Thursday morning had me filled with anxiety and upset as we stared at the boards posted outside the kids school. On it were the class listings…every grade split. Every single one. I realize that some think this is a fine way to do it…..I am not so sure. I had gone with Patrick to take […]
Crunchy Parenting
Sharing the Purple Crying
When you think nobody else understands how you feel, the world of the internet and blogger opens your eyes to a myriad of people who have walked in your shoes. Hence why mothers and fathers have loved the community that blogging has built for them. People on the internet share what they have experienced, […]
Who Looks After Our Kids?
I was thinking about budgets and cost of living after a twitter conversation with unambig (who rocks by the way) that had stemmed from a snarky convo with angryinYVR who has yet to convince me he is angry about anything except people who don’t agree with him. Anyway…AYVR thinks we should be all thankful for […]
Child Safety – FAIL!
As part of the Rocky Sleep Study control group…we were to discuss safety for our darling bundles. I think we are doing it wrong… And she took a small tumble down the stairs too….I was beyond rushing and she shook it off. Hmmm That is what sleep deprivation does. However…this weekend was really the […]
Emotion
It is getting a bit stupid around the House of Crunch. Emotions change quickly…..it is hard to keep up….from this To this…in seconds flat… Her growing beauty is as bewildering as her emotions. Her strength is terrifying. Her fury. Her rage is overwhelming. Her remorse. Her need for love and reassurance….heartbreaking. Then we have this….. […]
A Letter To Newbie or Parents To Be:
I am no parenting expert..faaaaaar from it. But I have EXPERIENCE. I have a 7 year old boy, a 5 year old girl and an 8 month old. Reality check…babies are not hard. Baby care consists of making sure they are warm, fed, and clean. That is pretty much it. They don’t care what […]
Parent Fail
I have come to the conclusion that on the whole…I can handle the mechanics of parenting just fine. Poop and puke in all it’s shapes, forms and volumes really don’t bother me that much. I will also say, despite the state of my house and whatever my MOM will say on the subject, that I […]
And Another Eve
New Years Eve that is. Yup 2009 is drawing to an end. TV, Radio and the blogosphere is FILLED with 2009 retrospectives and talks of what will be in 2010. In reality the big switchover to a new year really doesn’t mean much. A new calendar and remembering to write ’10 instead of ’09 […]
Christmas is Coming…
I am a bad blogger…but the week sort of went by in a bit of a blur. There has been cleaning, and organizing..though really, you can’t tell. But there was. Cards were writ and mailed More lists were made. Pat and Adam, Tara AND Caity have all been fighting lingering colds too. The highlight […]