This past week we started back into our fall routines; school, hockey (Cam), gymnastics (Cuyler) and dance (Eva). Our load is a bit heavier this year with Eva's dance. Last year she took jazz and acro and she absolutely loved it. She cried herself to sleep the night of her recital, when … [Read more...]
Formula for Happiness
Apologies for using this space as my personal dumping ground lately, but please just listen...K? I'm the kind of person that is very affected by my surroundings. If things are off kilter in my home my whole life seems like it's out of control. That's why undergoing home renovations, probably … [Read more...]
Welcome Back Homework Blues
A consistent homework strategy is something we struggle with in our household. We have tried various forms of incentive programs, better service delivery, more robust and detailed calendars and schedules, pens with smelly ink, pencils that look like giraffes, enhanced complementary computer time, … [Read more...]
First Day of Preschool!
If there's one thing we haven't seen enough of lately, it's kids' First Day of School photos. So, let's fix that problem! Here is Brinley on her first day of preschool. Rocking the whale backpack, of course. The house is oddly quiet. But it's kind of OK. … [Read more...]
Who Chooses the Extra-Curriculars?
Before I had Will, I made some promises to myself about the kind of parent I wanted to be. A few of these promises? a. I didn't want to baby him - didn't want to shield him from the good and bad of the world. b. I wanted him to grow up respecting different cultures; religions; and sexual … [Read more...]
Kindergarten Baby
This baby, the one who stretched my body more than the others, and who has also stretched the limits of my patience and broadened the limits of my love, she went to kindergarten today. She was so excited, so ready. And I was too. But then I looked back at this photo, remembering the blur of … [Read more...]
The Reality of Breastfeeding
I didn't know I was having one of "those" days until I broke down in front of two women in the nursing room at IKEA yesterday. Yep it happened and there were hugs exchanged with complete strangers so thank you to whoever you two are. You really made my day. As you know we've go a lot going on … [Read more...]
Lessons From the Pitch
Last Saturday I spent the morning sitting in the pouring rain, covered by the worlds worst umbrella. My jeans were saturated (is there anything worse?) and I wouldn't have been anywhere else. It was closing day for the kids' soccer. Cuyler had the first game of the day at 9:30am. They played … [Read more...]
Dabbling in Humour.
This little guy is becoming a big boy, every day a bit more. He's recently been playing with humour, and stumbled upon this face. He makes it to make us laugh, and it makes him laugh. These are funny times. I'm looking forward to all the jokes ahead. … [Read more...]
The September Ass-Kicking
We're a mere ten days into this new month, and you can stick a fork in me - I am done. Last night, around 7:20 pm, I followed the sound of sobbing all the way into Ava Scarlett's bed, where the wee one had her face buried in her pink blanket, a complete and total hungry and exhausted … [Read more...]
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