This year I have once again been given the honour of being permitted to buy my kiddies Halloween costumes. They were all gracious enough to wait until the last week of September before dragging me to the stores in search of the "Perfect" costume. You would think with so many children there would … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – From Cuyler
Cuyler has prepared a little something for your listening pleasure:We went trick or treating on Main Street this afternoon. Our zombie-dirtbiker was too busy playing road hockey to join us.Wishing everyone a safe and happy Halloween!! … [Read more...]
Ellen Degeneres wins Halloween.
This year, my kids will be dressed as Lady Gaga, Harry Potter, and Spongebob Squarepants. And they will look awesome, as they always do. But not as awesome as Ellen.Who is...WAIT FOR IT...SNOOKI'S POOFShe wins. … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – We Did It
Three months ago I did something that I had sorta, kinda thought about doing for along time. I tried doing it on my own last year and the year before but never stuck with it.In July - it stuck. I started running. I wrote about it here. And here. And … [Read more...]
girl vs boy pumpkins
I bought 11 little pumpkins and some black sharpies for decorating and I asked all the kids to do self portraits on the pumpkinsthe girls followed the instructions and made the beautiful centrepiecesThe boys did not follow the instructions but took the pumpkins outside and used them for … [Read more...]
Coolest Halloween Pumpkins Ever!
It's pumpkin carving season, and I'm always looking for inspiration! The coolest pumpkins I have ever seen are created annually by my friend Kelly Reading. His creativity and skill leave me awestruck every Halloween. He's become a neighbourhood celebrity in our community, with scores of … [Read more...]
Halloweenie!
Aaaah Halloween. Time to encourage our children to dress up in questionably safe masks, act like ghouls, wander the neighbourhood after dark, demand food from strangers and eat sugar with abandon. So what to do when our very sensitive four-year old balks at all of these normally shunned-upon … [Read more...]
The Latest
It's funny, right now my life is completely focused on one thing - my mom. I am honestly having trouble focusing or even caring that much about anything else. It is amazing how things that seemed so important a few weeks ago suddenly just don't. I think one person only has the emotional capacity to … [Read more...]
Sick Day
dAll of my kids - every single one of them - are sick today. They're not VERY sick (they just have colds) but they're all sick enough to keep them home from school, and the one who is always home is feverish and miserable. Right this minute, though, she's happy - deliriously happy - because her big … [Read more...]
Deck the Halls with Ghouls and Pumpkins
While some of us are still putting away the sprinkler and packing up the flower pots, others amongst us are considerably more organized and crafty, and are preparing for Hallowe'en. Where neighbours used to save their holiday decorating for the Christmas season, in our multicultural society more and … [Read more...]
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