Balancing working from home (virtually full-time) with part-time daycare and school pick ups can get a little overwhelming. These past few weeks have been especially difficult to navigate, especially with spring break, a sick pre-schooler, and a sick ME! It […]
We all have these moments, some more often than others, but we have all been there at one time or another! Those bad parenting moments when you know you messed up but you just can’t seem to find a way […]
Books are my reward for good behavior. If I work hard, I get to read. If I eat well, or exercise, a glass of wine and a book are all I need to end the day (did you noticed how I […]
From dawns cracking until he closes his eyes at night, our little boy fills every single moment, nay second, of the day, with words. It’s great? At 3 and a little bit his vocabulary is extensive, he has descriptive words, […]
We all have them, little things we did that seemed like a good idea at the time. And then, time passes, and suddenly these little things, start to have a life of their own. City TV is releasing a new […]
Life kinda sucks when the kids are little. Seriously, it does. I only know this because I am starting to dance on the other side of the “really little kid” line. I can “see the light” so to speak. It […]
As you probably know by now, we are loving having chickens. The fresh eggs each morning are awesome, but even better is getting to know and understand these strange fowl. The chickens we have are “laying hens” and they do […]
Valentines Day always trips me up. I am overwhelmed by the sparkly bits, and sweet treats and all that pink. Poor hubby usually ends up with something picked up from the grocery store the night before. This year . . . something […]
I oozed happiness last night. Just oozed. Chatting with hubby I said how great the day was. I mentioned that in all my time with him, what we did today was always there on the “family bucket list” And bucket […]
My little dude is on “vacation” with his g-parents this week, a blessing for his tired folks, and fun (hopefully) for him and the grandparents. Before the trip, I was chatting with my mom about his “issues”. Like how he […]
Tuesday’s our dude goes to school (i still call it school, but it really is daycare… my issue, not yours) And Tuesday’s I get lots done. All the things I was ok not doing when he was around Monday are pushed and embraced on Tuesdays. […]
I have a major block in talking to my kids about sex. Major block. It just seems so awkward. So weird . . . I mean when you really think about it . . sex IS weird. That thing, in […]
The Vancouver Top 30 Bloggers are talking about the mother they strive to be this month. When the topic first came up I poo-pooed it thinking “I am already the mother I want to be” And it’s true. I am […]