It seems like Waiting for Godot but we know in this tale - we will get to see the title character. They've been talking about it forever it seems with all of us and reading strategies online, having procedures, and trying old wives remedies to induce labour however, our Tomato (my sister's baby-in-bump) is still not here. Due last Sunday but hanging on tight in that uterus. I cannot wait... I imagine my sister cannot either.
This Sunday, almost for sure, we will meet the baby - if not sooner. As long as 23 or so more Kdub women don't spontaneously go into labour this weekend and there is still space in the hospital, we should be all good in the 'hood.
What a miraculous thing - I can hardly stand it!!
March Break has been a blur. We have managed to all get along - and do lots but not much either. Here's a recap just for posterity's sake:
-Played Mousetrap and Battleship, Lite Brite, DS, 20 questions, quiz and Webkinz
-We Wii'd
-Watched movies galore - Beverley Hills Chihuahua was the fave so far!
-Walked and Skip-It'ed to Laura and Cam's past the duck pond where we tooks pictures and poked sticks in the ice
-baked cookies - peanut butter oatmeal chocolate chip - yummo!
-Cooked yummy dinners
-A trip to Toys R Us, Dollarama
-Brunch at Angels Diner and a first time trip to the Beat goes On - what a great store!
-Lunch at Burger King with Laura and Tierney
-Karate class for G
-I had some overdue mom-time at the salon
-Drove to Guelph and had a long lunch with Daddy in the middle of his work day (so fun) at Turtle Jacks
-A trip to the Belgian nursery to buy a Primula, some cucumber and pea seeds and sniff that great dirt smell
-A fantastic fun trip to "Your Kitchener Market" and to the portuguese bakery for some amazing bread and our favourite custard tarts...
-a very small amount of scrapping - (one layout)
There is more - but that is good for now...
Hope you had an amazing week as well...
Friday, March 20, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Mom stuff and a Mason Jar obsession
Seriously - should I contact the Mason jar company and tell them of my problem...
If you have ever checked out my 21 days blog you will see my sic (that's a good thing) spice and baking cupboard.
But scrappy stuff - all my ribbon... I have all my flowers and brads and doodads in masons too - tucked away in drawers. Any hoo...
Now it's PARENTING with mason jars...
Here's the pic:
Now I will explain the story - the kids were killing me starting off March break with the bickering -- isn't that a great word by the way? So my sister Laura came up the starts of this idea and I finished her thought and got started right away Saturday morning.
I gave each kid a jar and foamy stickers. Told them to put their name on it and make it their own.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the table - I made these too. I was trying to come up with a nice word that would be the counterpart to Brat starting with a C - Charm isn't quite right - but we've moved on from that already.
Here's how it works.
The Brat jar has loads of buttons.
If you whine, hit, cry, tattletail (another great word) talk-back, say No to Mommy or Daddy etc. you get a button from the Brat jar put in the jar with your name. To get the Brat button out of your jar - you have to do a chore around the house without complaining.
If at the end of the day your jar is empty of buttons - you get to pick an activity for the family the following day. If you have buttons - you miss a turn in picking the fun activities. You see, this way - they aren't being punished all of March Break - but they aren't fighting all the time either. See? Fraggin' genious right? And I have managed to incorporate Mason jars in yet another crazy way. You know, I really should get an honourary title at the Corporation. - Chief Non-Pickling Officer. Maybe I will call them tomorrow.
If you have ever checked out my 21 days blog you will see my sic (that's a good thing) spice and baking cupboard.
But scrappy stuff - all my ribbon... I have all my flowers and brads and doodads in masons too - tucked away in drawers. Any hoo...
Now it's PARENTING with mason jars...
Here's the pic:
Now I will explain the story - the kids were killing me starting off March break with the bickering -- isn't that a great word by the way? So my sister Laura came up the starts of this idea and I finished her thought and got started right away Saturday morning.
I gave each kid a jar and foamy stickers. Told them to put their name on it and make it their own.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the table - I made these too. I was trying to come up with a nice word that would be the counterpart to Brat starting with a C - Charm isn't quite right - but we've moved on from that already.
Here's how it works.
The Brat jar has loads of buttons.
If you whine, hit, cry, tattletail (another great word) talk-back, say No to Mommy or Daddy etc. you get a button from the Brat jar put in the jar with your name. To get the Brat button out of your jar - you have to do a chore around the house without complaining.
If at the end of the day your jar is empty of buttons - you get to pick an activity for the family the following day. If you have buttons - you miss a turn in picking the fun activities. You see, this way - they aren't being punished all of March Break - but they aren't fighting all the time either. See? Fraggin' genious right? And I have managed to incorporate Mason jars in yet another crazy way. You know, I really should get an honourary title at the Corporation. - Chief Non-Pickling Officer. Maybe I will call them tomorrow.
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