This Saturday is the annual Fall Mom2Mom sale. I want to write about this just in case anyone local reading this hasn’t been to one yet. The mom2mom sales ROCK. It’s the largest indoor garage sale in southwestern Ontario. It’s like over 100 different garage sales, all in one spot, and all with kids items. It is THE place to get kids clothing. 90% of what … [Read more...]
With love for Baby Girl
I find myself talking and writing more often about my big kid, Rainbow. She's more vocal, and she does the funniest stuff. It's easy to over look my littlest little, Rocket. She's sitting on my lap right now as I type this with one hand. She smiles and bounces and waves her arms around. I offer her a toy and she reaches out for it and gurgles and coos. I'm thinking six months … [Read more...]
Baby Girl and the Sneaky Avacado
Rocket is six and a half months old. She watches us eat with great interest. She likes to mimic the chewing motion. In short, I know she's probably ready for solid foods. With my first babe I did all homemade baby foods. It just sort of happened. I started by making some sweet potato mash, found out just how easy it was, and just kept going. I always meant to go out and buy … [Read more...]
Out of the Mouths of Moms: Silly Things Moms Say
Photo credit: Gustavo Devito What is the wackiest thing that's come out of your mouth since you've become a parent? On almost a daily basis I find myself saying "mom things" that I never expected to hear anywhere, let alone hear coming from my own mouth. Things like: It's ok. It's just wet because your sister was chewing on it. No, you do NOT clean things with the … [Read more...]
C is for Crazy
After making sure two little bums are clean and that the big kid's juice cup is full, I was doing what I imagine every self-respecting internet addicted mommy does first thing in the morning -- checking my email. Apparently Rainbow woke up crazy today, because she comes running into the computer room stark naked and starts yelling out: "I need a bath, a real bath, right … [Read more...]
Shop Local, Shop Little — It Matters, Here’s Why
To me “shop local” means more then just looking for local produce in the nearby chain grocery store. It means more then shopping at the local farmer’s market (which I do so love). It means supporting the little guy. It means choosing the local independent store, over the nearby big box store. Photo Credit: Sam Saunders Recently, my parents closed down the … [Read more...]
Parenting: The Lows and the Highs…
I'm nursing Rocket to sleep and Rainbow is supposed to be downstairs reading. She pops into the room to ask why there are two rolls of toilet paper in the bathroom. I'm a little miffed at Rainbow for waking the baby, so I give the classic mom "There just are." answer and she heads back downstairs. Here's where it gets interesting. Rainbow heads back downstairs and … [Read more...]
Come on in, the waters fine…
I think I pretty much have the blog set up now. I even figured out how the heck to add navigation tabs. (Trust me, this took many hours, and there was some swearing involved,) My mom provided me with a lovely pastel drawing of a maple leaf which I scanned in and turned into my banner. I think things look as presentable as they're likely to get. Time to invite folks … [Read more...]
What is it about crayons…
So the baby's asleep, and I've got Rainbow set up on the couch watching Zoboomafoo. I'm in and out of the room taking care of some laundry. She is sitting quietly is what appears to be a TV induced coma. The phone rings, and I book it upstairs to grab it before the ring wakes the baby. After hanging up on the automated voice trying to tell me how to fix my credit card … [Read more...]
We’ll see where this goes…
I only "discovered" blogs a few short weeks ago. A friend sent me an invite to join a facebook group for Woman Uncensored. From there I stumbled onto many other mom-centered blogs, and the strangely addictive blog giveaways. In short, I was hooked. Though I was originally reeled in by the giveaways, I quickly became interested in the content. As a stay at home mom, I … [Read more...]