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...]
The Flower Girl
So, my sister-in-law asked Pea to be the Flower Girl at her wedding this week. To say Pea stole the show would be an understatement. She showed composure walking down the aisle (with her Dad/Ring Boy). She showed elegance when she was introduced during the Bridal Party intros. … [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...]
Age Two Really Can Be a Terrible Time
"When she was good, she was very, very good,but when she was bad, she was horrid!"- from Nursery Rhyme, There Was a Little GirlI remember my son's two-year-old self as being a little easier to manage than his sister, but I'm probably mis-remembering. In fact, I think I vaguely recall … [Read more...]
Pea Soup
"Go to bathroom." That's what Pea said just before it happened. This story begins as Pea and I are laying in her bed last night, trying to go to sleep. For all intents and purposes, this was a fairly standard evening. Except for the fact that we were going to bed a little later than … [Read more...]
A Matter of Manners
Recently, I served my son an after school snack of cookies and milk (because I'm all Martha like that) and after nibbling at the chocolate-covered discs, he drained the last of his milk into hi mouth without stopping. Adorable.And then he did something I've never seen him do before: he plucked … [Read more...]
From My Closet on September 29th, 2010
Well, you can almost see this outfit behind my child, heh. the jeans are from Gap...I LOVE them. They are the legging jeans. so perfect under boots. I think the boots are Madden Girl. And the sweater is RW&Co (oh how I have missed RW&Co...) Also, look at me with bangs!!!!!! ps. Isabella's outfit is … [Read more...]
What Drives a Mummy to Drink? L.I.C.E. – Part II
So where did I leave off? Oh, right... I was doing the happy dance, as I'd convinced myself that I'd managed to save my son's glorious hair from being taken over by the dreaded, intrepid head lice. We'd done two treatments. I'd become a serious nit-picker. In fact, any strand … [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...]
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