I had a crappy week. I was fighting some mild, but persistent strain of some sort of bug. It made me feel run down, with fevers on and off. I had a pile of work to do, and that meant […]
Apples and plums and tomatoes, oh my. It is the month of the harvest here on the farm, and despite the anxiety it causes in me (MUST GET EVERYTHING DONE) there is a certain joy …
I often look around me and am amazed at these awesome parents out there. They somehow seem to have a plan for this whole "raise your kids thing" and I am confused about where they …
We had a crazy weekend. No, scratch that. It has been a CRAZY month! School starting, guests staying at the house, renovations, work bubbling over. Just chaos. So many people needing to go so many …
As the summer came to and end our family was surprised with an AWESOME win from Urban Mommies and Springfree Trampoline! A week later we had a full sized trampoline delivered to our property and set …
I have caught myself thinking about the passage of time lately. It is always a bit of a habit for me to attempt to capture a moment, remind myself of a day, a month, or …
How many times a day are you telling your kids to GO AND PLAY? With our daughters this doesn't seem to be a problem, their ability to find something to do and immerse themselves into …
It is a strange thing to watch your children grow up. Activities that were at one time determined by you, or schedule and availability, are suddenly driven by THEIR desires and interests. I have always been …
We recently took a family trip to WildPlay in Naniamo, BC. We needed to get the kids out of the house for a bit of an adventure and had a small window of a few …
It was our 5th anniversary and I was a few months pregnant with our 2nd child and we had a toddler at our newly purchased home. I think we went out for dinner, but honestly can't …
Our summertime schedule is pretty much the same day in and day out. Mommy spends the morning working and the kids attempt to "get along" and do the few chores that have been laid out …
Three kids was never really on our list of "things to do" We wanted 4. We had heard that 4 is pretty much the same as two, and unlike three kids, one isn't usually ALWAYS …
I am not perfect. That wasn't really hard to say, sitting here in my living room, but it is hard to admit, in writing, to all of you. I fail. Sometimes frequently. Lately all the time. I fail because …
Now lets get one thing straight here, I am NOT a homeschool based parent. In fact, last year when our kids where home from school between June 15th and October due to our Educational/Provincial Job …
As a work from home parent I am always looking for ideas to keep the kids happy, entertained and (in a perfect) world, educated, during the summer. As much as people can tell me mine …
