As usuaI, I had dashed into the grocery store to pick up something last-minute for dinner and was walking back to my car. That's when I saw her.She was struggling, with one hand, to collapse her new stroller into the trunk of her car. In her other hand, a carseat with a precious … [Read more...]
girl vs boy pumpkins
I bought 11 little pumpkins and some black sharpies for decorating and I asked all the kids to do self portraits on the pumpkinsthe girls followed the instructions and made the beautiful centrepiecesThe boys did not follow the instructions but took the pumpkins outside and used them for … [Read more...]
525,600 minutes
Five Hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes. Five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred moments so dear. How do you measure a year?In daylights, in sunset, in midnights, in cups of coffee; in inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife? How do you measure a year in the life? How about … [Read more...]
When will she stop sucking her fingers?!
It's the summer of 2004 and I'm having the 20-week pregnancy ultrasound for my second child. The technician turns the monitor towards me and says, "Look at your baby! You can't really see her face because she is sucking her fingers." I oohed and aahed, not really thinking … [Read more...]
growing up
When you are a parent of young children and your kids are anywhere in a crowd they shine out to you. Top of the class, front of the line, star of the show. You look around and think "why is no one looking at my miracle, my darling my joy?" Then you realize everyone is looking at their own, thinking … [Read more...]
Magellan, Shakleton and Joe Blow
David Duchovny and Tea Leoni named their child Kyd. Smoking crack and baby naming should not be paired.Michael Jackson named his first child Prince and his second child Prince Michael II. Later when this was no longer strange enough for Peter Pan, he nicknamed II, Blanket.As sibling rivalry goes … [Read more...]
if you lie down with dogs you get fleas
There is a saying in Spanish which roughly translated means "Show me your friends and I will tell you who you are". This is an enduring rule which hits you hard as you age and your friendships are tested. Of everything we teach our children, this may be one of the most important things. If your … [Read more...]
The Family Road Trip
Even though we flew to Florida I would definitely call the last week a road trip. We stayed in three different resorts in three different locations so a lot of our time was spent traveling from place to place. Therefore, at least some of our time was spent in and out of the car. We are all now up on … [Read more...]
Reflections on Ramadan
It's now the 16th day of Ramadan, and our household has fallen into the routine of this holy season. We wake up before the sun rises, around 4:30am, and eat our breakfast. This quiet meal has been a great opportunity for my husband and I to sit and … [Read more...]
Blood Ties
I live halfway across the country from one sister and her kids, and across the Atlantic from my other sister and hers. It's hard to be so far away from my sisters, but we talk on the phone, we share photos on facebook and we see each other about once a year and that is okay, when you're an adult. … [Read more...]
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