I have been beyond slack on the blog lately, not totally on purpose. I have been making a few different dishes but none have been very blog worthy (until this morning). One attempt I was really hoping would turn out was a new cake recipe. I was a bit disappointed after we got rained out (and wasped out – the bastards) from a Bon fire last weekend so instead of missing out on the s’mores, I baked a s’more cake.…
Hello again! I know I’ve been away from the blog for a while. I’d apologize but anyone who has suffered through Cape Breton internet will understand…it’s damn near impossible! We’ve been back for about a week, but for a few weeks in August Aaron, Mairead and I spent our vacation back home in Cape Breton. There is nothing better than summer on the east coast! It doesn’t matter how much time you set aside, with so much going on and…
The count down is on! Mairead and I are heading to Cape Breton for a few weeks tomorrow. Aaron will follow us a week behind, but we are all looking forward to getting out of here for a while, especially me! I’ll take any excuse to leave this place haha. I should be packing right now instead of on here…..but I don’t want to. As my family can attest, I am not a light packer. I don’t know the meaning…
Watermelon is one of those summertime essentials. I think we all have memories of hot summer days spitting out seeds and juice dripping down our chins. It’s definitely a favorite treat in our house, but I came to love watermelon for a whole new reason in the hours after giving birth to Mairead. Don’t worry, I’m not going to go into detail about my birth story, it’s not for everyone’s ears anyway. It was too early, dire and brought me the greatest…
Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE tea. Hot, cold, 3 days old, I drink a shit ton of tea! Ginger is my all time favorite, earl gray coming in at a close second and various peppermint versions at third place. I even make my own homemade honey and cinnamon tea that I swear cures everything but the plague. However in the summer months, I find I drink a lot less tea and as a result, my overall gut health…
TGIF (tomorrow)! My day was packed with a to-do list as long as my leg (hey now, no short jokes) and it’s almost 10 o’clock and this is the first time I sat down all day. Anyone who says stay-at-home Mom’s do nothing all day can eat it! I have been on the go non-stop. I have been really sporadic with my posts lately, I apologize for that. My laptop is giving me some trouble and Mairead and her friends have been…
It’s official, Mairead is a big kid! This week we celebrated her graduation from preschool. They had the sweetest little ceremony complete with gowns and caps, then a party with her classmates. I’d be lying if I said that it didn’t tug at the heartstrings a little that these days have some to an end. Now on to big kid school! Crazy. After all the celebrating, I took Mairead to a spray park this afternoon to cool off. Funny story….last…
I am not looking for any kind of congratulatory ratification here but I have been kicking ass in the clean eating department lately. Part of this is due to the hot weather and me not wanting to stand in front of the stove and also to Aaron being away, therefore, Mairead and I have been surviving on a mostly raw diet. But it has been great; my skin looks healthier, I have so much more energy, and guys, I have…
I’ve created a monster. As soon as my daughter was old enough to eat solid foods she no longer ate her meals. But providing her with 25 small snacks throughout the day she was able to get enough nutrients *rolls eyes*. It almost drove me nuts! Because sitting at the table as a family at meal time is important to me I quickly quit that bad habit and now we fight at the dinner table to “eat your supper, sit…
With the beautiful warm days we have been having here lately we are spending lots and lots of time outdoors. Although the sunshine is welcome, with it came a whole new gang of neighbourhood kids for Mairead to play with. I am very grateful for this as it has lessened the time I have to role-play ninja turtles and her asking to watch tv, but they always want so many snacks! And the looks I get when I suggest a…