Time makes you bolder, children get older…
TEN YEARS???? What happened? (Stevie Nicks, I’m talking to you! (Readers, play this clip in the background.) First born son reaches milestone of ten years It’s been ten years since we …
On Birthdays and Other Bad Ideas
We have three children. As people who like to think they’re intelligent, we also like to think that we learn from our mistakes. Yes, yes, despite having three children. For …
WWJLBD?
Vaughn doesn’t get too much air time on this blog, lately, but he’s an amazing, interesting, complex kid. He’s reading… not just words, but BOOKS. He’s reading English voraciously, French daily …
We’re baaaaack…
It’s amazing how quickly one’s perspective shifts when one realizes that what one didn’t really want in the first place is now gone forever. This can be applied to all …
All Growed Up
One down. The Vaughnster went off for his first day of junior kindergarten on Friday. My little man got himself dressed in his new clothes, his new jacket and …
Taking the Biscuit
Today was a stellar day, parenting-wise.* Check this out: We got up at 7 (still not ready for school, but don’t worry! We still have 2 more days!), played outside, …
Halloweenies: October 2011
This year, I put my order in with Grandma early. In September, I told her, “Vaughn wants to be a lion.” At the time, he pronounced it “yion”, but has …
Showoff(s)!
In which Very Proud Mommy showcases her Hufflings for fun and profit. Um, no really… where is the profit? With Hufflings so delighful (and talented), the money should be rolling …
Touristing in O-Town
Wrapping up the maternity leave experience, and also having talked too much about the wonders of Ottawa for the past three years, the kidlets and I headed downtown for some …
And now we are Thirty-Five
Well, I survived yesterday. Let’s start with the highlights, shall we? In no particular order of awesomeness: Score! (hockey) At floor hockey last night (admittedly, after a glass and a …