Me: “Chaos, please don’t touch your bum. That’s something you do when you are by yourself.” K: “And even then it’s a little greasy.” K: “Chaos, don’t stick out your tongue. In this house we have Nasty Tongue Bugs and they’ll burrow in to your tongue and in to your brain and then you’ll become […]

So last week my husband was on vacation. It was glorious. I got to sleep in until 6:30 every morning because there was no mad rush for me to shower before he left for work — (side note — if I do not shower before he leaves for work I usually don’t get one as […]

Today, Chaos and I were reading a book called “Swimmer” which is a Native Canadian story that chronicles the journey of Swimmer, a salmon, from her birth to death. It is a longer children’s book and includes interesting facts about wildlife and Native culture throughout the story.  At the end the author briefly writes about […]

Having kids is a blessing from God…until you have to attend a wedding. There. I said it. Now before you tell me I am a horrible mother and should be left hog-tied in the woods covered in honey in grizzly country….allow me to explain. Reason #1: So my husband’s brother, Uncle J, got married a few […]

We have been potty training Chaos since December — yes, your fast math is correct, that would be ten months. TEN MONTHS. TEN. MONTHS. If I have to hear one more parent tell me that they successfully potty trained their child in a weekend I may go postal. Chaos wants desperately to be like her […]

I recently went on Amazon and purchased some old childhood favourite films for the girls. Among them were such gems as Fly Away Home, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, Thumbelina, The Secret of NIHM, and The Swan Princess. The Swan Princess was one of my favourite movies as a kid and, to be honest, I had not seen it since […]

So my husband and I celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary on June 25th. I remember the day as if it was yesterday. Butterflies in my stomach as I put my wedding dress on. My knees shaking as my father walked me up the aisle. Crying as we said, “I take you to be my husband/wife. […]

Love this blog post! Kids say the funniest things!

So it has been roughly three months since my last blog post. The wheels fell off the writing bus around the time my home became an incubus of viral plague — namely Chaos had double pneumonia, Anarchy had bronchiolitis and dangerously low oxygen levels, I had a sinus infection and was quite possibly the sickest […]

So I have come to the conclusion that having presentable children and personal hygiene is impossible…at least when you have anywhere to drop your child (or children) off before 9:00 a.m.  This morning Chaos had playgroup at the community centre in our little town. It’s perfect for both of us — I get a quiet […]