Parenting
School: Week 3 = Not So Shiny & New Anymore
Yup… in the words of the band Whitesnake… “Here I go again…” My baby, 5 years old and a full time student. HE’S TOO LITTLE! HE’S TOO YOUNG! These are my thoughts as he clutched me this morning with tears in his eyes and said: “I don’t wanna go to school.” “I know baby, it’s tough, but Momma
The Power of “The Date”
Me: “Marcello, you can’t come, Mommy is going on a date with Giorgio.” Marcello: “BUT I WANNA COME.” Me: “Good! You can and will, when it’s your turn for a date, because everybody gets a turn.” I have 3 gremlins, and we really do everything together, which is awesome. My kids play great together (and
Santa, Summer, Kids’ Dreams, Discounts, And FREE Passes!!
Yep summer 2014 is fading as fast as it came, but there’s still time to “wrap” it up on a positive note (yes that was a clever Christmas reference;). Summer is a precious time with our wee ones, one day we’ll wake up and our babies will be working and the opportunity to enjoy “family time”
Is The Electronic Age Hurting or Helping Our Kids??
Both. My three kids are tech saavy, and yes they grab a photograph and try to make it bigger with two fingers. My issue with electronics, in particular the phone, ipad, tablet, and ipod is how it turns anyone who’s using it into a zombie, not just kids. Think about how you react when you have
3180km Later…
“MAWWWWM, are we in CHINA??” The innocent and genuine words from my beautiful 4 yr old at about the 6.5 hour mark on the way home from Saint John New Brunswick…take into consideration we travelled 15 hours there and 3 hours the day before to St. Andrews to whale watch. It was a last minute
JUST DO IT!
Seriously stop talking about it and DO IT. I write this while I watch my elated kids play in a hotel pool in St John New Brunswick. My neice is playing on the Ontario ball hockey team which is competing here this week. So after hmmming and haaaaing I said “why not” I am on
Our Family Trip to African Lion Safari!
Hope you enjoy..we had fun surprising the kids, we didn’t tell them we were going anywhere till the night before, then we made them guess where and gave them clues!
