Today is Pregnancy And Infant Loss Remembrance Day. I have never marked this day in the past. I'm not terribly sentimental about this sort of thing, having had several miscarriages over the past number of years, but all the memorial posts and such in my Facebook news feed and Twitter stream this morning came at a bit of a bad time.
Read MoreI wouldn't be entirely lying if I admitted I call these "boiled onions" instead of "candied onions" to keep the kids away from them.. These flavour explosions are one of the holiday foods I look forward to most!
Read MoreOne of my favourite moments of the day is when we curl up on the couch or his bed with a pile of books and read without the distraction of his big brothers. Reading has always been my favourite way to unwind, and it is a gift I want to pass along to my children. Thomas & Friends stories feature strongly, as with his brothers at this age, and revisiting the familiar stories brings back memories of all the other times I've read them with a little boy on my lap.
Read MoreAugust is August, and I've often joked that it should be renamed "Zucchini", as this is the month our CSA shares start being filled with lovely summer squash. How do you like to use up zucchini? I've shared some ideas.
Read MoreMy 11yr old finally wore me down, and I'm glad he did. I just finished reading The Hunger Games Trilogy, and I think it might be tied with Percy Jackson and the Olympians as my favourite series discovered this year.
Read MoreAge three: Accidentally profound and unintentionally hilarious.
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