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Five years of parenting and the one thing I am sure of is that I need all the help I can get to do…
Read MoreFive years of parenting and the one thing I am sure of is that I need all the help I can get to do…
Read MoreI returned home on Thursday from a whirlwind week in the metro D.C. area and New York and I found a box waiting for…
Read MoreWe put up our Christmas Tree today. Super late, I know. It’s been a busy winter for us and, honestly, it hasn’t felt like…
Read MoreMax is playing U6 Indoor Soccer this season with Calgary Northside Soccer (CNS) and I reluctantly agreed to coach after three emails begging for…
Read MoreI remember when I had a very romantic view of the mother I was going to be. My vision involved a lot of made-from-scratch meals,…
Read MoreMax and I have been having many conversations about consequences lately. The biggest consequence for him so far, is having all technology taken away…
Read MoreMy life and memories tend to be measured and remembered by experiences involving food and people. Recently, I sat down for breakfast with Mhairi O’Donnell…
Read MoreI am upset, scratch that, I am really frickin’ annoyed at the remarks that have been made about a mannequin in the window of…
Read More“When I make a wish before I go to bed, why doesn’t it come true in the morning?” It was a week before his…
Read MoreIt was twelve years ago today, two truly became one. I wish I could say that I have graciously let go over the past…
Read MoreThe outside world is shut out of my mind tonight. Max is watching The Magic School Bus and I am enjoying the calm before…
Read MoreFebruary has the potential to go either way for me. Maybe you can relate? I guess most months, or even days, hold the promise…
Read MoreThis is a story of how a stressed out mom and a 3-year-old boy almost ruined Christmas and how friends, Value Village and Macklemore…
Read MoreThis past Monday we celebrated Thanksgiving. Max and I spent the day around a campfire enjoying a potluck Thanksgiving Feast with old friends and…
Read MoreThis is my little brother, Matt “Doc” King. He is a Calgary born-and-raised dual-citizen who snuck off to join the US Army after 9/11. He…
Read MoreMax is in the shower now. I almost lost my mind trying to get him in. It went a little something like this: Max:…
Read MoreWe went to the Royal Canadian Circus last week and watching Max observe the acts with awe on his little face was one of…
Read MoreMy dad is a frequent traveler and when he is gone he sends daily videos to his grandsons keeping them updated on the fun…
Read MoreYou may have watched this video already and even if you haven’t you have more than likely seen a link to it on Facebook….
Read MoreMax is 33 months old which places him close to the end of The Terrible Twos and in training for the Troublesome, Thunderous, Tantrum…
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