It's no secret that I'd been ready for October end, but I do enjoy the Halloweening... might as well go out with a loud noise, right? BAM. The other day I talked about getting my costume together, which was fairly easy since I owned nearly all the components already, but the hard part was … [Read more...]
Halloween (the pre-show)
Our sense of smell has to be our strongest sense, no doubt. Last night we carved our pumpkin and I gotta tell ya, as soon as I opened up the top of that bad boy, the smell of the inside of the pumpkin took me back to being a kid. What a wonderful tradition carving a pumpkin is. I don’t know who … [Read more...]
You Won’t See This on Pinterest.
One thing I respect about toddlers is their unwillingness to simply go along with something you think might be fun. "You want to take me to a farm and take pictures and I am to smile? HOW ABOUT NO." I get it. I don't like the outdoors either, especially not the rural outdoors. The wifi is … [Read more...]
Carver Cam
We carved our pumpkins last night. Well...I didn't. While I wish I could rock my orbs the way Grumble does, I'm pretty happy with our lil punkin this year. Last year after all three kids jumped ship on me I swore we were only going to have one pumpkin that I was simply going to drill holes into. … [Read more...]
Rocking Your Orb Without Swearing – Part II
So, you've got your pumpkins all wiped down and ready to go... take a deep breath and just start. Trust the stencil and cut slightly inside of the line - you can always shave out a bit more if the opening is too small, but you can't put back what's been cut. Orb-viously. It's easier to carve a … [Read more...]
PolkaDot Pumpkins
For the fourth year in a row I was talked into buying 5 pumpkins. One for each of us. We should each have one. It's only fair, right?Right...Well for the fourth year in a row I was stuck gutting and carving 5 pumpkins by myself. They always start off excited. They bring their pumpkins … [Read more...]
A very good day
I wrote yesterday about our challenge with Cuyler and his behaviour on Saturday.I told him Sunday that he wouldn't be getting any vitamins and I showed him all he would be getting for the rest of the week. Just 3 capsules a day instead of 9.He was good with that then excitedly exclaimed "It's … [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...]
Overcoming Inertia and Rediscovering Food TV
I don't know what's gotten into me since we got home from Calgary. I'm exhausted - like unusually tired and groggy. Up until today, I haven't been able to motivate myself to do ANYTHING. And it's driving me nuts. Today was a little better: I actually unpacked our … [Read more...]