Parenting
Annual Ball game fun – Visiting Grandma’s house
We have been back to grandma’s house this week and the action has been packed. We are playing volleyball and badminton and roasting marshmallows and eating amazing food and going shopping and of…
It’s Okay To Burn The Cookies
Last week, on a typical afternoon, I decided we needed to bake cookies. This is a task I enjoy, the kids can help with, and in the end we get to eat delicious…
School Backpacks and summer sobs
This is not a post about school. Or buying school supplies. Or preparing for school. This is just a post stating the fact that I ordered the kids’ backpacks for school today. I…
The Importance of Play Dates
As we are about to enter August (that’s me pounding on the ground screaming ‘slow down summer!’) I reflect on July and can’t believe how quickly it has gone by. We have been…
PEI: Saying Goodbye
I’d love to know where the week went. Well, I *know* where it went – we were beaching it in PEI, and eating well, and relaxing, and checking out lighthouses and having a…
PEI: Lighthouses and Seals
Where does the time go? I’m not sure how this is already Wednesday… Today we spent time visiting lighthouses. There are many (if you travel here, pick up the handy lighthouse guide to…
PEI: Charlottetown and the rain
Today was the only day it seemed to call for rain this week, so we weren’t stressed when we read it was coming in the afternoon. Our morning was spent at the cottage…
Travelling with the kids: Hopewell Rocks and PEI (day 1 and 2)
Hello from PEI! I’m not counting this post as work because it’s going to be a quick one and I wanted to share some pictures- plus it means I have them in one…
Travelling with Kids: Tips for packing the suitcase
We did it! We packed 4 of us into one suitcase. I feel victorious!! Although I wish I could take the credit. I packed for the kids and I first. Here’s how I…
The Dentist (or: Another way to be stressed as parents)
When the dentist told us a couple of months ago that we would needed to be referred to a pediatric dentist because my daughter – 3 years old – had cavities I was…
