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We're now a few weeks into this whole school thing and starting to settle into going every day all day.  I must say I am pleased that my daughter has adjusted so well and isn't coming home grumpy and overwhelmed anymore.  Two weeks into school her teacher pulled me aside as I was doing the after school pick up.  There is something about a teacher requesting to talk to you that makes you feel like something is wrong.  So as we moved to a more secluded location I was going over what the issue could be with my little girl, who has so far done her very best to instill herself as a teachers pet each year.  She was not, in fact, in trouble but her teacher did have a concern.  I was told my daughter has done very well, she seems to excel in everything that they have done so far.  Though the teacher said she was very smart, (she even called her a super star) she asked if she was happy.  I instantly got a little defensive.  I believe her teacher was...

The continuation of the title of this book is "the indelible imprint a mom leaves on her son's life" and it's focus is on teaching mom's how to relate and understand our boys.  My daughter has been such a well behaved child and she seems to be very self driven and desires to do her best in everything she does.  The idea of not doing something right or disappointing someone is motivation enough for her to behave and do the right thing.  My son however is a different story.  We have been quite blessed to have 2 children that are both quite good and well behaved in most situations but having a son has been unexpectedly different for me.  I had initially assumed that kids were mostly the same.  Boy or girl didn't really matter a whole lot.  It mattered more how you treat them when it came to development.  So when my little girl grew up loving girly things (I was never overly girly and didn't push that sort of stuff) and loved dresses, babies and anyth...

What is it about September that makes me think I have free reign to spend as much money as I would like?  Normally I'm fairly reserved, thrifty and somewhat reluctant to make purchases but once fall is on the horizon the purse strings loosen up.  I think it's a back to school thing.  The seasons are starting to change, warmer cloths need to be purchased and supplies must be had. Though I maintain my thriftiness throughout the process I think I have gone a little wild with my budget this year.  I just keep wanting STUFF!  Shoes have never been quite as much a draw to me as they have to some other women I hear but shoes are holding a great appeal to me lately!  Maybe it's that the trends are matching up with a little more of my personality now or it could have to do with my new attitude towards wearing heals.  I used to be a sneakers all the time sort of girl but as of late it's heals all the way.  Possibly this is an indication that I am more com...

After a year and a half of waiting I finally had my ear, nose and throat specialist appointment today.  I was trying to figure out when I made the appointment today and I believe it was May 2011.  At that point the date I had set was January 26th of this year but it just happened to end up being the same day my breast reduction surgery was scheduled for.  When I called to change it the date they gave me was in July, on the only week of family holidays we would have this year.  I told her that day wouldn't work so her next option was today, September 6th.  That's a little bit of a jump from July but hey, you gotta do what you gotta do.  It's not like my issue is anything major anyways but it just goes to show the shortage of doctors and specialist in Canada.  I won't get into a rant about all that though.  My issue is that I have a deviated septum.  It's been like this for who knows how long but it's been bothering me more and more.  Wh...

Though yesterday was a great day of grade 1 I think it's going to take a while to get used to this every day thing.  This morning my daughter was very emotional!  She was upset she didn't have different indoor shoes even though she didn't have to have any.  She was very concerned that I didn't know all the answers about exactly what shoes she needs when and why.  She also was able to tie laces and has forgotten so the gym shoes she does have need practice before she takes them to school.  This was all very upsetting and we spent a few minutes of our walk to school discussing how it's only the second day and it's going to take a while to sort out all the details.  She was also adamant that we needed to go early and I had to pick up some blue piece of paper or else she would not be allowed into her class.  She was completely annoyed with me for suggesting that if it was important her teacher would have sent me a note.  I did agree to take her to the...

No matter how hard I try to prepare for holidays there is always SOMETHING that gets missed or forgotten.  Monday however, I thought I was sitting pretty!  I had gone to the grocery store the night before to pick up must have items for the next day, I had my meals all planned out and I knew we weren't in danger of discovering every role of toilet paper had run empty simultaneously.  I had made a loaf of banana bread the night before just to cross something off my list and shortly after getting up I started work on my soft pretzels.  I had gotten it into my head that I wanted to try using soft pretzels for hamburger buns.  I think I saw it on the Food Network or someplace and thought it would be something I could easily try that would be fun and wouldn't break the bank.  My trial run of making soft pretzels had been half successful.  My husband and I loved them, the kids hated them.  So I had even purchased some regular old buns to use as back up...