We are off to a great start this year for school since both boys have THE best teachers in the school! All except for a horrible incident, we are enjoying the new school year and getting back in the daily grind of early mornings, packing lunches (grrrr), homework routines and busy weekends in the ice […] Read more…
It happened. I was hopeful that it wouldn’t but realistic enough to know that one day, my boys would be told by someone that they couldn’t do something because they were black. Even in our beautiful multicultural school and community, racism exists and my son was a target.The other day in class, Jayden’s friends were […] Read more…
What’s the worst time of day during the week? Is it around 4pm after homework and before the evening’s activities when you realize that you forgot to take out the chicken from the freezer, the kids are starving and you have to race out of the house to swimming, dance or hockey? Yup…making weeknight meals […] Read more…
I’ve admitted that I’m a Kardashian watcher and that I have a love/hate relationship with Kimye, but this time, Kanye has crossed the line. In a recent concert in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and daughter in the audience, Kanye not once, but TWICE, singled out a person with a disability. Not standing to salute […] Read more…
It’s hard to ask for help for yourself. I remember the day I called my doctor a few months after the twins were born, asking for some help to cope. She started me on an anti-depressant that I ended up taking for a few years. I was so grateful to have the help when I […] Read more…
I’ve written about our journey through infertility and how we had our three miracles through IVF and I only wish we had had some less expensive and more intimate options during that time. While it might not have worked for our particular issues, it might have given us hope and a way to keep our […] Read more…
I didn’t think I could do it last year. I was in pain for the last 5km but there was no way I was going to quit…Zack never had. The accomplishment of challenging myself and pushing through was such an important experience for me. Having Zack in my mind for all 20km, he remained my […] Read more…