Clean socks are a privilege, not a right
As Tara and I sat down to watch an episode of Dinosaur Train (her new thing is dinos), I realized that Tara is probably the first kid o’mine that I have spent a lot of time with all alone. Now that the other two are in school all day, Tara and I get to hang […]
The other day Patrick and I hurt my moms feelings. Not the first time..I will admit AND I will admit that I have probably hurt her feelings AND apologized more this year than past….my foot must live in my mouth or something. It was during the BBQ we were having to celebrate Tara turning one. […]
The other day we received a call from the Doctor in charge of the Rocky Sleep Study that we volunteered to be a part of. Apparently we BOTH had scored rather high for depression when they were keying in our questionnaires. I just laughed. Really…what a freaking surprise. Lack of sleep for a year tends to […]
The University of BC’s School of Population and Public Health and the Women’s and Children’s Hospital are conducting a study on the many factors that may affect a woman’s mental health and well being during the first few weeks of giving birth. They are looking for volunteers to participate who have given birth within the […]
Having three kids is a bit crazy. Things all take a bit longer and are a bit more complicated when you add a third kid……room in cars for car seats, room in house for cribs and beds, seats at restaurants, hands to hold, and so on. Throwing a baby into any dynamic always causes […]
I think I have used that as title before. Sometimes this family appears to be cursed..or at least have a big black cloud hanging over it. We are not a lucky lot, that is for sure. We have all faced many battles, worries, deaths etc. It is pissing us off. Having Patrick around to help […]
I have now birthed 3.5 babies. On top of already being out of shape..I have pushed my stomach area to extremes, tortured my vagina and watched my boobs point further south. All with an audience who have asked all sorts of questions regarding my bodily functions, woken me to ‘check me,’ discussed bowel movements without […]
and she did. Monday, July 13 passed by with me feeling kind of sick and icky and dealing with REALLY bizarre cashiers at Price Smart Foods who clearly did not understand that interrogation is not the same as friendly banter with customers. No, I don’t want to tell you the exact current location of my […]
