school

  • Letting Go.

    I thought it’d be easier this time. The third time’s a charm, right? Parenting gets easier with each child, right? Smarter and more competent parenting, quicker and more relaxed; we see the bigger picture and chill on the not-so-important things,…

  • Don’t Forget Who You Are

    As we pulled out of the beach house for another year, sticky salt spray blew up from the beach adhering the fine red sand of our cherished Prince Edward Island to our black mini van This thin layer of memories…

  • but, I love you…

    It is a hard day. A swell of unexpressed grief rises and won’t be ignored any longer as I step outside for a breath of crisp, fresh air. Moments later, unabated, I reach in the front door for the car…

  • The Snow Day Witch

    Let’s be honest about the Snow Day Witch. She comes in the morning all pretty and lovely with big fluffy snowflakes glistening in the early morning light. The musical morning whisper “No school today, go back to sleep” is followed…

  • A Mother’s Gift

    It was her day off.  The sun had crested bright and beautiful, but it didn’t draw her from the heavy sheets tucked tight around her. She dragged her tired body from the warm blankets, pulled back the dark grey curtains and…

  • When Your First Born Goes To Middle School

    Dear Firstborn, It’s been a month now, so I’ll be a little honest: the first back to school tears this year were mine. Yes, it was a week before school started, a little early, I know. Starting Middle School with…

  • What Role Models Do You Have?

    We arrived at the school 5 plus hours after leaving our hotel in Port-au-Prince this morning. Traffic in the city had been at a literal standstill and the stop-and- go twists and turns of the remaining 4 hours into the…

  • The Last Day of School; Who Grades Mom?

    Raise your hand if you’re a Mom and this week, or two, or three, was a tad bit overwhelming? Both hands raised here. The schedule alone was demanding. The back and forth, the here and there. Literally Saturdays and every…

  • Fight: Parenting 101

    FIGHT. Not likely the first words you expect to hear as one of the most important words we can remember as parents. Perhaps you’re a mom or dad of a newborn and when you hear those words all you can…

  • When She Buys You a Fountain Pen

    It’s been an emotional week to say the least. Tuesday I dropped Zoë and Eliya off for their first days of school this year (Gr 2 & 4FI) and although I will admit to being a wee bit nervous I…