Monthly Archives: May 2010

Happy Homemaker #17

I’m feeling Canadian: What happened to spring? It’s 34 degrees celcius (93 Farenheit). The cat follows me around and collapses dramatically on the floor wherever I am. One of my simple pleasures: Using herbs from my new garden in our … Continue reading

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Patching Up The Baby

Adam has had mild patches of eczema on his cheek and upper arms and elbows for a couple weeks. In the last 24 hours or so, the patch on his cheek got very angry so we found a walk-in clinic … Continue reading

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Yawn, La Deuxieme

Well, Adam had another party night. In bed at 7:30 (which was not easy) and up at 8:30, 10:00, 12:00, 3:00, 4:30, 5:00 and up for the day at about 6:15. Oh, dear. The good news is woke up with … Continue reading

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Yawn

Adam had a party night on Tuesday night (up every two hours or less when his usual is about every three hours) and I’m finding that it’s taking me longer to recover. I am super tired, my muscles feel weak … Continue reading

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Baptism

Adam was baptised today. I finished his booties this morning (eek!) but I’m glad I did. They didn’t turn out perfectly, but a lot better than I expected considering how much counting it involves and how tired I am. I … Continue reading

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Yes, You. You’re Annoying.

When we lived in The Big City and I rode public transit all the time and even more so, when we moved half an hour out of the city and I took a commuter train to work, listening to someone … Continue reading

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This and That

My mother-in-law is coming for a visit on Friday so I’ve been busy cleaning. As much as I’ve been cleaning, though, it doesn’t look much different. Sigh. * * * * * Our monthly grocery shop coincided with very good … Continue reading

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Run Down

Adam wakes up about every three hours throughout the night, which doesn’t bother me much. But my body is definitely run-down. I have canker sores (awesome!), a sore throat (fun!) and I am very easily confused and forgetful (… maybe … Continue reading

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Little By Little

I’ve been taking on a few little money-makers that seem to work for other bloggers and it is beginning to pay off. Online Surveys Granted, you need to have some time on your hands, but not as much as you … Continue reading

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Snacking Monsters

This week was Thomas’ payday so we did our huge monthly shop. It’s a lot of work and would be impossible for me to do alone now (especially with the baby, though I did do it throughout my pregnancy), but … Continue reading

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