I used to love my dog. I really did.We got him before we had kids and my oldest, most loyal readers will remember that I used to devote posts to Rolo, filled with images of his furry antics and doggy t-shirts and photo shoots. Then, we had a baby and he got nudged down a few levels on the familial … [Read more...]
This Is Your Brain On Stress
I am heading into some of the busiest weeks of my life thus far: I write my final real estate exam at the end of May and the space between now and then is going to be a little NUTS.I plan to actively ignore my children and husband as I thrust my face in the books and try to ram the entire contents … [Read more...]
Bollywood Babes
My girls love to dance. They do tap and jazz at our neighbourhood dance school, and as of last year, they now do Bollywood dance. They take classes with Sanskriti Arts, an amazing Toronto dance company run by Puja Amin. Sanskriti runs classes for kids and adults all over the city, … [Read more...]
Getting Me Through
According to Random.org, commenter #75 is the winner. Joyce, please contact me via email at manda_paige@hotmail.com so I can get your mailing address and ship your Starbucks gift card to you. You have 48 hours to contact me, or else I will choose an alternate winner. Spring has been a … [Read more...]
Hockey Mom despite Myself
One thing I did not realise when I got married is how much my husband loved hockey. In fact, there were times, in those early years, when I suspected that he loved hockey more than me (those fears have been quashed...most of the time). He can spend hours watching hockey, talking about … [Read more...]
Invasion of Privacy or Parenting?
I have some rules around communication for my 11 year-old son. They were established when he first got his cell phone. Actually, that's not totally true. They were established when his friends first got their cell phones. Until that point we really didn't need any rules because he barely used the … [Read more...]
Professional Photos: Worth It?
Growing up, we always had our family photographs taken at the Sears portrait studio and it usually ended with my brother crying and me scowling. We just couldn't seem to pull off the illusion that we actually liked each other, and the camera never lies.The way we photograph our children and families … [Read more...]
One-on-One for a Change
My Baby was born into chaos. As a third child, from Day One, her "mom" experience has been that of a crazy, screaming, overstretched lunatic. I'm almost always yelling. Almost always rushing. And almost always cramming her into her car seat to be dragged to hockey/soccer/dance/drama/piano … [Read more...]
Get Their Fix
Do your kids latch on to favourite television shows or movies or characters and then you have to live with the blaring theme songs in your mind for the next six months straight? Yeah, mine too.When Avelyn hit the 18-month mark she happened to catch an episode of "Arthur" and it was the beginning of … [Read more...]
Martha, For About an Hour
Last week was rough. Brinley had a 48-hour virus and kind of gave up sleeping (like, at all) for a few nights and was extra clingy in the days and the big sisters were running wild, beating on each other and the house was sinking even deeper into a pit of cluttered agony and for the first time I … [Read more...]
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