I don’t know why I didn’t do this sooner. After spending close to a month at my parents’ house last summer before moving back to BC, I got kind of used to having fresh herbs in my food. My mom has a flourishing herb garden and threw them in all our dinners with wild, delicious […]
Sisterhood of the non-travelling pants
This is a pretty exciting day for me, as my dear sister is moving back to the valley for the summer with her fabulous hubby and baby-to-be. This means I will have TWO of my fab four sisters in my immediate vicinity, one big sister and one little sister. Just a couple more to get […]
Sittin’ pretty
K-fer’s learning to sit has led to great excitement and changes around here. First, Gemma finally seemed to notice that this fixture that had come into her life was actually another person, not just “the baby” or “Kiss-o-fer”, but someone with whom to play and someone who also wants to grab her toys or her […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
