My kids return to school in two short weeks (WAHOOOOOOO!!) and I have been trying to line up all the things I need to do before they make their scholastic debut.1. Dentist appointments. All the kids need the two months' worth of hot dog and popsicle residue scraped off their chompers.2. Haircuts. … [Read more...]
MY NEW HERO
If anyone had told me a few years back that my now almost 13 year old son would be in the place he is today I seriously would have laughed in their face and probably told them where to go. In no way shape or form did I ever think he would be able to overcome so many of the issues that plagued … [Read more...]
Summer Is Here! And So Are Some Random Thoughts of Mine!
I cleaned my van, you guys. To reward myself I ate a coconut creme tart the size of my face and now I feel bloated. But I am bloated with accomplishment. It was my eldest daughter's last day of Kindergarten today. Let the summer holidays commence! I will be working all summer, which will be new … [Read more...]
Keeping it real – Confessions from this mama of 8!
We all know that I am not ashamed to admit that occasionally (okay almost daily) I want to tell my children to just shut the f**k up, but what about the other things that many mothers really are afraid to mention or talk about? You know the things you swore you would NEVER say or do during your BTBC … [Read more...]
Where did that go?
For the past week or so, with a few other parents, I've been working on Cam's grade 5 graduation. Getting t-shirts ordered, food and music figured out.It's a good distraction from the fact that the one and only year that my children will all be in the same school together is coming to an end as Cam … [Read more...]
Whatever happened to “My dog ate my homework?”
Well by now most of you already know what a handful Ryley is, but the past few weeks have been tiresome.After months of waiting for speech therapy it finally began. The first week was great. He was excited and really tried hard in his session. The second week....... well the … [Read more...]
The Artist vs The Athlete. Ability or Effort?
A few years ago my son brought home a single C+ on his report card. He had never had a grade lower than B+ in his life and he was devastated. The fact that the grade was in Art didn't seem to matter to him. The C+ was a huge disappointment. I am not devaluing the importance of Art at all but I was … [Read more...]
SO THE WAIT LIST ENDS………
Well some interesting things happened after my last post about waiting for services in the school system and my frustration in what was happening with my 5yr old and his wait for speech therapy. A few days after I wrote my post I received a phone call from the CCRA - this is the company that … [Read more...]
Waiting for the waitlist to end
Well it finally happened. Ryley came home today from school with this in his knapsack:He is very excited that he has been invited to a party. A party for a girl in his SK class - Not a friend of one of his siblings, not a friend of the family, but a girl who he now calls a friend. … [Read more...]
NOTHING LIKE THE FIRST CRUSH!
The other day a few of my children brought home lists of the names of all the students in their class with a note about Valentine's day. The note was a reminder to us parents that if we are going to send Valentine cards to school to please make sure we send one for each child so no child … [Read more...]
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