I think I'm probably in the same boat as most mom's here. I find myself saying "No!" to my kids about a hundred times a day. Now some are the absolutely necessary keep my kids from hurting themselves safety Nos. No, you can't put that up your nose. No you can't yank on the power cords. No, you can't dance when we're crossing the street. No, you can't hit your sister. However … [Read more...]
It Was Very Quiet…
I was busy cooking dinner when suddenly I noticed it was very quiet, which as every mother knows is not a good sign. And just for the record, it took me over an hour to get all the stickers off the hardwood. Sigh. … [Read more...]
Survival Parenting or How to Tell I Actually DO Something
I don't know if it's the weather or what but I have had a horrible headache on and off for a couple of days now. Yuck. I went to bed Tuesday night with a headache and woke up Wednesday morning with the worst headache I have ever had in my life. An I want to die, I think I'm going to be sick now, headache. What ensued was one of the longest days I've had as a mom. Survival … [Read more...]
Secret Mommyhood Confessions: There Are No Photos
Last monday I gave Rainbow her first real hair cut. Monday also marked the first time that Rocket took a bath in the "big bathtub". Where are the photos? That's what everyone asks. Why aren't there pictures on Facebook? I know. There should be pictures of Rainbow's hair right before the haircut. There should be a smiling shot of me, with scissors in hand, cutting her … [Read more...]
Imperfect Motherhood is Par for the Course
I think we all suffer from mommy guilt at some point in our lives. I have felt like a monster after snapping and losing my temper with my little one. I have told my little girl, let’s take a nap and try again later; when we wake up it will be a new day, a better day. Being a mom doesn’t make you perfect, and maybe our kids need to see that. When I call my own mother in … [Read more...]
How to make a perfect cuppa…
Morning tea time at my house goes something like this... Decide that I must have a cup of tea and start to head for the kitchen. Children notice I am attempting to leave the room and begin to panic. Toddler attempts to attach herself to my skirt. Carefully disengage toddler and make a dash to the kitchen. Now, why am I in the kitchen? Oh, right, I wanted a cup of tea. … [Read more...]
Froggie Went a Courtin’…
For the second time now we've managed to misplace something for review before I was able to take any pictures of the girls playing with it. I'm mortified. I just spent the last three days tearing the place apart looking for this cool Cate & Levi frog puppet that Lisa over at Giving Gifts sent us. Rainbow was getting frustrated with me this morning, as I insisted that … [Read more...]
No Kids Allowed….
When I was pregnant with our first child my husband had the idea that our children would never set foot in our basement. The basement contains our gaming area, full of my husbands large collection of books, board games and miniatures. How would we keep little fingers out of all those dangerous, breakable, little pieces? Simple. We would tell them there was a child eating … [Read more...]
Not such an awesome morning after all…
We were having an awesome morning until my daughter decided to colour herself first orange and then green. The girls ate their breakfast in under an hour, and were getting along nicely. I actually felt awake for once, sure maybe the second cup of coffee was helping, but I was glad to have actually got some sleep. We were reading the Baby Einstein Rythym board book, which … [Read more...]
To rent or not to rent… That is the Question…
...And it is a headache inducing doozey of a question at that. I'm talking about water tank rental vs. outright purchase. What follows is my five day (thus far) saga/rant, documenting my attempts to replace our hot water tank. We haven't had hot water in our house since last Thursday. (Which, by the way, quite sucks. Warming water on the stove top to wash both the dishes … [Read more...]
Secret Mommyhood Confessions – My Secret Vice {Life}
There is one thing I desperately miss from my pre-mommy days. It's not going out for coffee, or going out drinking or dancing. Though I do miss those things. It's not staying up all night and sleeping in all day. Or goodness, how about just sleeping in (Okay, let's be honest here... I do really miss sleeping in). It's not the one on one time spent with my husband. … [Read more...]
Secret Mommyhood Confessions – Snapping
The other day I lost it. I snapped and started yelling at the top of my lungs... at my cat. A few weeks back I was helping my mum clean out my grandmothers house when I found a clear plastic sack full of Christmas ornaments. Lovely breakable vintage Christmas ornaments. While working on decorating the tree I spent some time sorting through the vintage glass ornaments from … [Read more...]
That Time I Almost Ruined Christmas…
I lost my daughter's Christmas gift. The Big One. You know, the one item she asked for Santa to bring her. Yeah, that's the one I lost. When she wrote her letter to Santa back in November all she asked for was a new train. A few days later there was a sale on at Chapters and we dutifully went out and bought the particular Thomas Engine she had pointed out to her dad in the … [Read more...]
Out of the Mouths of Moms…. Or Crazy Things I Say to My Three Year Old
Photo credit: Gustavo Devito Here's a few more of the mom things I never expected to find myself saying: Why do you have shoes on? We're not going anywhere. Please take them off. Yes, they do make lots of loud thunky noises. No, that is not a good reason for leaving them on. Don't just stand there and tell me you're going pee, do something about it! Your fork … [Read more...]
A Pox on My House….
My husband's been sick for the past few days. As in, truly miserable, sent home from work twice, sick. It's such a horrible feeling, watching him stumble around the house in misery, while I'm just waiting with dread to see who it will strike next. Knowing the inevitability of it, that the girls are likely to take sick at any moment. Ugh. It's immensely depressing. We tried to … [Read more...]