Calmly Chaotic

Is there such thing as too much sharon, lois and bram?

yes... yes there is... of course.

but babies love repetition... love it, live for it, thrive with it.  and whoever is in the Jolly Jumper predictably starts to jump with a purpose as soon as the first song plays.

so I play that cd every single …

This date did not involve dinner and a movie... well yeah... we ate first okay... but that wasn't part of the date.  Nope, this date was a different sort.  The sort that involved a box of 96 crayons, a bunch of glue sticks, a glue gun and a blow dryer. Yes I know, we are likely the last people …

This weekend I discovered this blog.  Then I clicked through and discovered Craft Weekend... which awakened some sort of desire inside of me to make things (see tomorrow's post)... and then I clicked around some more (since I have so much free time these days) and discovered The Wheatfield, one…

I know I've been absent.  It turned into summer over here so we had to soak it up.  Don't worry... spring is returning so I will be too.  
It was hot and humid here all week... just the way I like it.... and it made me say things like this to Andrew... repeatedly... me: god I love this weat…

It's the middle of March and I am standing here typing in jeans and a tank top with the back door open.  Heidi is sitting just outside the door on the deck breathing in that fresh spring air.  Isla and Alice are napping.

and I have to say that I am feeling all nostalgic... day dreaming way too …

It's Friday already... how did that happen?

Alice and Isla have been rolling all over the place, making each other laugh (and making me laugh too of course).


They are well into the whole we want to touch and grab everything in sight.  A couple of their favourites... hair and faces...


Isla also…

The snow is gone... the streets are sandy... the wind is warm... and I hear birds.

and it just smells like spring.  you know that smell, the one that draws you outside and tells you that everything is going to be okay because the weather is once again on your side. i love that smell.

so we've …

Mother nature threw us a bone and most of the snow melted over the weekend.  Andrew took matters into his own hands in our backyard and shoveled off the patio.  We are ready for patio season so hopefully it will come early this spring!


This is the first Monday in a while were I actually feel rested…

It's been a couple of weeks... I know...

We've been a little busy...

doing things like this...



The girls are so mobile now and they aren't even crawling.  It's getting more and more of a challenge to quarantine them to a mat... rug.... space.... every day.

The cats have become a …