The buzz for Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out is growing the closer we get to the release date. I have a feeling this one will resonate with kids and adults alike and we can all blame those crazy creatures in our heads for our mood swings. Do your jobs tiny people in our heads!!! So I […]
What’s That Smell?
Currently, I have managed to kill BOTH vacuums that we own. Both are dead, meaning that the drifts of dog and cat fur grow ever larger as I look on in despair. Swiffers get used A LOT in this house. I love that they are kid friendly and they do a great job battling the […]
Netflix Puts the Fun in Family DisFUNction
Adam turned 13 on Thursday and his birthday has been dragged out over the last few days with movie “dates” and almost his entire class in our house yesterday and I think there is still one straggler here that will be tossed shortly. I was chatting with one of the mom’s yesterday and learning […]
I Kept Him Alive Now for 13 Years
When people tell you having kids doesn’t change you, they are dead wrong. The moment, back in 2002 that we walked back into our apartment with this living extra piece of luggage that we had not left with, our lives were changed forever. Not just our lives…but us. Who we fundamentally we were as human […]
First’s and Last’s
So. Today was a first for me. I actually volunteered to help at the school sports day instead of just standing watching my kids total lack of athleticism in awe. It was a beautiful day and the event has improved since we started attending these things back when Adam was in kindergarten. We and the […]
Police State for Parents
Myself, another mom and nanny of classmates of Tara were more than happy to let the kids run wild after school the other day. The weather was glorious and I didn’t have to be anywhere. Our school is blessed with not only a playground, but green playing fields and a small copse of trees and […]
Is THREE the Magic Number, Andrea?
So, a couple of weeks ago I was chatting on Twitter with Andrea aka Mama in the City about them diving into the world of THREE…kids that is. We had been swapping jokes about joining the ‘elite’ club and how it changes things……you are for sure a ‘breeder’ at three. Two kids are hip….three you […]
The Healing Magic of Netflix
The plague stampeded into House Crunch and basically squashed everyone flat. Tara was the first fall, and we all consider her patient zero, though I had already suffered a horrid flu a couple of weeks earlier. SHE brought the cough…..the hacking cough and fever that would NOT go away. Dad and older brother quickly succumbed. […]
Looking Good With Vidal Sassoon & Proctor & Gamble
Back in ye olden days, I was a coordinator at a hair salon at the mall. I have always loved all things hair, so I was in heaven. I loved getting my hair cut and coloured all the pretty shades and I loved getting a discount on all the salon products. I was a […]