It always amazes me to hear the things that come out of my children's mouth. Daily. I actually reconsidered writing such a post for fear that I may be thought of as one of the worse mothers on the planet. Then I thought who am I kidding? For those who know me, know that they never hear … [Read more...]
CHILD ACTORS – What parents need to know
How many times have you seen a child actor on a TV show or in a movie and though "Wow that looks like fun! Bet my son / daughter could do that!" Probably, however, there are many aspects to being a child actor that are not known to many and rarely will you open a parenting magazine and read an … [Read more...]
WHY ME? When life offers more challenges than you can take.
By now most of you have come to know my terror child cute 5 year old Ryley, crap by now you most likely feel as though you have come face to face with him a few times! Actually if you did you might just turn around and run. Fast. Although he is cute as a button (no really he is) I have also … [Read more...]
Ear piercing scare – what every parent needs to know!
A couple of weeks ago my 8 year old daughter Arielle started complaining of her ear hurting where the piercing hole is. It looked all red and I asked her how long it had been hurting. She told me a few days. When I touched the lobe part it felt very swollen so I put some ear cleaner and … [Read more...]
January.
Today is the first day since before Christmas that everyone is back to school and work. The house is quiet again, and I feel like I can get back to my regular life.Like writing, amongst other things.A winter cold made it's way through everyone in the family - just sniffles and wee coughs for the … [Read more...]
911 EMERGENCY!
Remember the 5 year old holy terror I live with? In case you forget, or haven't heard about him, then check out my other post "A letter from Santa". Up until a few days before Christmas Ryley's behaviour had shown great improvement due to the letter he received from good old Santa Claus - … [Read more...]
The Tooth Fairy Didn’t Have Change
Avelyn lost her first tooth yesterday. She was so excited and it feels like such a milestone. Before we know it she'll have huge adult teeth awkwardly filling her mouth, maybe some glasses and braces and a bad haircut. It marks the chipping away of childhood, gradually losing tiny white pieces … [Read more...]
Dem Bones
Something is wrong with my kids' bones. Really. When she was only three, my youngest broke her arm at summer camp, and then her leg while skiing with the family. And last night, my older daughter broke her arm. While tobogganing. And I wasn't even there!So yeah, you can just call me fracturemom. … [Read more...]
8 Children, 8 flu shots = HELL
So the original plan was to bring all the children to our Paediatricians office for their flu shots while the hubby was home a few weeks ago. Well of course that didn't work out because that would make my life way to easy. Not that I didn't try mind you - I called the office over a month … [Read more...]
CRAZY TUESDAY – Off the wall things my children have said
Children are pretty funny creatures and quite often they say the funny, wacky, crazy, and yes, annoying things! Here are a few things I have heard over the past few days. "Mommy, can we have a few more babies?" "Mommy can't have any more babies! Her tummy is tied!" "Can we go to Marineland … [Read more...]
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