I remember when it was just the three of us. I was nine or 10, coming home at lunches or after school by myself because she had to work and my sister was doing new, teenage things. I remember her coming home, in her blouses and skirts, and hustling to make us dinners, meat loafs, mac and cheese, … [Read more...]
my favourite thing to do with my mom
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...]
See you on the pitch!
Coach Jay. That's what the boys will call me on Monday and Thursday nights and on Saturday and Sunday mornings for the next two months. It is spring soccer season and this is my sixth session coaching Hud's team and my third coaching Tasman. For the next eight weeks, my life is riddled with mesh … [Read more...]
Make it right
I am consistently baffled by the never ending struggles of trying to raise a child to be a good person. Everyday a new, twisted piece of the puzzle is presented and I am left scratching my bulbous noggin and thinking what was he thinking, where did I go wrong and how can I quickly correct this. This … [Read more...]
Where did that go?
For the past week or so, with a few other parents, I've been working on Cam's grade 5 graduation. Getting t-shirts ordered, food and music figured out.It's a good distraction from the fact that the one and only year that my children will all be in the same school together is coming to an end as Cam … [Read more...]
words for wednesday(yes, it is thursday)-pennies for your thougths, quarters for your behavior
" I will give you more quarters if you are good. Loonies if you are really good." Overheard at the grocery store - mom to her little son. yikes. … [Read more...]
What I Want For Mother’s Day
If I could ask for one thing this Mother's Day, it's that everything you would have spent on your wife, mom, girlfriend, partner or yourself be instead donated to the moms at Ronald McDonald House. Because, and let's be honest, I don't need more flowers, or a trip to the spa or yet another gift … [Read more...]
Did You Doula??
When women were out in the fields dropping babies and then resuming their work five minutes later, I'm sure a doula would never have come to mind. But now, they are becoming more and more popular. I'm a HUGE proponent of the doula. Why? What does a doula do? I see a doula as a mid-wife for … [Read more...]
Hear their silent cries for help
Have you heard the news? The month of May is Mental Illness Awareness Month and as a mom of eight children - two of them suffer from mental illness I have always been an advocate for my children, but now I must hurry before time runs out! Mental illness is a silent disability affecting … [Read more...]
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