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“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” e.e. cummings Fig is a big girl for her age. When she was first measured after her birth, she was off the chart for length, and that has continued to this day. She’s big and she’s bold. […] “Math is tough.” Mattel’s talking Barbie I’m fortunate enough to be writing a monthly column for Our Big Earth, a fabulous local blog that serves our community of young families well. This past Saturday, OBE published my Barbie-Buyer’s Remorse article, and it was met with a wide variety of comments. (To […] “Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.” ~Leo Buscaglia
I’ve never been a worrier. Loved ones have traveled to faraway places, friends have been involved in dangerous sports, my husband has climbed mountains and rafted down […] “A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It’s jolted by every pebble on the road.” Henry Ward Beecher Sometimes I feel as though my home is a comedy club. If you are currently raising young children who are of speaking age, you know what I […] “If you ever catch on fire, try to avoid seeing yourself in the mirror, because I bet that’s what REALLY throws you into a panic.” Jack Handy I’m feeling a new type of gratitude today. It’s web-host love. I had a bit of […] Your child will be better prepared to tackle the bumps on the road of life if he has been given the gift of guided independence. Jacquie McTaggart
Pip is thoroughly enjoying pre-school. I lingered a bit longer than usual one morning when dropping Pip off, and she […] “Like bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.” Ralph Waldo Emerson It’s near the end of January. We shouldn’t hear frogs croaking at night. Little buds shouldn’t be appearing on plants in our garden, and we most definitely shouldn’t be in the company of bees. My daughters […]
“Fear grows in darkness; if you think there’s a bogeyman around, turn on the light.” Dorothy Thompson
Recently, Pip has started asking for her light to be kept on when she goes to bed at night. She thought the things in her room looked scary […] I just wanted to let you all know about a panel of professional photographers that is presenting tomorrow morning from 10am until 12 noon at the D’Esterre House in Comox. Admission is $3.00 and all ages are welcome. (Seniors get in free!) I’m very honoured, and humbled to be one of the panelists, and will […] “Kids: they dance before they know there is anything that isn’t music.” William Stafford
My mom is a tap-dancer. She taught me to dance when I was four years old, and before my daughter’s third birthday, Mom had given her a pair of tap-shoes. […] |
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