I was thinking back to our “before days” today. The days when we were on the cusp of making this change, where there seemed so much that could go wrong, and the unknown was terrifying. I was thinking of the […]
Oh thank god. School started again today. I hate to complain, I really do. I understand how fortunate I am to have these lovely children, I do, but after 2 and a half weeks . . . they didn’t seem […]
We are a day away from the kids going back to school and we are DONE. D. O. N. E. We are failing as parents today. We are tired, we are frustrated and we want to get back to work […]
This may come as a surprise to you, or it may be completely obvious. I like starting things. In fact, I love starting things. Like, really, really love it. This is why I am ALL OVER January. It is like the start […]
We don’t have cable here, which is awesome! I never liked wasting time with all the commercials, and being sucked into one show after another, after another, after another. But we do have netflix. First I found “Being Erica” It […]
They say “start as you mean to go on” Not sure who “they” is, but it sounds good. The start of a new year is a blank canvas for us to create the content of the days ahead, a defined […]
I am one of those “dorks” who thrive on the Christmas holidays. We have the music a-playing and the cookies a-baking and our home is filled with jolly spirits and good cheer! Now, in a new town and a new […]
Is your holiday filled with chaos and clutter, stress and anxiety? I was thrilled to be able to share some tips with the Ottawa Valley moms about finding your calm over the holidays! Check the link for my tips . […]
The flu came to our house today, and it arrived with a vengeance. I hate the stomach flu. I never got over my gag reflex and I still have to close my eyes and plug my nose and hum to […]
My kids beg me to make these. . . my husband pleads for me to make a double batch. They are seriously, amazingly delicious. And easy. Super easy. So easy the kids can make them, but so good everyone who […]
Hubby is not a holiday kind of guy. He is always stalling to put up the tree and grumbles as I attempt to “decorate” the house for Christmas . He liked the baking, but tried very hard to squeeze all of Christmas into a […]
I am all about shopping locally for Christmas. We live in a town with farm stands and fresh veggies, handmade soaps and cheese at the ready and an array of crafted jewelry. But sometimes there are people on your list […]
We are back home now, after our amazing St. Lucia holiday. It was wonderful to get away, be warm and relax, but it has also been just as wonderful to get home again. Just about 6 months ago we started […]
I heard the news just like everyone else did, the terrible news of the shooting of so many little people at the school in the states. I was planning to write a post this week about the panic around the […]
So yes, we were the lucky, lucky winners of the TomTom Map Paradise contest that ran this spring. We won an all inclusive 2 weeks in St. Lucia, and the chance to help them map paradise. We finally connected with […]