Remembrance Day, to me, conjures up images of the World Wars. I think about mothers, like me, with sons who were drafted and never came home and with sons who were drafted and did come home, scarred. I think about the elderly veterans who have seen … [Continue reading]
Knowing Me, Knowing You, the Barfing Edition
On Thursday I was talking to a friend, and we noted all the kids missing and sick at the school. “There sure is a lot going around,” I said to her, “I just hope if we get it, we get it right away and get over it before the book fair.” That very … [Continue reading]
Travel at the Yummy Mummy Club
Hi everyone, I have a little something up at Yummy Mummy Club, and it's all about travelling with NO TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT. Yikes! Check it out, pretty please, and if you could leave a comment I would be forever grateful! xo … [Continue reading]
Whew! It’s November!
Did you survive Halloween? Honestly, I wasn’t 100% sure we were going to make it through the day yesterday. The kids were completely wired with Trick or Treating on the horizon. At one point they were running laps around the house – which is not … [Continue reading]
Marital Strain
You just know with a title like that it’s going to be a juicy post. On Modern Family – do you watch Modern Family? It’s very funny. - the other night, Claire was looking through the Tupperware and wondering how or why the containers and lids get … [Continue reading]
And…we’re back.
Wow, was I just on vacation? I have that weird, not-unfamiliar feeling that I was in a completely alternate universe many months ago, although we’ve been home for only a few days. It’s funny how one day a person can spend hours in a complete state … [Continue reading]
Not Typical
With regards to my last post, my insane amount of early morning domestic accomplishments is definitely not typical. Clearly I was experiencing some sort of crazy nervous energy burst and my only outlet was baking a cake at 7:30 in the morning; not … [Continue reading]