Today was Hubby’s birthday, and we celebrated in Fine Style. He had a (mostly) quiet breakfast in bed. (That is a huge feat in this household, as Tasha and Charlotte are itching to play with him as soon as he wakes up!) For lunch, we made one of his favourite meals: Ball Park Franks. Lemon [...]

Tasha seems to have inherited my sweet tooth and has a passion for ice cream that borders on obsession. (Her career of choice for a long time was “ice cream truck driver.”) This past long weekend brought the long-awaited sign that summer is on its way: the ice cream truck stopped outside of our door. [...]

In yesterday’s election, it was surprising how closely our household ended up reflecting the national results. (Naturally because of the media ban, I couldn’t publish our results until the polls had closed …) A clear Conservative majority with the NDP as the surprising second and the Liberals not even showing up.

Monday, May 2nd: Election Day in Canada. Our girls were very put out that they couldn’t vote because of their age, so we set up a home polling station for them. Tasha and Charlotte had to present identification to the Returns Officer … … mark a ballot … … and put it into the ballot [...]

Hubby and I always thought that we had a reasonably stocked home library, but we’re learning that we’ve completely underestimated the book needs of our children. Tasha (5 years old) has read every good book for kids that we own and has made her way through a good number of those available at our local [...]

… the reason why I have absolutely zero time for blogging … or emailing, phoning, cooking, cleaning, or any other of life’s essentials. House training is a full-time job!

From my home to yours, here is a marriage-saving laundry tip: Don’t wash an iPod. I have concrete evidence that an iPod in the back pocket of someone’s jeans will not emerge functioning from a wash cycle. I just thought I’d share that with you all as I spend the next few days here: _____ [...]

My recent musings on the topic of cleaning should make it obvious that I’m no cleaning powerhouse. Even so, I’m going to jump in with some of my favourite cleaning recipes. I’ve failed to note the sources when I’ve jotted them on my recipe cards, so unfortunately I can’t give credit where it’s due. Simple [...]

I used to feel more together than I do these days.  Never completely together, but like I had a handle on one or two areas of my life.  Maybe I would be on top of my work and still be growing in my faith; or perhaps I’d be exercising regularly and growing some good friendships. [...]