Sometimes I look around and think, ok, yeah, I got this. Other times I think, the swaaaaaaaAAAAAARRRRMM! We are outnumbered two to one, and they’re only getting bigger and stronger. I fear a coup.    

I went shopping the other day with two purposes: birthday presents for kids’ parties, and a springy shirt. Look who I came home with. If you’ve ever wondered why my clothes are often a bit shabby or ill-fitted, first of all, stop noticing things like that, what kind of a terrible friend are you ;) […]

Around 18 months is such a helpful stage, isn’t it? Arranging cookie displays… Emptying the dishwasher… Generally being cute as the proverbial button. Worst analogy ever, buttons are not even half this cute :)    

This is how Carl and I do gifts. He buys me workout clothes for my birthday and oven mitts for Valentine’s Day, and I couldn’t be happier. I buy him socks and a scale that measures body fat for his birthday, and he feels the love. I follow the scale gift with a giant cake […]

Carl was tasked with entertaining the kids while I got dinner ready on Valentine’s Day. He can always be counted on to work up their appetites. Valentine’s tea party for the third year running, but the first time with Carl home! That meant fewer teeny scones and sandwiches and more bacon, chicken and meatballs, but […]

Not a day goes by that this little guy doesn’t dress up as something or someone unexpected. Even if he’s dressing up as the same lion cub or astronaut as previously, he’s sure to add an extra tiara, pair of dinosaur slippers, or stethoscope tail so he can proudly declare, “You’ve never seen THIS one […]

February! Welcome to the month of manufactured love, pink and red everythings, and general warm fuzzies. While I am decidedly cynical about the commercialization of Valentine’s Day, I am also decidedly in love with love and have already been to the dollar store to stock up on Valentine’s gear to surprise the kids. Speaking of […]

I’m developing a real thing for white chairs. We have two off-white armchairs in our kitchen, and now I’m painting the kitchen table’s chairs as well, and some might say I could not have picked a worse colour for a busy kitchen. But, to me, white chairs are a thing of beauty and inspiration. They […]

There are few things better than listening to your kids playing together peacefully; it helps balance out all the times they are playing less than peacefully. These two have become best buds, after far too long of the little one beating up the big one. Having a few more clear words and a few days with […]

Aaah, holidays.  The days of leisurely cutting grapefruit for 4 children to enjoy for breakfast, the evenings of leisurely drives around town to soak in the never-gets-old magic of Christmas light displays. Today it’s back to real life, and I can’t say I’m super happy about it. So instead we’re looking back on why we […]