Frankie says RELAX.

I have an article up at Yummy Mummy Club all about picky eating.  You should read it just for the title - it's all Super Hits of the 80's.  Also there are some very cute pictures of my kids when they were small.  If you can, comments on the YMC site … [Continue reading]

Finally Scaredy Squirrel decides that nothing horrible is happening in the unknown today.

My neighbourhood is, for some reason, a squirrel graveyard these days.  I take my dog for a walk and there are squirrel carcasses in varying stages of decomposition everywhere.  It is quite disconcerting.  Also disconcerting is the fact that dead … [Continue reading]

Wake me up when September ends

Last Friday I realized that there was going to be a joint family birthday celebration on the weekend for Jake and my dad, and, like always, I needed to buy a gift for my dad.  For some reason I always, always leave his birthday gift for the last … [Continue reading]

My Dog Is Fat

Yesterday on the “news” – Breakfast Television – I saw the following headline: Pediatricians say parents turn a blind eye to childhood obesity.  I know that it is a serious and sad issue, but I rarely think about childhood obesity, as I have the … [Continue reading]

Feed a Cold

One of the first things that happens to me when I am not feeling well is I lose my appetite.  The less I eat the worse I feel, and then the less I feel like eating, so it's a weird downward spiral.  This morning I woke up feeling worse than ever, and … [Continue reading]

Back to the germ factory.

Does anyone else have the typical back-to-school cold? School germs work fast. No one in our house has been sick for at least five months, but a couple weeks into September sees us down with a cold. Although it is a pretty minor cold – the boys have … [Continue reading]

Too Much Stuff! Or, why you should consider a charity birthday party.

A little while ago, my best friend mentioned that her daughter had attended a “charity” birthday party, in which the birthday child had requested donations to a charity in lieu of gifts. This struck me as brilliant. I’ve always wanted to have a big … [Continue reading]