Yesterday was the kids' first day at school. The Boy started Grade One and the Girl is in Senior Kindergarten. They're both in French Immersion at the same school and will come home on the same bus. The day unfolded in a completely different manner than what I expected (Isn't that … [Read more...]
Absence
My children started school last Thursday. I love those first day of school pictures! Grade Four and Grade One this year...Calgary is hosting World Skills 2009; an international vocational skills competition, and the Ministry of Education thought it would be good for the students to attend/take part … [Read more...]
Am I the only mom dreading back-to-school??
Both in real life and online moms everywhere are counting down to back-to-school and some have already expressed their glee regarding their Boards early start to the school year. I, however, am not. I am plugging my ears and shouting "I can't hear you!" at the top of my lungs. I don't know why … [Read more...]
5 Things I love about Ramadan
Ramadan started on Saturday. Wikipedia has a good, brief description of this holy month: Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان, Ramaḍān) is a Muslim religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, believed to be the month in which the Qur'an was revealed to Angel … [Read more...]
Hot Town Summer in the City
A post about the weather!?! How boring, you may say. Not for me. I must take a few lines to proclaim my happiness about the heat. I just came in from watering my plants and I'm content. This is the weather I've been waiting months for. Steamy, thick air. Burning, … [Read more...]
Ahhhhh. The Simple Things.
This past week was a good reminder that sometimes the simplest things bring the greatest joy. My life is busy and full and rewarding but this week was just plain fun. We went away to a little resort in Muskoka with a few families. Some we knew and some we got to know.The kids played with their … [Read more...]
My Turn to Pay it Forward
You know, I freakin' well hate cancer. This dreadful disease has taken my grandfather, my mother and a cousin. It's taken countless loved ones from countless friends. And now, it's taking another terrible toll. Just the day before my mother died, I received an email from a dear friend. A shocking, … [Read more...]
Tips and Tricks for Great Wolf Lodge
Last weekend, we visited Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls, Ontario. It's an unbelievably fun place for kids and adults both, and we all had a great time. I hadn't been to GWL in over 2 years, so, before going, I spoke to a few experienced Lodgers to get some advice on maximizing … [Read more...]
Blueberry Muffins on a Rainy Day
If you live in Toronto, you know it's been a cool, rainy summer. The Girl and I have been baking a lot; she really enjoys it, and it's one of the few things that seems to distract her from the Treehouse Channel. I'm loving the big, luxurious vats of blueberries we've been bringing home from … [Read more...]
I Remember
I've spent a lot of time lately looking at pictures, old and new, mostly of my Mom at various stages of her life: in childhood, as a young adult, as a young mother, and throughout the years of my own and my sisters' childhoods and coming of age, until the photographic record chronicles my mother's … [Read more...]
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