The day after Halloween my kiddies were on a mission to let me know what they wanted for Christmas. The tree went up on the 25 of November so at least that was better than last year's November 1!I am actually really tired of listening to their "Wants" so I thought I would throw out a list of … [Read more...]
When this mommy is sick!
A few days ago Thatcher and Tanner appeared to have what seemed like a cold, which in turn triggered the asthma which then triggered vomiting, which I thought was being caused by all the coughing. They had a slight fever which I thought was from the cold.Hmmm. Wrong. So very wrong. … [Read more...]
Are Teacher’s Actions re Bill 115 Disrespectful?
This is a guest post written anonymously by an UrbanMoms reader and educator.Last Friday, I took my two sons to the TDSB Cross Country Fun Meet at Earl Bales Park. As a parent at one of the many TDSB schools where teachers have chosen to boycott all activities outside of the delivery of curriculum, … [Read more...]
THE HOARDER
I remember years ago sitting in the waiting area of our Doctors office. Another parent who was also waiting saw my son holding some Pokemon cards and made a comment about how her son also liked Pokemon and collected the cards as well. At that time I couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy … [Read more...]
The Girls.
Our little neck of the 'hood is chock-full-o-kids. There are often six or seven of them milling about at one time, but at weekends, their numbers easily swell to fifteen or so. Their ages range from twelve down to two... it's pretty awesome, really, how they all play together, and how the older ones … [Read more...]
How to Calm the Back to School Jitters
This time of year brings on a certain feeling of sadness and excitement for me. It always has. It's that all of the sudden crisp feeling in the air, that time when the CNE is in full swing, and the final days of sleeping in with no alarm clocks or rushing in the house. I can relate to how my kids … [Read more...]
LOOK MA NO WHEELS!
Well technically I should have written this a while ago but life gets busy and here we are in the middle of August and I am just getting to it! You may have read my post about Ryley and his training wheels, well since writing that I have seen many statuses on FB from parents requesting info on … [Read more...]
HAND, FOOT and MOUTH WHAT?
If you recall on my last trip to Wonderland some of my kiddies developed really bad fevers and headaches - including the babies. Well what I thought was a virus didn't actually start then, it started a few days before with Sebastian.On the Wednesday prior he had woken up at about 5am, and came and … [Read more...]
Children in a messed up world
When I was pregnant with the twins I received so many unwelcome stares and comments it was seriously messed up. I actually had one friend ask me how I could bring not just one but two children into this lousy messed world when I had already been blessed with six children, two with whom have special … [Read more...]
MEET MY NEW CHILD………
It never fails to amaze me how one minute my children can be fighting like cats and dogs and then a few minutes later they are protecting each other from the wrath of the MOMMY. One would think that with so many siblings they would be eager to rat each other out, allowing them to be in the … [Read more...]
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