March Break is over and I have to say that I miss the fun of it. I was working most of the time but my kids were thrilled with the cool activities and tons of playdates. My 5 year old had her fave "big girl" (an 11 year old dream!) babysitter for the week and they spent the whole time … [Read more...]
March Break
It's Thursday night of March break, and I'm feeling a bit wistful. It's been a lovely week with the kids, and I've really enjoyed having them home with me all day. They're only gone three hours a day at Montessori, but it does limit what activities we can do together when they're at home. It's … [Read more...]
Superheroes do wear glasses
So, another parenting lesson - don't stress until given real reason to stress. You remember my worries about my 5 year old daughter needing glasses? Well, we're 3 days in and so far so wow! She has been extremely responsible (as far as a 5 year old can be) and totally OK about wearing them. Now, we … [Read more...]
Notes on the third trimester
I've got 6 weeks to go, and I'm starting to get excited - both for baby's arrival and for the re-acquisition of my body as it was before. The first trimester was characterized by sickness and emotional rollercoasters (which continue sporadically). The surprise of this pregnancy took a … [Read more...]
I can see clearly now…
Sometimes I think parents shouldn't love their children so much. Just wait a minute and hear me out. I see it happen all the time. In the schoolyard ugly stuff happens between kids and you see some moms try to protect their child from the inevitable betrayal and disappointment of hierarchies and … [Read more...]
Sometimes you have to laugh…but it’s hard
I'm now officially in nesting mode - cleaning, organising, throwing out and donating. It feels great, and I'm determined to welcome this baby with a well-organised, calm home (I can dream!). No. 3, as he/she is currently known, will be taking over the nursery. In anticipation of … [Read more...]
Family Day, Shmamily Day
Today was our very first official Family Day in Ontario. Plus, in Toronto, Friday was a PD Day (or PA Day or whatever they're called now). Hooray! An extra long weekend in February! That's what I was thinking anyway. I had visions of blowing out of the big city on Friday morning and frolicking … [Read more...]
Milestone at the Gym
Something amazing happened to me today. I was at the gym, trudging through my bi-weekly workout (that gets harder and harder as my belly gets bigger and bigger), and approaching the end of my session. I always leave my abdominal and core work till the end as it's that portion of my … [Read more...]
This Parenting Thing is Too Freakin’ Hard…and Day 2: Pre-Cleanse
We were back at Sick Kids this morning. We had a little, lethargic girl with a fever. This parenting thing is WAY too hard. This was supposed to be our hump day. She was primed to go back to school tomorrow. But instead she napped and cried and cuddled. My heart sat outside my body as I watched her. … [Read more...]
And then life happened
Today was supposed to be my first day of the Isagenix cleanse. I was going to start along with Kath and her hubby but, as it often does, life had other ideas. On Friday afternoon I took my sick little girl into the emergency at Sick Kids referred by our local walk-in clinic. I wasn't too concerned … [Read more...]