As you all know, my Monster turned 2, last week. His birthday party was Saturday morning. Last years theme was (fittingly) Monster related. This year we chose Mr. Potato Head. It’s 2+ and I was excited to get one:) The only problem is that, like the Monster theme, there aren’t many pre-made party things. No…
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2nd annual Monster Mash
Top Five Things I Love About Two Year Old OllieMonster 1. Lover of pasta (although he didn’t digest tomato sauce very well, until recently) 2. Mad about cars! (Anything with wheels will do.) He hands me the Cars DVD at least twice a day.) 3. Loves crafts and craft supplies, just like me. (Will spend…
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Top Five Things I Love About Two Year Old OllieMonster 1. Lover of pasta (although he didn’t digest tomato sauce very well, until recently) 2. Mad about cars! (Anything with wheels will do.) He hands me the Cars DVD at least twice a day.) 3. Loves crafts and craft supplies, just like me. (Will spend…
Read MoreIn my day we…(didn’t act like idiots?)
I’m so sick of hearing people say “In my day we…”! You know why you played outside so much when you were a kid? Because your parents told you to! BE A PARENT! And if you are telling me that you wouldn’t have loved to a have a video game or cell phone when you…
Read MoreAll Up On My High Horse!
As my closest friends can contest, I am super judgmental, and upitty! I do try to keep it in my head, but I don’t always succeed. My husband says that I have “judgment eyes”. He can always tell when I am judging something or someone harshly, even in silence. (He also does a fairly humorous…
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Everyone was a Hippie for Halloween (at least once)
Many of you probably had “be greener”, “eat cleaner”, “eat locally” or some variation of this on your New Year’s resolutions list this year. I sure did, and I’m pretty good. When I was in Grade 4, we did this whole thing on the 3 R’s. We had a checklist to take home and implement,…
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Yesterday our daughter turned 6 months old. How? How did the time go by SO fast? She is getting so big, and smart, and fast. She can grab, and pull, and roll all over. She can get up on her arms and knees, push herself backwards, and even sit up for a bit. She already…
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What happened to my twenties? Why didn’t I ever feel like I was really in them? Articles always elude to the lives of the twenty-something, but I never felt like it applied. Where was I when everyone was being young, wearing neon, and partying it up? Why did I always feel like I was too…
Read MoreBabies Being Babies
Ever since O has started drinking out of a sippy cup, we have stopped giving him bottles during the day. He used to get one at nap time, but no longer, and he still gets one at bedtime. Since his sister came along he has been dying to get his hands on hers! How do…
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