3 Ginger Snaps

House. There are many versions of this game. It can be played with dolls, plastic food, wooden blocks, dress up clothes, with snack, and apparently, as of today, play dough. And while there may be many versions, there is only one narrative. There is a mom, sometimes two moms depending on numbers and dispositions, a…… Continue reading And the name of the game is…

In case you can’t quite make out what this picture is, it is the busted valve stem from the inner tube inside the rear wheel of our double stroller. It is the second valve stem I have busted in as many days. I broke this one this morning as I was hustling to get the…… Continue reading The universe is speaking to me through inner tube valve stems

//www.youtube.com/get_playerThis video is almost a week old. This is what happens when mom leaves for work on the first day back after family vacation. Maybe it was getting home in the middle of the night. Maybe it was returning to Toronto where there was still snow on the ground. Maybe it was the reality of…… Continue reading Post vacation meltdown

Lost her third tooth today. It will be hard to forget the thrill in her voice when it happened.

It's been ages since my last post. A week of vacation away from the iPhone will do that to a blogger. And the two weeks before that I was side bared. But lately, I've been feeling the need to get back to this project. So much going on and all. An incredible week of family…… Continue reading On thin ice

//www.youtube.com/get_playerOur Friday night was going so well – until we sat down for dinner. I think ruby may be our emotional child. She really doesn't like it when Arden gets upset.

Spoon meet Arden. A recent visit to a friends house and the opportunity to watch her 18month old skillfully wield a spoon to eat cottage cheese inspired me to loosen the reigns a little and put the power in Arden’s hands. It was an entertaining first encounter in self feeding. For all of us.

//www.youtube.com/get_playerRuby turned 3 and a half back at the start of February. A few years back, we picked up a tradition from some friends of ours – the celebration of the half birthday. Its an awesome tradition. You get to decide what’s for dinner, you get a cake (or in this case, you get the other…… Continue reading Rubys half birthday