We leave tomorrow for a family vacation to Keats Island. I have never been there before, nor have we taken an actual family holiday since we had kids. Travel FAIL. Call me crazy, but the idea of packing up diapers, playpens, bottles, strollers, pureed bananas and paying, like, $7,000 for our three … [Read more...]
Summer Came Early And I’m Barely Hanging On
I live in BC where the all the teachers in the province went on strike last week, bringing summer holidays a full two weeks earlier than I was emotionally prepared for. Social media is abuzz with photos of kids at the beach, and moms firing out hashtags like #bestdayever, #ilovesummer, and … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Best Teacher Gift Guide
The end of the school year is fast approaching, and along with all the planning for activities, camps, family vacation, childcare or just coping with your kids full-time for two months, now you have to get a gift (or maybe two or three or four or - gulp - more...depending on your past fertility) … [Read more...]
Oh The Places They’ll Go…Without Me: A Teacher’s Year-End Lament
We all feel stressed and anxious, but not for the reasons you might expect. Spring is in the air and kids, parents and teachers alike are counting down the days until summer holidays. But you may be surprised to learn that most teachers don't wait with bated breath for the last day of school just … [Read more...]
No. Not Ready.
Walking through the mall yesterday, I bumped into a friend that I hadn't seen in awhile. She asked if I was ready for school to start. I replied "Y'know I could really do with another week or two at home with them." "Did you just say that?" she asked with wide eyes. "I did..." I meant it, … [Read more...]
Summer, You Ain’t So Bad
I know I was bemoaning summer in my last post, but before I go on a school supply-buying bender, I thought it worthwhile to think back on the things that made this summer a great one. Really, it's been pretty swell.Raybans and a floppy white hat.Alize. On the rocks.Guacamole.Fresh peaches and … [Read more...]
Crazy Summer
We've reached the point of the summer break where the kids are starting to kind of go crazy.Too much ice cream, too many late nights, too many preservative-soaked hot dog dinners, too much sun, too much sand, too much everything.It gets me starting to feel ready for the fall routine to descend upon … [Read more...]
Strep Tease
Avelyn just spent the past five days in a sweaty blur of a 103 degree fever, strep throat, barfing, and more midnight acetaminaphen suppositories than either of us cares to remember. The poor kid. Every day I would assure her that surely she would feel better by tomorrow. But then the next day would … [Read more...]
Summers of yore
Lately Eva has been wanting to go across the street where there are a bunch of older girls that dote on her. Yesterday I realized that she has been over there for the past several days and aside from the odd game of soccer or monkey in the middle - they sit under a tree. I'm not sure … [Read more...]