For the past couple of years, I've been fortunate to experience WE DAY. It's a remarkably inspiring day that is for kids. Founded by Craig and Marc Kielburger of Free the Children, WE DAY was a vision of theirs to bring together thousands kids from across the country to experience a very special day … [Read more...]
Laughter Is (almost) Everything
We have such a good time together. It makes me so happy. When they say "Crawl into bed beside us, Mom," do it and stay for too long. … [Read more...]
Life Lessons – Let’s Talk Potatoes
We seem to attract people wherever we go who want to tell us their life story and everything they know. I wouldn't have it any other way. We were doing the University grocery shop better known as a feeble attempt to get good fresh food in there for the first week. Then they will decide to go out … [Read more...]
I Hope You Dance
My patience has been thin, these past few weeks. Too much on the go, too many things to remember, too many fights to break up between three snarling girls all day. I have been yelling too much, sighing too much, wanting to escape too much and that is not how I want to be remembered. I hope they … [Read more...]
The Fourth.
Here we go, fourth grade... I walked him to school at the ungodly-post-summer-vacation hour of 7:45 am, and filed into the gymnasium with the other third and fourth graders. I watched him scan the room for familiar faces - friends he'd seen only sporadically over the break, and I saw them … [Read more...]
From Glasses to Contacts
Willingness is the key to a successful transition to contacts. So, this week we took the plunge - my daughter got contact lenses. As an athlete this makes life so much easier, no steamed up goggles, no uncomfortable straps, just a finger in the eye every now and then. At least this is the … [Read more...]
APP of the Week: The Facts of Life
Mom? Where do babies come from? I was caught off guard one day when my then 4 year old asked me that question. Actually, he asked daddy first and then I guess he wanted to see if our answers were the same. Hubby said, "from a door out of mommy's belly." And left it at that. Which is partially … [Read more...]
Best Foot Forward
This past Saturday I spent the majority of the day in the boys' room purging. Closets. Dressers. Under the beds (gross). I wanted a clear idea of what, if anything, they needed for back to school clothes. I was able to clear out 3 garbage bags of throw out or donation items. I was relieved … [Read more...]
Teaching Tolerance
Scooby Doo. Franklin. Extraordinary Animals. More Scooby. This is our usual range of nighttime reading before Will gets a back scratch and drifts off to sleep to dream about...you guessed it, Scooby Doo. Last night, I decided to inject a little something different. We read the National Geographic … [Read more...]
Blow Your Nose On Your Goals
In my desk drawer I have cue cards for the last 4 years with my goals and intentions written on them. If it sounds goofy, let me tell you that stuff I write down always comes to fruition - not always in the year I hope- but eventually. Every year around Labour Day we have a goal setting dinner. … [Read more...]
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