In the past few months, my two older girls have been slowly inching towards a better relationship. As Karenna, the two year-old, masters the English language and doesn't automatically revert to screaming and hair-pulling if she doesn't get her way, Avelyn has warmed to her. They have fun playing … [Read more...]
Raising a Reader
This weekend, while I was washing up some dishes, my house got very quiet. Sounds good, but in my limited experience, unless The Boy is napping, silence is never golden. I peeked my head around the corner and saw this:My Boy...Sitting on the couch (with ZERO prompting from me)...Reading … [Read more...]
The Breaking Point…
..was tonight. Tonight when I was standing in the parking lot of the daycare with a screaming kid with no coat or hat, tears streaming down both of our faces and me yelling, 'I don't even know who you are right now.' This was the breaking point. I haven't been happy in many months. … [Read more...]
Beauty or The Beast?
I feel really weird writing this post. Kinda strangely exposed and all vulnerable-like. I guess I don't tend to reveal my insecurities often which might explain why some people have actually accused me of not having any (as if). There are certain things I know about myself, certain strengths I … [Read more...]
Sick and the Single Mother
God it would have been so awesome to have called this - 'Sex and the Single Mother' - no? I wish. So something you should know about me is this. I get sick like a man (pardon the sweeping generalizations). I whine, I moan, I'm dramatic. I'm a very bad sick person. I am … [Read more...]
ROFLMAO-Not your average Book Club
The whole way up to my cottage for our annual book club weekend I am thinking to myself in a desperate way - I don't have time to do this, why am I doing this, I shouldn't be doing this.Lately I have been feeling more than just a little overwhelmed by life and work. In fact I often feel … [Read more...]
Badges
I remember when I was pregnant with my first child, bemoaning the newly-minted stretch marks on my belly. My chiropractor, a woman about 10 years my senior and a mom of 2 herself, gave me some good advice. She advised me not to view the long, pink lines as scars marring my body, but rather as badges … [Read more...]
Words About Nerds
These two novels features nerdy kids who make good - not that they save the day or get real revenge, but they get to where things are, more realistically, just fine, thanks. Word NerdSusan NielsenTundra BooksISBN: 978 0 88776 990 0Audience: grades 5 to 9Poor, living in a basement apartment with a … [Read more...]
Grilled Cheesus
One of my favourite things to do in the kitchen is doctor up the kids' meals to make them mom and dad friendly. Sometimes that means taking a classic and bastardizing it a little. As Homer Simpson said "Mmm.. sacralicious".One of our go to meals on lazy weekends is the grilled cheese sandwich. What … [Read more...]
Friday Highs and Lows – Granola Bars
The HighKashi Chewy Granola Bars - Dark Mocha AlmondThese granola bars are not cheap. You'll pay close to $5 at most grocery stores for a box of six bars. What they are, however, is delicious. You can actually taste the dark chocolate pieces and crunchy almonds.Moreover, they're relatively low in … [Read more...]
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