Cold Turkey

Cold turkey has an entirely different meaning for a mom of little people. Sometimes the selfish, hungry person who lives inside me longs for just one meal that is hot and fresh out of the oven, that I didn't have to make, clean up, or be the mom police about...

One for Auntie Elizabeth!

Easter with Gow's

The most recent Goward family picture, now out of date, as Tim and Janelle had their baby the next morning! Tavi Andrew Goward, 6 lbs 2 oz.

Just in from Europe...

This Easter, the collars are up men.

The Beluga Song

This morning, as Simeon was playing in the living room with his toy 'hippie van' (A Volkswagen bus 1:64 replica), I got the pleasure of knowing how much he listens to the songs we sing to him. We've recently made up our own family version of the song "Baby Beluga" by Raffi, as our big Ford Windstar van has recently been christened 'The Beluga'.

Anyway, as I was making breakfast and he was playing away I heard him singing word for word:
"Big white beluga on the open road
driving to and driving fro;
Kids go in and the kids go out
see the gas pouring out of your spout!"

It's one of those little parental rewards that I have to take the time to pay attention to, as I could so easily miss it.