This week is all about un-balance. Monday – Must go shopping to pick up birthday present for family birthday party. Did not get it last week ’cause I was writing and doing laundry and other various essential things. Also, need to go to grocery store as there is no food in the house. Thing 2…
parenting
Cost of School
Dear Public School, Could you kindly stop. Please. Enough with the envelopes being sent home asking for money. ‘Cause seriously. It’s enough. When, in the first week of school, you sent home the letter asking for a voluntarily donation of $20 per student to cover extra materials (like flour and sugar – I still have…
Getting Kids to Talk
The minute my kids started activities without me (pre-school, Karate, kindergarten) they became reluctant talkers at the dinner table. Me: What did you do today?”Them: “nothing” Hello?! We aren’t even CLOSE to the teen years yet and we’re getting “nothing” in terms of disclosure. So I’ve come up with some talking flash points which gets…
What kids watch
This is what my prince had the kids watching…while I was out at a writing workshop on Saturday. Thing 2 is walking around saying “Silence – I Kill YOU!” and Thing 1 wants to know where the 72 virgins are… Am waiting for the school to call me in for an meeting any minute now……
Mother’s Day
I should write something about Mother’s Day. But Thing 1 has a fever. And there’s no food in the house. And there are two loads of laundry to be folded. And I should read a story to Thing 1 instead of blogging. Sorry Mother’s Day — life gets in the way sometimes… www.parentclub.ca
Gaming and Kids
A good friend is doing a study on Child Gaming and asked to spread the word to the ‘club’ to participate in the anonymous survey they are using to capture data. (Good to know – it doesn’t ask family household income, highest level of education achieved or child’s gender – hate it when surveys ask…
Chapter of my life
Did I ever tell you the story of when my prince picked up a prostitute in Cuba? If my life was a book; this chapter would be called “The day my prince picked up a prostitute in Cuba” (makes you want to read beyond the title huh?) Cuba – 2004. P.K. (pre-kids) My prince and…
Mom & Child Conversations
Thing 2: Mom?…Me: Yes?Thing 2: Are we vegetarians?Me: No. We eat chicken and ribs so we are not vegetarians.Thing 2: I’m a chocoholic.Me: Yes, you are. That’s why we keep the chocolate up high.Thing 1: I’m a carrotarian.Me: Yes, you are. Carrots are you favourite.Thing 2: Mom, you are a sleepatarian.Me: I try…honey…I do try….
Explaining Death to Kids
We are dealing with the circle of life issue this week. My prince’s grandfather is – how do you say dying without is sounding so harsh? Going down quickly. Suffering. About to pass. *insert head tilt, sad face and shrugging shoulders here*. It’s a sad time. Moreover, we have two kids who are listening, understanding…
Sick Child – Tired Mom
I write this after a +24 hours of Poltergeist-esque-child-vomiting. It’s the kind of experience which tires your out and shakes you up – both at the same time. Thing 2 was really, violently, sick. I clocked the fever at 102F (is 102F considered a fever these days?…I seem to remember someone telling me a fever…
life lessons
Be gracious. This is hard when you have kids – and people invite you for dinners – and you want to control the eating hours to fit your schedule. Let go of the control and be gracious. Send out good karma. Volunteer at school because it is good karma. Many parents can’t volunteer/go on field…
Emergency Plans
I’ve been meaning to write this post since that night. But life gets busy – as life does – but something else has happened which prodded me to get this written. Today. So rewind to a bit to the night – where my prince was on a biz. trip. About midnight the power went off…