Every year, a handful of picture books are released as board books for the very young. This year, we have some good ones!Book of Sleepby Il Sung NaAlfred A. KnopfISBN: 978 0 375 86618 0This quiet book about the nighttime is made wonderful by its quirky, magical illustrations of many animals and how … [Read more...]
Heeding Your Advice! Sort Of….
It's been a snoozy week at our house. Will has been waking and coming into my bed at around 4 in the morning. I'm fine with it. It is what it is. But the issue is I can't go back to sleep and my brain just starts going at 120 km/h. This morning in between planning what … [Read more...]
I wonder…
I wonder if I'll ever stop looking at the kids a grade older than Cuyler (but born the same year as him) and thinking "He should be with them". Because I know he's exactly where he's supposed to be.I wonder if I'll ever have enough confidence in my parenting abilities.I wonder what will happen … [Read more...]
Get Their Fix
Do your kids latch on to favourite television shows or movies or characters and then you have to live with the blaring theme songs in your mind for the next six months straight? Yeah, mine too.When Avelyn hit the 18-month mark she happened to catch an episode of "Arthur" and it was the beginning of … [Read more...]
Kindness, Inspiration, Writing & Needs
Today my act of kindness at work was to compliment someone's sweater, it was really quite beautiful. But it felt insignificant. Don't worry, all my posts on this won't be diminishing my own acts of kindness.Tonight I've been reading blogs and watching more TED talks and Heather posted … [Read more...]
Eyeliner For My Fellow Brown Eyed Girls (Sha la la la la!)
Man, us brown-eyed girls get the shaft, don't we? It seems every magazine is just BRIMMING with tips for girls with green and blue eyes, telling them how to make their (already gorgeous!) eyes stand out, but all we get is, "here's some grey shadow; make them smoky, or something."Good news! If you -- … [Read more...]
And Nobody Wins
"It's finally you."That's what he said when he picked up the phone. He knew I would call, eventually. And hearing his voice was the sweetest sound I had ever heard. I tried to say something in response but I couldn't find the words. Instead, I simply wept quietly into the phone as Jackson whispered … [Read more...]
Kindness – Day 1
My kind act for today was to give a homeless person 1/2 a sandwich. Yesterday I posted that I would start at work but I didn't got to work today because I had an appointment. What? You might be thinking; a day off for an appointment! Yup, the appointment was at noon and it's … [Read more...]
A Little Bit of Boring
I've often thought how nice a little bit of mediocrity in my life would be.While, yes, I do believe that normal is quite boring...sometimes I need a little bit of it.And I got a whole weekend of it. I gotta say - I loved every second of it. Maybe more would be nice. Maybe boring … [Read more...]
The Hair on my Chinny, Chin, Chin
You've found out about my disgusting pregnancy wart. Someday soon you'll get to see my massive (oh my goodness, you must be 9 months pregnant, how did you get so big?) belly. So you might as well know about my hairy chin.Yes. When I am pregnant I sprout hair. Long, dark random … [Read more...]
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