My mom passed on this beautiful poem to me and my sister to remind us, when life gets busy, frustrating, tedious, etc. with kids, just how special it is to be able to be a stay-at-home mom. She found this poem among my grandmother’s belongings while cleaning out their house for sale, clipped from an […]
Archives for March 2011
Thmooches and thnuggles
Sometimes I get more than a little annoyed when Gemma comes out of bed 8 times an evening…even though I know it is a side-effect of me wanting her to continue napping for my own quiet time, since napless days see her totally out by 7 pm at the latest. But she sure knows how […]
Double Chocolate Cookie Cookies
I love Oreos, and even more I love President’s Choice brand Mr. Creamy cookies. Not only is it fun to say to people, “Would you like a Mr. Creamy?“, they are also just yummier than Oreos…and cheaper too! But perhaps they can be better? What if we chop them up and use them alongside chocolate […]
All I wanted was some granola.
When I set out to make some granola, little did I know granola was such a touchy issue! I don’t think I’ve ever had more recipe results to wade through than when I googled “homemade granola“. Granola is dear to people’s hearts it seems. Some like it crunchy, some don’t. Some like it sweet, some […]
Things that go bump in the night
Last night Gemma’s very clear sleep-talking allowed us insight into what nightmares keep waking her up so scared and upset and wanting to come into our bed. 1) She does not want to go to the party if it means playing with other kids. 2) She does not want to share her balloons. 3) She […]
We better get this party started
Our Gem is constantly wearing items around the house on her head and declaring them “party hats“, and we all obligingly sing happy birthday to every stuffed animal and person around, shout “Hip hip hooray”, pretend to blow out candles and eat (usually real – that’s how she lures me in) cake. The only problem […]
Le Jeggings
I would never have thought I would publicly declare my love for jeggings, but there it is. I love them. If you don’t have some, I strongly suggest you get some – no one I’ve talked into them has regretted it for a second. Comfy like sweats, cute like skinny jeans…I don’t care if they […]
Black Forest Cake
Carl loves Black Forest Cake, so for his birthday I decided to attempt to make a homemade one. I think this is one of the easiest cakes in the world to make, and this way also happens to taste better than the store can do, if I do say so myself. I love cake […]
Teriyaki Beef on Lettuce & Quinoa
I love when I find recipes that are a little different from my usual and still delicious, and this definitely qualifies! My sister and I have been exchanging meal plans for just over a year now and it has definitely resulted in a huge stack of new “regulars” in my cooking schedule. One day when […]
Things I learned in school today
1) Monkeys have insight I think this is pretty interesting…not sure I’d call it insight, but that monkey is definitely doing some thinking! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPz6uvIbWZE&w=480&h=390] 2) “Groupthink” is dangerous but can be funny 3) I always use the handicapped stall The handicapped bathroom stall is NOT, unlike handicapped parking spaces, only for handicapped people. I […]
Have I bitten off more than I can read?
I just finished this book for Book Club, about a murdered 14-year-old watching the goings-on on earth that follow her death, and it was interesting but I’m not lining up to see the movie, being less than a fan of movie-book adaptations in general: Now I have to read this beautiful beast by March 19, […]
Les Holidaies
Pardon my French. Since moving back to BC in August we’ve gotten to see much more of Brandon and Chelsea (well, anything would have been so much more since they *ahem* never came to visit us in Ottawa), but mostly it’s been because they’ve come to the coast and we’re lucky enough to be slotted […]