This morning I completed week 1 of a nine week program that will apparently have me running 5K by the end. We'll see about that...I ran awhile back on my own. I had no program, I hadn't run before and I really had no clue what I was doing. It was the trendy thing to to. … [Read more...]
FINALLY, I have a name.
It's MOM. That's me....MOM.Yesterday, my little guy finally called me MOM. He's 14 months old and I've been telling him my name from the moment he was born. As soon as he started babbling, I would say, "Say 'Momma'". Nada.Switched to "Say 'Mommy'". He would stick out his … [Read more...]
A Great Kingston Get-a-Way
Nothing like a quick get-a-way.As you know, the kids are at camp and I have decided to use every single weekend for a get-away. (I'm determined, can you tell?)First weekend: NYCSecond weekend: Ottawa for a family reunion. (all we did was yak so there wasn't much to blog about).Third weekend: … [Read more...]
New York City: A Mother-Daughter Adventure!
A Fabulous destination for you and your daughter!Overall Grade: AKids' Rating: A+ Location: AAmenities: BFood: BService: BFun Factor: ABest For: Girls and couples Date Visited: July, 2010To reward my daughter for working so hard this school year, I decided to take her away. Was this the reward … [Read more...]
Water Boy
Only people who have spent a good portion of time with our family during the summer will know how important this particular blog is for me.Before I had children I knew that swimming would not just be a recreational activity, but it would be a life skill that my kids would have. I had Cam in … [Read more...]
It’s Baaaaaack: Big Brother 12
Well, so not only do we have Andrew, the creepy possible sabateour (mmmmoley moley moley) Orthodox Jewish dude who wears a "Yom Kippur" (Oh, Rachel. Oh dumb, dumb big-boobed Rachel), but I sort of, kind of know this guy. That is to say that he is the ex-brother-in-law of a friend of mine and his … [Read more...]
musical beds
Since returning from our Fourth of July vacation, our household was stricken with the stomach bug. More like "The Plague of 2010!" but since I've been accused of being a little TOO dramatic - I'll go with "stomach ailment." During the early stages, the youngest child started throwing … [Read more...]
The Dove Esteem Movement – What Would I Tell My 13 year old self…. “You’re Pretty in Pink!”
Did you know... 70% of girls believe they don't measure up in some way. I recently had the pleasure of attending the Dove Self Esteem Summit for Girls and I can tell you I was extremely touched by the experience. Watching the young women on the panel talk about what advice they would give … [Read more...]
WTF Fridays – The Eyes Have It!
Follow me here if you can...I know sometimes it's a challenge. I'm blind as a bat. Like if I wake up in the morning and can read my clock radio, I know I forgot to take out my contacts. Once I was laying in bed with a boyfriend, he was reading a book and assumed I was reading the same, … [Read more...]
Separation? Elation.
You've heard of separation anxiety, right? Just in case you haven't, Wikipedia states: Separation anxiety occurs as babies begin to understand their own selfhood--or understand that they are a separate person from their primary caregiver. At the same time, the concept of object permanence … [Read more...]
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