Have we all recovered from yesterday's post yet? My siblings may still be attached to oxygen masks as we speak. How could I resist? What isn't an April Fools joke? Will is almost five. People said to pay attention because it goes by in a flash and instead of wanting to punch them, maybe I … [Read more...]
Light it up!
Today is April 2, world Autism Awareness Day. The day that most everyone in the autism community displays the colour BLUE in some way, shape or form. You'll see the Autism Speaks logo everywhere In our house we wear blue in support of a beautiful boy who we all love Eva and I … [Read more...]
Mom is sick, so it’s Lord of the Flies until the antibiotics kick in.
For over a week now, my throat has been constricted and achy, my mouth has been sticky, and my body has swung between too hot and too cold. For four nights I didn't sleep. If in general I am "THAT mom" then when I am sick, I am ... a disgrace. On Friday, my toddler only ate Cheerios. Well, he ate, … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – Jammin
A typical Friday night at our place. … [Read more...]
being shiny, happy, alive and imperfect
We have a culture of imperfection in my home. I am the leader. I am fabulous at imperfect. You should see how many things I can do imperfectly. I am a master of more than 10,000 hours of imperfection. Sometimes this is nothing to be proud of, other times, mainly I think, it is a gift. If you can … [Read more...]
‘Rithmetic
As a teacher I often get asked questions from my layperson friends about their children's school lives, and honestly, I'm happy to help out when I can. And perhaps it's not that surprising, but the two most common themes I get consulted about are: Reading Math Times change and schools … [Read more...]
Here Comes The Groom and….
There is a whole lot of marriage talk among the K-room set at the daycare lately. It's almost as if they are following the U.S. debate on marriage equality. Not a day goes by without Will giving me the rundown on who is going to marry who and who got mad because so and so said they wouldn't … [Read more...]
Decisions decisions
So I have a big decision to make. To put the twins in Nursery / pre-school or not? My oldest went to Toronto French school and started in the pre-k program. My oldest son went to pre-school and continued in that setting for JK and SK, second oldest boy was in pre-school, as were Ryley … [Read more...]
PUBLISHED! (and a giveaway!)
As far back as my memory serves me, I have loved writing. I was a total bookworm growing up and always had my nose between the pages of a book. I had journals and diaries. I would staple stacks of paper together to write stories in and (very badly) illustrate them. Eight years ago while we … [Read more...]
11 things you might not know about leaving a marriage
1. It is (one of) the very hardest things on earth 2. The time leading up to it is the very very worst part 3. You wanted to do it long before you gave yourself permission to do it 4. You did everything you could not to do it 5. You hated telling people at first-it felt like failure. But then it … [Read more...]
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