This letter brings with it the good news that Cam made the hockey team he wants to play on next year - good job, bud! It also means that hockey is DONE for the season and we won't be stepping into an arena until August. Oh happy days!! … [Read more...]
From MY Closet on August 26th, 2010
You guys. MY HUSBAND bought me this dress. It was so sweet. He said...I saw this and thought of both Betty Draper and YOU. dress: anthropologie shoes: City Flats by Gap. (LOVE) … [Read more...]
August: You broke me again
August is not a good month. From what I hear, it's not good for many people. Last August was horrendous for us. This August is proving to be the same.Kids need to go back to school. One month - July - would be perfect. For Cuyler especially.He needs the routine and he … [Read more...]
covert sleeping
I have a solution for your troubled sleepers. Troubled sleepers being those who are sleep walkers that may or MAY or may not be a decendent of Linda Blair. You know the chick who spews pea soup all over god's creation due to being possessed or maybe, just maybe.....is just a tad overtired? … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – Halfway Over
We have been on summer holidays for 5 weeks now. Summer is half over and for the most part it's been fantastic. And we haven't even had Sean home for holidays yet. He took a week off when we moved and he'll take another week off in August. That week we'll cram in a slew of … [Read more...]
Beauty Sleep
If you have any reservations as to the validity my children are drama queens then please take a look at exhibit A. Nightly, my seven-year-old dons on her "Beauty Rest" sleeping mask (because she's seventy) to block out the horrors surrounding her. Namely, her younger sister staring at her while she … [Read more...]
Beach Bum(p)
They say that wearing black has a slimming effect. Wouldn't you agree?We're in the middle of a heat wave and that means I have no choice but to swallow my pride, squeeze into my swimsuit and join the girls in the water. Life is grand! … [Read more...]
Water Boy
Only people who have spent a good portion of time with our family during the summer will know how important this particular blog is for me.Before I had children I knew that swimming would not just be a recreational activity, but it would be a life skill that my kids would have. I had Cam in … [Read more...]
Bathing – Summer style
Since school let out, I have noticed our rituals and techniques of parenting have vastly changed from the norm. During the school year, I am staunch about a bath before bed, a book read and then sleep by 8:30pm. During the Summer? Everything we know as routine, is thrown out the window. Including … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – Letting Go Of The Leash
I've always though that my job as a parent was to raise my children to become independent, autonomous individuals. Especially with Cuyler. I've never really thought too much about it with Cam and Eva, but with Cuyler it's a great hope of mine that he will live an independent, happy … [Read more...]