From about nine-months pregnant to about three-months after birth, me & makeup just didn’t get along. For awhile I couldn’t even see my legs, let alone shave them. Then, when I could see everything again, I didn’t even remotely have the time to think about…
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Something Extraordinary
Read moreSomething extraordinary (to me) happened this morning. Roman’s changing pad has always been one of his favourite places. I know, weird, right? I kind of get it though. It’s always been such a place of smiles and routine for us. From the time that I…
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Life is But a Dream…
Read moreI finally started to feel better over the weekend. I’m still not 100% sure what was wrong, but it seems that I either had kidney stones and passed them or I had a kidney infection that has cleared up. Either way it was unpleasant and…
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October Blues
Read moreSorry that it’s been pretty quiet around here this week. It’s not often that I get the blues in October, but the past week has been a little rough. It all started on Monday with a simple UTI that kept getting worse and worse and…
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Visit to the Pumpkin Patch
Read moreYesterday we took a little trip to the pumpkin patch. We got a few gorgeous pumpkins for our porch and a nice fat one for carving. Roman fit right into the patch with his little jack-o-lantern hat. I just love how these photographs turned out.…
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Five-Month-Old Roman James
Read moreOn Monday, my sweet boy turned five-months-old. It’s pretty extraordinary. In life, I’ve always found that there are days & hours that go slow but that the months & years always fly by. Never has this been more true than since I have become a…
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Recipe: Easy Vegetarian Chili
Read moreWe’ve been having a gorgeous, Indian Summer this year. The leaves are turning their brilliant autumnal shades, but the air is still summer-warm. I feel doubly blessed to have my favourite month and my favourite weather at the same time. Even though it hasn’t quite…
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Halloween Costume Ideas for Babies & Toddlers
Read moreIf you know me, then you know that Halloween is my favourite holiday. I’ve been obsessed with the month of October since I was a girl. I even painted my bedroom pumpkin-orange when I was a teenager. (Still can’t believe Mom & Dad allowed that…
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Book Giveaway: A Dual Language Book in Italian and English (The Adventures of Bosley Bear)
Read moreI was thrilled when Tim Johnson — author of the Bosley Bear Language Learning series — contacted me about doing a book giveaway. When Matthew & I first started talking about starting a family, we agreed that language would be an important part of what…