Dear new mothers, From the moment you know you’re pregnant, it begins. You’re part of the new mother’s club. You begin to compare, she’s carrying higher and she’s carrying lower, she’s growing fast and she’s growing slower You’ll be jealous of people who are farther along then you and feel better than the women behind. … Continue reading To All The New Mothers
Month: March 2011
Spring Is Near
Nothing says spring like a family trip to a nearby park. A chance to run and frolic and climb and slide and swing. The days are getting warming, the trees are bursting with flowers one by one, the spring flowers are emerging from their winter slumber….my eyes are starting to itch. We must be nearing… Continue reading Spring Is Near
The One That Got Away
For the last year and a bit I’ve had a trusty IUD hanging out in my uteris, stopping any “invaders” from getting at my eggs. It worked beautifully, as beautifully as I could have hoped. Birth control, the oral kind, turns me in to a crazy person and all the other options sounded not so… Continue reading The One That Got Away
Mmmmmm Home
Ahhhhh spring break. The idea of my dear Silas having a break from school is enough to have me shaking in my boots. This kid needs structure, this kid needs routine, this kid needs SCHOOL! So, last-minute I decided that if there had to be no school, then we gotta go somewhere. So off to… Continue reading Mmmmmm Home
You Can
Don’t you hate being told what to do? Don’t you hate being told you can’t do something you REALLY want to do? Imagine being at work and doing something wrong in the copy room and having your boss come up to you and say “NO”! Wouldn’t that kinda suck? Something I’ve learned a bit from… Continue reading You Can
Vegetarian-ish
My lips are stained orange from my carrot, beet, lemon juice that I drank while I was shopping in the organic market today. I didn’t notice until I left, they were very obviously orange. Next time…straw. While at the market I found myself searching for protein options, vegetarian burgers, etc. Just under a year ago… Continue reading Vegetarian-ish
Becky Takes a Stand
I don’t know how many of you have been bullied. I sure have. Grade 7 was the worst. Kids would walk behind me whispering “ducky” because I walked with my feet pointed outwards. I had to stay up all night at grade 7 camp because I found out someone was planning on putting gum in… Continue reading Becky Takes a Stand
Trouble at School
Silas is having a bit of trouble with a boy at school. I’m worried. This boy has been through a lot. I can’t really disclose anything else other than the past year has been a rough road for him. Him and Silas seem to get on each other’s nerves quite a bit. Maybe Silas sees… Continue reading Trouble at School
Got Wood?
I am trying to write through the fog of the crazy cough syrup I took last night. A few years back I went to a walk in because I had my third bad cough in a row and I was so fed up. The wacky doctor gave me this gigantic bottle-o-syrup that’s lasted me this… Continue reading Got Wood?
Silas’ Autism Supplements
That’s an old photo, but it gives you an idea. This is what Silas gobbles down every single day to put his body and his brain in the optimal place for him to be successful. I don’t think they’ll get rid of his autism but they help heal his brain and his body so he… Continue reading Silas’ Autism Supplements
I’m Freeeeee
Five years, five whole years. There’s nary I day in the passed five years that I haven’t put hand to child bum and wiped. Until this day. This day I announce: I. Am. Free. I’m passing the torch on to capable little hands and offering only moral support as my children take over the life-long… Continue reading I’m Freeeeee
LENT!
Tomorrow is the first day of Lent, I kinda remembered this today…completely unprepared for it. I’ve been planning on giving up alcohol for Lent. No I’m not a Catholic, nor am I an alcoholic, I just find that denying yourself of something you enjoy, but isn’t necessary healthy…is a good spiritual practice. For any religion.… Continue reading LENT!
Poor Cleo
Yikes, my arms are so sore from holding Cleo down to get her nails trimmed. She wasn’t happy about her one back foot being done and she got the entire population of the grooming salon going. I love her gigantic woof though, it’s just so funny. She peed on their floor too. I think that… Continue reading Poor Cleo
Calm
Chai tea, a banana muffin…my spot on my couch. Taking a break from being taxi, letting them have some media time while I just soak in some calm before I attack the house with a Norwex cloth. A beautiful thing happened to me today, a Native American flute arrived in the mail, gifted to me… Continue reading Calm
Banana Muffins
A hush is upon my house. I’ve found the key to quiet kids: letting them lick the batter bowl. After a frustrating ordeal of making banana muffins with both kids…it’s nice to just sit and enjoy the quiet. Today Silas was mad at me because I told him he wasn’t going to play on the… Continue reading Banana Muffins