Physically, it has always been obvious that he was mine. But more and more, elements of his personality remind me of myself. Sometimes this little guy is so like me that it’s painful to witness. Mostly a sweet-natured and gentle kid, a perceived injustice can trigger a sudden rage. It is almost always aimed at […]
December 2010. Luca was three and a half. Sweet lord but he was purty, wasn't he? It was a simpler time then. Mainly because this house had a dishwasher and two bathrooms. Sigh. This little fella with the golden curls is no more. In his place is a boy on the precipice of five. He […]
Daddy took the boys to the play centre and Luca came home looking like this: Why do injuries always happen on Daddy Watch? Hmmm…. Anyhoo, I couldn't stop looking at Luca's mouth. It just reminded me of someone and I couldn't put my finger on who it was. It was the shape of […]
for the love of sons… We'd been to the shopping centre to pick up some new DVDs for the kids because frankly, I'm a little over all the one-on-one time we've been having. I'm kidding, I'm kidding! Or not. You decide. So new DVDs and also an Optimus Prime bouncy ball that cost […]
So firstly, I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every person who read yesterday's post. Every time I share the stories that are hardest to write, I learn just how important it is to tell those stories. My traffic spiked dramatically and that is always so gratifying but especially when the post […]
…to my sons. This may come as a surprise but I did not name my children after letters of the alphabet. LD and Zee are so named here on the blog as a way to preserve their privacy. It's quite a common practice. Some people stick with initials and others (have the presence of mind […]
If your home is anything like mine, you are being invaded by toys. Toys everywhere, occupying every possible space and multiplying like a Mogwai in a bath. So in the name of sanity and to tone down the overtly consumerist display for my children, I periodically go through the toy haul and cull anything that […]
Have I done the appropriate whining about how sick I have been during my first trimester here yet? Are you all fully caught up on how vomitous I have been feeling? And are you all now subsequently impressed with how I managed to blog at all during those torturous months? You were all so worried […]
