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So, July is almost over. How are you coping with the kids? Here is my answer to that…. I am going a little crazy and I think the kids are too. During the year I have my own routine, just like the kids, and to be honest I am having a hard time reworking that [...]

As summer vacation approached and the thought of not having to make any more school lunches for a couple of months and not having to get up early to rush the kids off to school moved closer into reality,  excitement was building. I will admit that I was excited about the idea of summer with [...]

Kids can be a great barometre for a parents behaviour. Case in point… So the other day I was driving my kids to my parents house after school. It is where they go a couple times a week after school. I drop them off on my way to work. Driving on the highway at that [...]

    The weekend has finally arrived. And in our house that means it is time to clean. After a busy week of school, play dates and work our house looks like a bomb has gone off. I am always amazed at how much mess two adults and two children can make in a four [...]

    So my my oldest daughter had to learn a tough lesson about how some people can be terribly mean. We live in a quiet neighbourhood. We know all our neighbours and while we live in a downtown neighbourhood it is still quiet, friendly, and has a small community feel. We have a covered [...]

So I have been thinking a lot about something my five year old said over the weekend. Our family was sitting in the T.V. room, hanging out and my youngest walked into the room after changing her outfit. She walked through the room, stopped, struck a pose and said “Do these pants make my butt [...]

We all need to do it sometimes. With all the technology we have in our lives it is so easy to become disconnected in our home lives, in our family lives. I don’t think I am alone when I say that I think with twitter, facebook, blogging and freelance writing I have become slightly disconnected [...]

The table is set; white table cloth, fine white china, beautiful cutlery, china glasses filled with chilled water, crisp clean white fabric napkins. Dinner Is Serverd. “Mother, could you pass me the butter?” “Why yes dear.  Of course.” “Oh thank you mommy dearest.” Does this sound more like a scene in a movie rather than [...]

These are exciting times. I love that I am getting a chance to talk with you all here. It is always exciting to start something new. There are few times when you get to start something right from the beginning and I am glad to be given the opportunity to do that here at Mom [...]