Remember when I wrote this post about the violent video game commercial played during a early Canucks game (5pm) on Rogers Sportsnet. Well I was pretty upset about the whole thing and so I took the time and I made a complaint to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council back in March. It has been a few months and with the move and everything that has been going on lately, I had almost forgotten about the complaint until I got a response today from Rogers Sportsnet. I can’t attach the letter for you as this warning came along with it: This read more…

This morning began like any other morning with me trying to fit in a quick shower before the kids woke up. As usual, this did not work. I wasn’t even through shampooing my hair when the shower curtain was ripped back to reveal my 4yo standing there with a big grin on his face telling me that the baby was screaming. So, I hurried out of the shower and pulled on some clothes so I could go retrieve the baby and beg her forgiveness for daring to wash & cloth myself before providing her with her first breakfast (yes she read more…

My 4yo has been crazy for random comic book characters lately. He has never seen Batman or Spider-Man or Star Wars (he actually calls it Star Words and continues to do so no matter how many times I tell him otherwise) but he still talks about them non stop. He goes to preschool so I suppose he plays with the other boys and they talk about these characters and based on these talks he has decided that they are very cool. I will admit, I indulged this new obsession a few weeks ago when I was at Old Navy and read more…

Hockey is a big deal in our home. We can’t get through a day without someone playing some form of hockey. Road hockey, floor hockey, ice hockey, we even tried field hockey today up at the University (4yo totally vetoed that, he said it was too slow which it’s not but whatever). With this fierce hockey obsession it is no surprise that when the Vancouver Canucks play an early game it is on in our home. Like tonight, the Canucks are playing Anaheim and the game started at 5pm so, of course, we are watching. Just a few minutes ago, read more…

You are my second child. You were supposed to be my last. But life doesn’t always go as planned. The potential injustice of life is something you learned at a very young 10 months old. That is when I became pregnant with your little sister. Now you are a middle child and I worry about you. You are 22 months old and you test my patience to no end. You refuse to speak and choose instead, to moan, grunt and whine for everything you want. Sometimes the sound of your whining makes me want to run away and/or scream in read more…