

Different aptitudes
Having twin boys gives you a front row seat on the differences between nurture and nature. My two boys are a minute apart in age. They...


Norma Jean
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. In Shakepeare's Romeo and Juliet, Juliet made this comment in reference to Romeo's last...


I cannot cook
I am a dreadful cook. Truly dreadful, not just kind of dreadful. Yet every day I need to feed my four children three healthy meals. I...


Shinny
My kids love to play shinny. No matter the weather, my kids love to play hockey outdoors. Three of my children had a hockey clinic with...
Pick Up
Has anyone ever tried to pick you up in an elevator? I was married at 21 to my husband of 23 years. He is good to me, a devoted dad and...


Fast baby
My baby is a faster runner than me. Yesterday morning I was trying to change my 1 ½ year old from her pink flannel pajamas into her pink...


Ticklish
All four of my children are ticklish. I love to make my kids laugh. They love it when I make them laugh. And they are so quick to laugh...


Cut & Colour
A good cut and colour is worth $300. Our family lives on a budget. I shop at No Frills, Costco and Walmart. My kids count their...


Christmas Church Sales
'Tis the season for Christmas Church Sales I was in our F150 truck with my four children by 9:45 am this morning, heading to not one but...