I really should have planned it better. I thought having 2 children with birthdays only 5 days apart would be fun! I thought I could even get away with joint birthday parties for a few years (you know, save a little money). Little did I know, having 2 children with such close birthdays actually means a full month (or two) of complete and utter double birthday party planning chaos. Every. Year. Forever. I guess it makes sense that my 8 year old doesn’t want to share her special day with her 1 year old sister. So two parties in one…
Last night my daughter lost her 7th tooth. As I flashed my best grin and cheered her on with enthusiasm while she recounted her valiant efforts to…
As a career mom of three, I’m constantly asked the same question: How do you do it all? And the answer is easy: I don’t.…
I’m not sure why I don’t make meatloaf more often. It’s so simple to make, and my kids love it! It’s like a giant meatball…
I recently came across this article proclaiming that “being a stay-at-home mother is not a job” and it caught my attention. Underneath the link, the…
One morning, out of the blue, my baby stopped nursing. And I don’t mean she gently weaned herself, hesitantly cocking her head to the side when…
I was walking my Dalmatian at my favourite dog park the other day, when I overheard the same hushed commentary hiss through the tight lips of passersby. “Ohh…
Unfortunately, teaching your baby to sleep through the night is no easy feat. With each child, I have struggled with long periods of sleep deprivation, and…