by MARIA on February 12, 2013
The six year old artist of the house is constantly creating hilarious, unexpected things. The latest? Her very own aquarium. In a Ziploc bag. Pure awesome. Here are the instructions, straight out of the six year old’s mouth. 1. First, you get a small plastic bag that zips up. 2. Now, you draw some sea [...]
by MARIA on January 16, 2013
Oh hi. So it’s been a long while since I last posted – not sure if anyone besides my husband has noticed but in this case, it’s been unavoidable. I’ve been sick with bronchitis and double ear infections and taking care of kids with a lovely combination of stomach flu, ear infections, bronchitis, and pink [...]
by MARIA on December 24, 2012
Wishing you and yours a great one!
by MARIA on November 6, 2012
I loathe this time of year for many reasons: Snow Cold things Less sunlight Snow Freezing my tush off in carpool pickup because I refuse to wear a winter coat. My empty wallet – I blame Santa. And of course, germs. Then again, germs are always on the loathe list. But this time of year [...]
by MARIA on October 26, 2012
It’s October, which means fall colours, cardigans, Halloween and our beloved pumpkin patch. We headed to the pumpkin patch to pick up some pumpkins, check out the corn maze and enjoy a tractor ride. It just happened to be FREEZING that afternoon, but the kids weren’t phased one bit. Mommy was grumpy, but no one [...]
by MARIA on October 11, 2012
Gratitude is a wonderful thing. My oldest is learning about gratitude and showing gratitude in school right now. He came home with a small assignment he had to work on and he was given a week to complete it. Whenever he felt grateful about something, he had to note it and what he did to [...]
by MARIA on October 3, 2012
A week of six year old birthday party planning, gardening with yiayia, hello kitty, gorgeous books and sunsets.
by MARIA on September 27, 2012
My sweet baby girl is six today! She’s given me six years of joy and love, and an endless supply of wet smoochy kisses. She makes me laugh out loud with her hilarious observations and her snarky attitude. She is helpful and polite and such a lovely little soul. She’s everyone’s friend, but don’t mess [...]
by MARIA on September 16, 2012
The kids have been back to school for two weeks now and I cannot lie, I’m kind of lost Since having kids, I’ve been the main non-working parent with them at all times. My oldest is almost nine which means almost nine years of having at least one child with me all the time, every [...]
by MARIA on August 24, 2012
I just finished the back to school shopping for the kids a couple of days ago (school starts September 4th here), and I was able to take advantage of some great deals. My kids have this funny way of outgrowing everything this time of year, so short of socks and underwear, we needed a lot. [...]