“The best things in life are unexpected – because there were no expectations.”
Eli Khamarov
When I drop Pip off at Daisytree pre-school two mornings a week, it provides Fig and I with a two-hour chunk of one-on-one time. During the week-long Spring Break, Fig demonstrated a few negative, attention-seeking behaviours [...]
“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”
Kahlil Gibran
Over the last month, it seems as though Fig has become more attached to me than usual. She’s sleeping through the night now and I’m down to only two breast-feeds each day, so she may [...]
“The moment you say ‘I know everything’ is the end of your growth.”
Sharon Lee
Pip singing, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," for parents, teachers and friends at her pre-school's Christmas party. (Thanks to Lori for snapping the photo)
“Pip, you need to put some clothes on,” is [...]
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.”
- Hamilton Wright Mabi
Now that I have an opportunity to write, I’m realizing that I really missed my daily postings last week! It reminds me of when I moved away from home to go to the University of [...]
“In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.”
– Ann Landers
Pip wanted to play with her cousin last week and I explained that she was having a sleep-over at Grandma P. and [...]
“Do not teach your children never to be angry; teach them how to be angry.”
Lyman Abbott
Pip surprised me the other day by stomping her foot on the floor when she was frustrated. It was a case of her not getting what she wanted, and instead of talking about it, she [...]