Over the years, I’ve written my thoughts on Remembrance Day on Facebook so I thought I’d share them here 2011 Today is a special day set aside to remember those who have served and continue to serve their country. Today we remember the sacrifices that have been made and honor Read more…
When you’re in the thick of life as we know it, it’s so easy to get caught up in the daily tasks of life and forget the little things that you do to make your heart sing a little. This is especially true for those who solo parent often (or Read more…
I was 32 and had worked with children as an Early Childhood Educator for over a decade when I became a mom. It was a new role but one I always wanted and strived at becoming the best one I could be for my little Tank. Even with all of Read more…
Most of the time, I love being with my kids. Which is good, because they’re with me all day every day. Unschooling is really great in so many ways, and I wouldn’t change it for our family. But you guys, some days are HARD. Today was A DAY! Between the Read more…
This is all really new to me. The whole *trying to put myself out there and ask people to pay me to write things*, thing. I admit, I don’t really know how to do that, or what I’m doing, even. I mean, I took writing courses in school and college. Read more…
When you’re a military family,saying goodbye to the people you’ve grown to lovebecomes your normal. Unfortunately, when you’re a young child, it’s a little more difficult to understand. When Middle Born’s best friend moved farther away than visits would allow, I used four years of photos and made a photo Read more…
Then we had Last Born.And having three is hard.I still have moments of rage and frustration, likely leftover from my un-dealt-with PPR after Middle Born.But life is better with her and after a year, and The Husband having the time off that he did to help us all adjust, life Read more…
We have a pretty amazing spot about 40 minutes away called Bonnechere Caves. Thousands of years old, hundreds of feet under ground, and a special spot for hibernating bats, we took the kids for their first visit (my husband and I have been there before, a few years ago). We Read more…
This August when the kids and I returned from Nova Scotia, there were giant weeds at the end of the driveway and they looked terrible. So out came the gardening shears and down went the weeds. Then I spied a rather large, white, yellow and black striped caterpillar. I showed Read more…
As a military family, we don’t get to choose where we live or for how long. But because we are Life Learners, we can take time others use for public school and head to the ocean! It’s a bit of a drive for three little humans, Last Born is not Read more…