When we are home, we love to use our gDiapers!  I mean we really love to use them!  I am not a big fan of the ingredients and lack of regulations that are implemented with standard disposable diapers.  Even when I want the convenience of disposables, gDiapers have a flushable (you read that right, FLUSHABLE) disposable…

I am thankful for real candles

I have 2 lit beside me as I write this post.  I’ve stayed away from them since Poppet was born.  There are some great imitation ones, but none is truly as warming as a real candle flickering away!

Warmest regards,

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I hear a lot of random, but sometimes merited, stereotypes in regards to stay at home moms (SAHMs). The most common one that I hear is that we don't do anything all day. I'm not even going to attempt to defend that one because any stay at home mom reading this knows just as well as I do that we never stop working and our days are FILLED with work. Another stereotype that I often hear about is how frumpy stay at home moms are or become. We wear our husbands clothes (which we never change out…

Aidan and I have found a new church.  We've been going for a little over a month now.  He and I go to church alone, due to Nick's work schedule, and the fact that Nick is Catholic, and I am not.  That's neither here, nor there.  I picked New Song Assembly of God to try one random Sunday morning.  I wasn't really sure if it would be something I liked or not.  Turns out I don't like it.  I love it.  From the moment I walked in with my little man, everyone has been SO welcoming…

My challenge lately is to avoid drinking AND eating at the same time. Not for Lent or anything, I'll bet that would make one cool sacrifice, but because when I do I become too full, too bloated and I'm miserable for the rest of the day.

At least until my stomach deflates again.

I don't know how large my stomach is now. The day after my weight loss surgery, it was super tiny and could only hold but an ounce or 2 of food--liquids rather. It was OK then, because…

Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever.  

Author Unknown

A moment this week to pay homage to those special 'extra' parents who mark our lives so…

Hop on over to my Nucking Futs Mama blog to see why my little guy had to have surgery last week and how I've discovered that kids are 1,000 times better at handling pain than adults are:    …

It’s snowy, wet and gloomy this Friday morning so naturally I feel the travel bug. The restlessness is settling in. Our backpacks are looking desolate and unused. The passports dejected in their drawer.

I’m not whining about the weather. Maybe a bit, but only a bit. We haven’t had anything resembling winter this year and yet the February get-me-out-of-here feeling has struck.

There are no plans to escape south this winter, as many Canadians are wont to do. We need to content…

This is awkward.

1. I can blunder in spectacular fashion at the simplest occasion and yet…today I’m bragging. So un-Canadian of me.
2. Also if you feel all squirmy when reading this, like your undies have started crawling into places they have no business being, it’s probably because at some point you let the opportunity pass. You know the one where you apologize.

Every once in a while it’s okay to proclaim to the world that you kind of rock at something or…

This is your 2^nd warning…in case the title didn’t make you balk. If swearing makes you sweat or you’re sensitive to sailor talk, and not the kind where we admire buff boys or break into songs best sung drunk Do. Not. Read. This. I will swear and I make no apologies for it.

I’m assuming those still reading don’t mind a few, “Oh! Fuck wank bugger shitting arse head and hole.” Probably one of my favourite movie lines ever. Even if these words…

This is very exciting, the Renovation Diaries has been nominated for a Homies award, run by the lovely folks over at Apartment Therapy.......  and to be honest I am kind of feeling a little bit like Rooney Mara going up against Meryl Streep at this years Oscars....We dont stand a chance of winning against some of the other MASSIVE and awesome…

After four and a half years of being a mom, I am finally ready to accept that I’m never going to be the perfect mother.

You’d think I would have realized long ago that there are no perfect people, ergo no perfect parents. The ideal “mother” figure (as well as the ideal “father”) is a myth, an invention of our collective psyche. It only makes sense that I wouldn’t try to hold myself to some ridiculous, unreal standard.

But I do. Every day, I’m hard on myself for some parental…

I am working on increasing my fan count to of course, increase my exposure.  So, if you would kindly do so Bloggy Moms, go to my facebook page...  Live, Laugh, Bead and like me!!!  Please and thank you!!!

Tina

When Charlotte was born, I was sure I would be one of those moms who fit back into her pre-pregnancy clothes within a few weeks.  I couldn't have been more wrong.  At a size 14, I wasn't a skinny girl before my pregnancy, but I still expected to return to my pre-pregnancy state relatively quickly.



When Charlotte was 7 weeks old and I was preparing to return to work, I had to face the fact that none of my clothes fit.  Shirts, pants, nothing.  I sat in the floor…

and i'm back with a NEW blog - God's Diva

in this case, Diva stands for "Divine Inspiration, Victorious Attitude" - I am a woman of God..... :D

In this blog, I will talk of my journey, post scriptures, inspiration, and testimonies - as well as speak out about news and issues of the day from the point of view of a Christian woman living in modern times.

I pray you will join me on the…

1. Keep books everywhere. We can easily fall into a trap of, “books go on the shelf in the bedroom so we can read them at night.” But that sends the message that books are only for one time of day! Put a pile of books in your child’s play area, in the car and in his bedroom.
2. Rhymes, songs and finger plays are fun! Sing songs such as”The…

What were you up to 5 years ago?

The CW has finally chosen an actress for the role of Carrie Bradshaw for the prequel The Carrie Diaries. Check out my blog for information Divas Fashion Vault

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This week is going to be pretty easy I think.  I just kind of whipped something together tonight so The Boy and I can go shopping in the morning!

• Tuesday: Mushroom Porkchops, baked potatoes and french…