My oldest girl is turning five in a few months and I am starting to think of ideas for her upcoming birthday party. I have asked her what kind of party she wants to host and initially she resorted to "Princess" or "Barbie" which I am SO weary of and I don't feel like feeding the Your Worth Rests In … [Read more...]
When life gives you lemon (crumbles)…
Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I am excellent cook. Everyone has A THING, and my thing is cooking. When it comes to baking, however, it's much less my thing. Usually I just end up buying a cake or a pie because I spend so much time in the kitchen working on my meal that I just completely … [Read more...]
My Secret Diet Sabotage
This whole week I've felt like [insert your favourite scatological term here]. And I KNOW it's because you are what you eat and I've been eating crap. And I could so easily have switched back over to the Isagenix program - honestly, it doesn't get much easier than turning on the blender to make a … [Read more...]
Hair and Cake
Every day I get to comb through The Baby's hair, which looks like this when it's brushed: ... and like a matted mop of yarn when it's not. Then there's The Boy, who has hair that stands straight up, rudely disregarding the laws of gravity and so needs his hair gelled down and brushed into … [Read more...]
After The Party
Thanks to a big hockey tournament, my son had only female guests this weekend - although he was perfectly happy with his party, it did reinforce a certain forgotten birthday party rule: ALWAYS CHECK BEFOREHAND THAT KIDS CAN COME ON THE DATE YOU'VE PICKED. Learn from my mistakes, people! But he had … [Read more...]
Spinning
The theme of the day is spinning! Had my first spin class, lasted 25 minutes and crotch hurts so much can hardly sit down! The Gaffer will only wear clothes that twirl, aka spin...makes for interesting morning dress time. Tonight is parent-teacher interviews for my school, tomorrow is Mr. Husband's … [Read more...]