After church on Sunday, I held two little hands and walked down the front steps into the sunshine. Directly behind us was a couple from our church. We chatted as we walked towards our respective cars. “How is your family, Laura? Is anyone still sick?” I almost said “We’re great!” but then I remembered the…
Motherhood
Boy Clothes
“I bet you’d like to have a girl.” I hear that a lot. Boy-moms hear that a lot. (I assume girl-moms hear the opposite, as if being a parent to only one gender is somehow not completely fulfilling, which is ludicrous, of course.) Strangely, at the centre of the comments that I usually hear, there…
Is BlackBerry Really an Option?
So here’s some preliminary information about me that will be relevant: I’m an Android user. A Samsung Galaxy S3 to be exact. Before I got this Android for Christmas, I owned an iPhone, a Blackberry, another iPhone, and another Blackberry, in succession. And since acquiring my Samsung Galaxy S3, I had the option to swap…
Cameron at 4
Things change so quickly. Since Cameron’s birthday, I’ve heard the phrase “They grow up so fast” often. I’ve said it. You’ve said it to me. As parents, we say this to try to gain back some of our power over time, as if, by acknowledging its speed we can somehow focus so hard on the…
Dear Cameron: A Love Letter to a 4 Year Old
I keep staring. I just can’t take my eyes off of you. Last weekend, someone told me that you must have had a growth spurt lately because you look like you’ve grown. I just shrugged it off. I must not have noticed because I see you day after day. On Thursday you turned four. And…
When Katie Asked Away
Have you met Katie? Okay, I have a bit of a confession to make here: I’ve been reading Katie’s blog, Sluiter Nation, for a lot longer than she has even known about me. I’ve been a longtime fan, new-time friend. Katie has two boys, just like I do and so I have always felt a…
The One Where I Answer Questions About Love and Stuff
I’ve been in a bit of a slump lately. I’m not sure if it is because my always overflowing schedule has finally caused burn out, if I am experience a case of the SADS (seasonal affective disorder), or if this is just one of those times in someone’s life where things are a little more…
Movement
Motherhood sits precariously between total heart explosion and total mental breakdown.
The Happiest Place On Earth
When I was leaving for this trip to Walt Disney World with Team in Training Halifax to complete my first half marathon, I was looking excited. Of course, I would miss my children and my husband, that was a given. But, I was also really kind of looking forward to some alone time. When people asked if my family was coming with me, I would reply: “No, but that’s okay. It will be a nice little break.”
A Hard Day
I woke up this morning unsure about how the day would turn out. They had called for a blizzard. “They” were right. The snow was already falling and the wind was already blowing and my coworker had already texted me asking if I had heard anything about work when I opened my eyes. No, I…
The Weight of Everything
I’m coming back to reality after one week of a complete connection reevaluation. For me, “connecting” usually means plugging in. It means networking online. It means writing and reading and commenting. It meant none of those things this past week. I unplugged from the internet and engaged fully with my family. As we drive home…
