When my kids are home sick from school it's often Netflix to the rescue. No news here, I've written many times about how sniffles and snuggly blankets on the couch go hand in hand. So when the latest batch of nasty germs started making it's way around our household plenty of children's shows on Netflix of course helped to pass the icky time. The big kid was sick for a few … [Read more...]
Back to School with Dell (and my surprising favourite use for my new Dell 2-in-1)…
September means back to school. For me this year, for the first time ever, this means both kids in school all day. Leaving me with six glorious hours to myself to work and clean house. At least in theory. The reality is our school has a delayed start for Kindergarten. Which means my S.K. kid started a week after her big sister. And then once she started, she was there for all … [Read more...]
When Life Gives You Chicken Pox, Have an Ice Cream Bar….
This post has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. As always, my words and opinions are my own. #CollectiveBias Did you know you can get chickenpox even if you've had the vaccine? A few weeks back the big kid went camping with Scouts and came home with an unexpected souvenir. The day we picked her up from camp we got an email from her Beaver leader … [Read more...]