I’m inside on a hot hot day, I’m alone without kids, my house is a mess, but I’m blogging. Just for you. Ya you. I just found out a few minutes ago that my business idea that has stewed in my brains for like two years, well it has been approved for a very… Continue reading Mother’s Day Shenanigens
A Very Happy/Awkward Mother’s Day!
Goodness goodness me. I just had a lovely time. A very lovely time. Isaac’s preschool puts on a fabulous Mother’s Day celebration. It was absolutely adorable. Our children escorted us in one by one and we all sat down. Then they sang us some mommy love songs which Isaac belted out, completely red-faced. That’s my… Continue reading A Very Happy/Awkward Mother’s Day!
On The Brink
Oh blog, the place I adore and yet I ignore all the time. I’ve missed you. Blogging once was my daily joy. I did it every day at the exact same time and I had readers and followers and people who laughed and cried with me. It’s funny. You should see how my ratings shot… Continue reading On The Brink
Hyperbaric Chamber = ORDERED!
Last summer Brent and I started on a fundraising journey to get our son a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. After two 80′s tight and brights, a whiskey tasting, a burger and beer fundraiser put on by a friend and MANY cash donations, the chamber is on its way to our house in FOUR boxes!! I’m going… Continue reading Hyperbaric Chamber = ORDERED!
I work Out
I thought I should give vlogging a shot again…at least I think I’m funny…right? 🙂
Matriarch Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
Back in the day I posted a recipe that I had just made up on the fly. The other day my sister in law Leanne told me she was making it, and that she makes it often. How crazy is that? I posted it early 2008. Crazy. It was called Matriarch Mushroom Soup and you… Continue reading Matriarch Bacon Cheeseburger Soup
Getting to School in One Piece
Wow. I had to pull out all my super mommy stops today to get Silas to school. He’s been saying he doesn’t want to go and now it’s getting into melt down mode. I don’t blame him. He’s with a new teacher and some new kids. Now he has to sit at a desk and… Continue reading Getting to School in One Piece
Coming Out of the Closet
Sorry, I’m still heterosexual, but wow wouldn’t that make a stupendous twist to my blog? No, I mean a closet that many many many of us are in. It’s not a secret closet. It’s a “safe” place. You see, for so so so so so many years I suffered with social anxiety. I’m sure… Continue reading Coming Out of the Closet
Where the heck have you been???
Where the heck have you people been?? Good grief, it’s been ages since we’ve spoken. I’m blaming this all on you. My mind has been kind of busy with things. I’m part of a big project right now. By “big” I mean enormous. By “project” I mean a total take-over-your-life-in-a-big-time-sort-of-group-effort-holy-crap-I’m-really-a-part-of -this-dealy-yo-yo. But I’m not going… Continue reading Where the heck have you been???
Self Directed MMA Swimlates Aqua-sise Classes in the Middle of the Lake = Awesome
In keeping with me just simply choosing to be awesome…I’ve been trying to keep regular workouts. Who doesn’t feel awesome after a workout? Unless I’m doing Tai Bo….I never feel awesome doing that….I feel like a douche. Anyway. Since there is no extension of my gym out here in the boondocks (I’m at my mom’s… Continue reading Self Directed MMA Swimlates Aqua-sise Classes in the Middle of the Lake = Awesome
Good ol’ Bushwackin
This weekend my sister Jennie and I went, kids in tow, to our momma’s house for the weekend. The idea was to get a bunch of stuff done and we did!! After a very hefty amount of playing. You see, the first 5 years of my life were spent in the bush, some of it… Continue reading Good ol’ Bushwackin
Autism and Food Aversions
I’m sure any parent of a kid with autism can nod their head when they read that title. We ALL struggle through this. Some of us have it harder than others. Some kids with autism will only eat certain colours…some WON’T eat certain colours. Silas wouldn’t eat orange or white for a long long time. … Continue reading Autism and Food Aversions
What a Success
Wow, I don’t even know where to begin. Even the thought of writing this blog completely overwhelms me. This weekend turned out REALLY WELL!! For those of you who do not know, we held an 80’s Tight and Bright for Silas. We are trying to raise money to purchase a hyperbaric oxygen chamber for our… Continue reading What a Success
Top 11 Hardest Things About Our Autism
Autism is a funny thing. It’s a paradox of easy and difficult. It’s an emotional roller coaster for parents. It’s the biggest triumph vs awful pitfalls. It’s constant ups and downs. Here is my top 11 hardest part’s of Silas’ autism…I was going to do 10 but I thought of another one. Top 11 hardest:… Continue reading Top 11 Hardest Things About Our Autism
I Have Kids?
There’s something new that’s happened in my home and I’m not sure how I feel about it. The boys are often outside now, playing with the neighbour kids. There’s so many of them, they all have bikes now. It’s like a little mini bike gang of adorable little boys. They play SO terribly hard for… Continue reading I Have Kids?