I know this blog is a good way to keep in touch with people. Especially family. Family has been relying on it to get updates about my children for a long time. I’ve been relying on it for the same purpose, plus as a journal. It’s a great memory keeper. When I went off the… Continue reading A New Plan Stan
Author: The Informal Matriarch
While I Was Away…
Oh goodness the events that have happened. Enough to fill many many many many blog posts. So how about I just fit them all in to one and we can be done with it? So, what happened first? Well, the biggest event was probably stabbing Silas in the leg with an epipen in the back… Continue reading While I Was Away…
I’m Back
This morning I woke up, and like most of the last 4 weeks I didn’t think about logging on to the computer. Then it hit me, today is the day. The day that I’ve dreaded and wished for all at the same time. These past four weeks have been incredible. It took me three weeks… Continue reading I’m Back
Uhoh
ya I’m cheating…but I had to say something. Looks like the last two bloggers forgot they were supposed to blog. No problemo. See you folks on Monday and I can’t wait to tell you about the last four weeks!! Cheers Leah
Day Dreaming
Do you ever daydream about things?? Make up an alternate situation for yourself in your head and just go with it? Mine mostly are about winning the lottery and what I’d do with the money. The topic excites me to no end. We’d buy a modest house and modest cars, as close to being “green”… Continue reading Day Dreaming
I like…
snuggling hamburgers tank tops white plates water singing eating kissing playing basketball cooking exploring shorelines praying reading learning sitting sleeping slurping noodles crying burping loudly pranking scaring people being shocking loving hiking buying pizza pink hair warm blankets laughing making people laugh going out for drinks my husband loving so much it hurts snowboarding blogging … Continue reading I like…
The Man I Married
I don’t talk much about my husband, I don’t know why…I guess he’s not around when all the stay at home mommy action happens. I need to tell you about him for once. Meet Brent… Brent first attracted me because he was one of those people who looked you in the eye when you talked… Continue reading The Man I Married
Day One!
So today is day one of the 4 week no computer challenge!! I’m obviously not actually typing this on the computer on this day, I’ve pre-done a bunch of posts for you and I have some FABULOUS people lined up to write some blogs for you so keep coming back!! Don’t stay away on my… Continue reading Day One!
So Long, Farewell!!
This isn’t the last you’ll hear of me in 4 weeks, but it’s the last I’ll hear from you. I’m excited about this and horrified at the same time. But so excited to see what comes out of me when I’m not distracted by the computer. I hope I don’t go NUTS! Ok has anyone… Continue reading So Long, Farewell!!
The Pain
When it comes to the despair surrounding the news of Silas’ autism, I pretty much can say I’m doing WAY better. I’ve embraced the autism, I think it’s fun and exciting and interesting, I don’t cry at the thought of it anymore….well…not often. I feel pretty good about it in a lot of ways especially… Continue reading The Pain
Top 10 Things I’ll Never Try Again!
Being pregnant Jumping 50 feet off of a cliff into water…that hurt for WEEKS after. Swimming across a lake with my husband…he’s not very buoyant…danger danger! Feeding a pea sized lump of wasabi to my husband…you never fall for that one twice. Taking Silas to Canada Day festivities without proper preparation, and a helmet for… Continue reading Top 10 Things I’ll Never Try Again!
Road Trip!!
Happy Monday everyone!! I had a delicious weekend. My sister Jill, who hasn’t lived in the same time zone as me for TWELVE YEARS, has finally come back to us and now only lives four hours away!! This weekend was her house warming party so Jennie took one of her kids and Juliet, Isaac and… Continue reading Road Trip!!
Autism can be SO COOL!
I’m sure all of you know by now that Silas is obsessed with letters and numbers. Last month I realized that he could actually sound words out that he didn’t know. I couldn’t believe it when he read me his first book, just unreal. It’s so nice because now I don’t have to spell EVERYTHING… Continue reading Autism can be SO COOL!
Vlog # 3 – A rant on violence
gosh the face of me that it captured is AWESOME One thing I didn’t mention is that I really think kids aren’t able to properly process things like violence. I just dunno if their little minds are able to properly grasp it and cope with it. Anyway, happy Thursday. Discuss this in the comments plz… Continue reading Vlog # 3 – A rant on violence
We’re in the Money!!
Okay so we were just approved by the CRA for tax credits retroactive to 2005 :). When you have a special needs child here you get a $1500 tax credit each year plus your child tax benefits that you recieve every month go up a bit as well. Because that’s retroactive, we’re about to get… Continue reading We’re in the Money!!