Nicky has always been a fan of kicking balls. In fact, he used to have a special way of placing the ball on the ground before he kicked it. We have signed him up for Playball at school. I watched the demo lesson and they work with balls, cones, hoops and beanbags. I know we have to grab any … [Read more...]
News in Bullet Points
I haven't blogged in a while so I thought it was time for a bit of a catch up post about what has been happening with us lately. Clearing out the clutter: There is a lot of baby stuff hanging around the house, and I am tired of feeling the weight of this stuff waiting for a new baby that isn't … [Read more...]
The emotions behind those back to school snaps
Did you ever wonder, while scrolling through your social media feeds of smiling children going back to school, what was happening before or after the pictures were taken? Were they excited or scared? Did they know what was going to happen next? I think that one of the important things I … [Read more...]
What to Put in Your Kid’s Lunch Box
Back when I was a kid I used to have jam and cheese sandwiches for lunch pretty much every day. To this day I still love those sandwiches. (Nicky prefers them without the cheese. In fact he will eat jam by itself). These days packing lunchboxes has become quite an art and when I was a teacher I was … [Read more...]
Seven Star Wars Quotes for your life in 2016
If you're looking for inspiration to take you into the new year then look no further than the latest Star Wars installment. There's plenty we may gleam from Rey and her fellow characters that can give us the jump start we need. Here are seven Star Wars quotes that can bring you some direction for … [Read more...]
WIN 200 Assorted Labels For Your Child!
I clearly remember one of one of my harder teaching moments happened because a parent did not label a sharpener. I had two Grade One kids arguing over one of those stainless steel devices, both insisting it was theirs. I had no evidence to support either kid because there was no identification for … [Read more...]
Christmas fun in the pool and with cars
We have had a lovely Christmas. My parents have been visiting and it's been great to have them around. It's been really nice to have my mom washing dishes, both of them reading bedtime stories to Nicky and also having babysitters so we can go to movies and also get things done. I am so thankful for … [Read more...]
Infertility at Christmas
There seems to have been a lot going on in my life lately, but I feel like I've had limited time to sit down and write about it. Other things have been needing attention and it's probably a good thing. It's a good thing to be distracted from infertility with new cars and trips to the zoo. It's a … [Read more...]
Having fun at the #BarniBear Great Adventure @RosebankTheZone
We had great fun at the #BarniBear activation at the Zone in Rosebank. Barni the Bear’s Great Big Learning Adventure is at The Zone in Rosebank from Saturday 12th until Friday 18th December 2015 and is open daily from 10am – 4pm. You'll find it next to Nino's restaurant in a tent by the parking lot … [Read more...]
Playing Pooh Sticks
Last time we went to the library we took out two Winnie the Pooh books and both of them featured one of the bear's favourite games, playing pooh sticks. To quote the book: "Poohsticks is an easy game to play. After all, it was invented by Pooh, who isn't a very complicated bear. Pooh and … [Read more...]