to cringe when they both dove into the toy catalogues that raided our mailbox a couple of weeks ago. Circled, for Santa (kudos to my eldest for maintaining the magic for my youngest), are EVERY single video game (regardless of whether or not we have that specific play system), EVERY single lego set (even though… Continue reading ‘Tis the season….
Author: Athena
Random thoughts I’ve picked up along the way
Dear wonderful little boys of mine, Even though one of you insists that eye rolling is an acceptable way of communication and the other one is as tall as I am, I am, and forever will be, your mom. And because of the interesting structure of our little family, I have some thoughts I want… Continue reading Random thoughts I’ve picked up along the way
As I eat leftover turkey…..
…as many of us in Canada did for dinner, I think back to this weekend of thankfulness and gratitude. I am blessed with health and immigrant parents very active in our lives; immigrant mom who insists on cooking enough food to last us all through the week, and immigrant dad who wanted to be part… Continue reading As I eat leftover turkey…..
So this weekend George Clooney got married….
and I must admit, if I want to be 100% honest, I was sad. It should have been me in Venice there with him and when I advised older son of my sadness, he looked at me perplexed and said “why can’t you find someone your own age? Isn’t he old?” Horror of horrors!! George,… Continue reading So this weekend George Clooney got married….
You love what?!?!?
Batten down the hatches and head for the hills. Make a run for it quick because the world MUST be coming to end. We’re nearly 3 weeks into the new school year and both my boys lo…..I can’t even type it because it’s seems surreal…… BOTH my boys LOVE school. I too, fell over when… Continue reading You love what?!?!?
Travelling with 2 little anima….I mean fine, young, gentlemen.
3 weeks in a European country English not the main language No screens At first glance, this would bode for an epic fail of a vacation, however you’ll see below, that not only did we have the best time, but we got to experience many new things. The boys advised me that they wouldn’t be… Continue reading Travelling with 2 little anima….I mean fine, young, gentlemen.
Our spectacularly successful day of…..nothing.
School’s out. Bedtimes shift because it’s “too light out” to be in bed at the regular scheduled times. Daycamp buses require earlier wake up times than what we’re used to. Lots and lots of activities throughout the day. And three weeks into the summer, three weeks of play dates, a weekend ball hockey tournament out… Continue reading Our spectacularly successful day of…..nothing.
Happy birthday my sweet angel….
I can now say that you’ve been here, home with us, for the longest part of your life. 4 whole years have gone by since we first touched down from our Astana to Toronto journey. 4 years out of your total 8. And to celebrate your birthday my little blonde boy, here’s a look back… Continue reading Happy birthday my sweet angel….
Dear Cancer…..
and all your derivatives: we’re going to stop you. I, am the face of a cancer ass-kicker. So is my best friend, her boyfriend, and many other people I know, young and old. It’s true that once you’ve hit us, we become marked; we’re always being monitored, we’ve got milestones to meet and tests to… Continue reading Dear Cancer…..
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