experiences I treasured most about having young kids was reading together at bedtime. Sparkling tots fresh out of the tub, nestled together under blankets to listen to countless stories of superheroes, fairies, princesses and many more. In those days, often read the same books … [Read more...]
Is Breast Really Best?
Breastfeeding is a very controversial subject. My kids are 9 and 12 now so I am far away from decisions or judgment or emotion surrounding this issue. However, the other day I overheard a conversation that brought it all back.I was in an elevator for an extended time with two you women. One had a … [Read more...]
one dies a million cry, a million die, no one cries
I am always deeply suspicious when I see a mass of mourners for a famous person.When Princess Diana died in a car crash- I saw the tragedy of a woman who was in the middle of her life, a mother of two boys who needed her, a daughter , a friend, gone forever. But that was pretty much it. Was it … [Read more...]
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