these days

These days have been full, very full. A lot of going back and forth… from things like this, and this, to this, and this. In July my attempt to get more childcare backfired…and I ended up with no childcare. My children were both miserable in the new places I put them and begged to stay [...]

Finding Balance

My biggest challenge in motherhood so far has been finding that ever elusive life-work balance. In my perfect world I would have a few days of doing this… followed by some lovely days like this… The hard part is not feeling a little resentful (for not having time to work) when I’m doing this… or [...]

lego portraits

(lego portraits by Sosi of Ila and herself) Thinking a lot of my girls today as both start new summertime adventures that will allow me some much needed time to work. It never gets easier leaving them somewhere new for the first time. I feel the same today (a little nauseous and a lot sad) [...]

what do you when it feels like winter in June?

You make a beach blanket! It’s usually cold here on PEI this June. Most days we are still in fleece jackets and boots. Each morning we wake up to a dreary 10 degree day. We ‘re starting to feel pretty grumpy and are wondering how long this can go on! I decided a bright yellow [...]

sweet, sweet weekend

I’ve been dreaming about making these mini banana splits since I first laid eyes on them a couple weeks ago.  The girls and I made them together yesterday (more them as you can see). Ours didn’t look as amazing as the ones in the recipe, but man, they tasted sooooooo good! Our dinner table hasn’t [...]