From now until 2019, Halloween will fall on a weeknight, aka a school night, aka, the worst possible night of the year for kids to be up late and eating candy. Oh and don’t forget that if you live in Canada, like me, there’s a very good possibility that it could also be 20 below… Continue reading How To Win When Halloween Is On A Weeknight
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How I Get My Tweens To Read
We are in a big transition right now with our girls. I have 2 tweens, gulp, who are itching to move away from cartoon movies about princesses and forest animals and start watching more “grown up” movies like Goonies and The Hunger Games. To be perfectly honest, it’s a welcome stage for me… Continue reading How I Get My Tweens To Read
5 Tips For Camping With Tweens
We seem to have suddenly found ourselves smack dab in the middle of tween-ville with a 12 year old and now a 10 year old. Gone are the days where a bucket full of dolls and toys was enough to keep them busy indoors or out; we’re now challenged with letting our 2… Continue reading 5 Tips For Camping With Tweens
My Kid Is Online
She’s my oldest but she’s still my baby. I choke every time I refer to her as a tween, gulp, on the verge of teen-hood. I can’t keep her from growing up much longer and I don’t want to force her to give up her youth too soon but the fact is that she’s already… Continue reading My Kid Is Online
Let Go
In the spirit of the new year and the idea of fresh starts I’ve been thinking a lot about all the stress and heaviness that I carry around with me every day. Oddly enough most of which I have absolutely no control over, so it begs the question, why? It’s a proven fact… Continue reading Let Go
Back To School Bliss
Just a few days till all 4 of my whining wonderful children go back to school. Today, yes today, I finally felt that hot, bubbly rage and an overwhelming need for them to GO BACK TO SCHOOL! Picture it, 10am, cleaning the kitchen and sweeping the floors when two of them were fighting for… Continue reading Back To School Bliss
Christmas Eve is a KD night
I really should learn by now that I still NEED to feed my 4 kids on Christmas Eve. I have been planning and shopping and prepping and cutting and mixing and chilling and baking. I can’t be expected to also have to remember to make dinner on Christmas Eve, am I? So in my flurry… Continue reading Christmas Eve is a KD night