After a bumpy start, my boys have finally left for their summer vacation with their dad. I hugged them goodbye on Thursday night only to get a text from Zach Friday morning that they couldn’t board their plan to Rio … Continue reading
Category Archives: daily life
We are pretty much chauffeurs these days. Every single night we have at least 2-3 events happening, and often more. Thank goodness for car pools and kids who are starting to take the subway! It actually is a little overwhelming … Continue reading
Nighttimes are changing around here. I remember the sleepless nights when I was up multiple times in the night. I remember nursing Zach and staring out the window at all the city lights and wondering what my boy would be … Continue reading
So much craziness going on…(some good– we were on the CBC – both The National on Monday night, and then live on CBC radio yesterday–about my sister’s story; some just hard — Rob’s family situation)…. But in the midst of … Continue reading
A few months back I was re-reading a talk that was given back in Oct 2011 at one of our Church’s semi annual conferences, by Dieter F. Uchtdorf. It was called “Forget Me Not” — and is an amazing read, … Continue reading
“Mom, do you like your job?” A simple question, asked by Zach, as I sat down finally at 10pm to write my progress notes for the clients I saw that day. (The older kids were still up watching a hockey … Continue reading
It dawned on me this past weekend that we are in June. June is half way through the year. The last month before hitting the real halfway point. Where did the year go? The first 5 months have flown by … Continue reading
I was in another team meeting the other day discussing the significant behaviour challenges of one of my 11 year old clients. The behaviour therapist was asking the child’s Mom about the consequences that she gives her son for these … Continue reading
It has been a while since I downloaded my iphone pictures onto my monthly snaps…it is more like 2 monthly snaps! But these are two months I hate to miss all the in between – real life – moments. Big … Continue reading
My kids are getting older. That’s a fact. No matter how much I tell them they need to stop growing, they continue to do so, against my will. And I haven’t figured out how to stop them. I see people … Continue reading