Free Time!

Today is September 30th. School has been in session for a month and this is the first “free” morning I have had. I am not sure why I am so surprised that it took so long, it takes this long every year. As the end of August approaches, I start fantasizing about all the “free time” I will have once school starts. I dream of all the long mornings after drop-off with nothing but time on my hands. Time to write, time to send out queries, time to myself. And yet that does not really happen, not right away anyway. Those long mornings quickly fill up with volunteer activities at the school, appointments put off until school days can provide the free childcare required for such appointments, and even paid work (yay for paying jobs!).

And so after a full thirty days, my “free morning” has finally arrived. I am still in bed (yes, I am!) and I reading, writing, reading, and writing some more.

All good things come to those who wait!

New essay up on CanadianParents.com!

I am very excited to see my personal essay up on CanadianParents.com! Check out “Mom Support” in the Being A Mom section:

 

http://www.canadianparents.com/article/mom-support

 

Everyone Makes Mistakes

So, I am helping my daughter with her homework the other day and she asks me to check her math. I find two mistakes and hand it back to her.

“Oh, no,” she sighs.

“That’s OK,” I tell her, “everyone makes mistakes. It is how we learn.”

“Right,” she replies, “Everyone makes them.”

“That’s right, kiddo!”

“Yeah, everyone makes makes mistakes. I mean, look at you, you make them everyday!”

Thanks, kiddo!

New Post on Travel Alberta Blog!

Are you hungry? Are the kids? Check out my latest post on the Travel Alberta Blog for family-friendly places to take the kids out for a bite!

Delicious Edmonton Dining Destinations for Kids

Halloween Hangovers…Not Just for Kids Anymore!

It is the morning after Halloween and I have a Halloween Hangover. I didn’t think I ate that much candy last night, but perhaps abstaining for so long left my poor body ill-prepared for the indulgences of last night.

Oh, those little chocolate bars, so deceivingly small. They can really sneak up on a girl. One minute you are enjoying a glass of wine by the fire and nibbling on a snack-sized Crispy Crunch, next thing you know, 17 wrappers have piled up and you have only had two sips of wine. How do these things happen?

By bedtime, I must have entered into a sugar-induced coma, because I slept right through the alarm this morning.

“Mommy, is it time to get up yet?”

“Hmmm… yes, it certainly is.” It was about an hour ago, as well.

So off we go. Leaving the house, we run into another mom who forgot her daughter’s water bottle at our place during Trick-or-Treating last night. I hand over the water bottle and hope she does not notice that I am dressing my kid in layers because, apparently, we have lost her winter coat.

We make it to school, I get the kid delivered and head home to take a shower. Some guy honks at me in traffic. Of course, it is not my fault, but my blood boils and I start to wonder if I am experiencing a symptom of sugar withdrawal?

Oh, the Halloween Hangover, not just for kids anymore.