Thursday, September 30, 2010

conversations with a 3 year old...

Me: Juliet get your boots on and your rain coat... we're going now.

Juliet: (murmuring to herself) I need to put my goggles on...

Me: What Juliet, why do you need your goggles? 

Juliet: So that the water [rain]doesn't get in my eyes.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

what is a mom for?

Lately my 5 year old son Sam has been 'ordering' me around & asking for things inappropriately... "Mommy get me a peanut butter sandwhich" ... "Mommy put the movie on NOOOOOOW" ... or after I ask him to put his school stuff away for the third time "Mom just forget about that okay..." followed by the bathroom door being slammed in my face. It's funny... he's like this little tough guy but then as soon as I push open the door and give him the stare he crumples... "I'll do it after I pee okay Mommy"... with the puppy dog, now I'm scared, I don't want to get in trouble eyes. I LOVE how they test their boundaries!! So over the weekend following another demand to put on a movie I decided to ask him... "Sam, what do you think mom's are for?" Now it was a bit difficult to get his attention because he was anxious for a movie to be "put on" but I sat him down and asked again. This is what came out of that conversation...

Mom's are for...

"Focusing kids & patience & for that we ask for things properly" 
... and ... 
"If you don't be patient & listen you'll be in trouble"

I then went on to ask what would happen if he didn't have a mother... and he quite clearly was certain that "bad guys will come".

I then decided that given the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday I would ask him what he was thankful for. "What's thankful mean?" he asks. So I re-worded the question... "What do you have to say thank you for that makes you happy?" To which he replied... "To watch a movie!"

Thursday, September 23, 2010

om shanti

So I was part of the filming of my yogi's new yoga show for Cogeco cable.. there I am... in the back on the right. Only female gutsy enough to film a 2 hour yoga video RIGHT beside a 10 foot drop into the river... a 2 hour yoga video largly based on Bikram's style of yoga... balance poses. FUN! Needless to say yoga, especially back bends & balance poses, have a whole new meaning and degree of difficulty when done outdoors. It's not very easy to focus on moving clouds in a big blue sky... or on the river... or bending backwards desperatley searching for a focal point on the banks of the other side of the river so you don't lose balance and fall into the water.... CUT! It was awesome tho... and I think I rocked Dandayamana-Janushirasana..

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

conversations with a 5 year old...

Sam: Maman, Juliet said a 'mot mechant'
Me: Really? What did she say?
Sam: Sick of tired
Me: Really? What is she sick & tired of?
Sam: Me!

Friday, September 17, 2010

CSI Brockvegas

Perhaps I should put a phone call out to the producers of CSI. Now I've been living in this city for a year now and am well aware that the place abounds with carnies and various other rednecks. But this takes the cake!! There is a killer on the loose. A cat killer. Now the media is playing it off like a group of crazy teens killing cats (or in this area it could just as easily be adults). But that is only because that is what the cops want the public to think. The truth is... Someone is conducting experiments. These cats... or rather carcasses, are found completely drained of blood, missing organs, holes drilled into the skulls and missing parts of the brain. Now this is not the work of a few kids playing a prank... this is the work of some sicko that is undoubtedly born & bred right here in Brockvegas. Horatio... we have a problem.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

hey suburbia


Another day, another dollar. My barely 4-day work week has come to a close and i'm ready for a 5 day break. You may hate me... and that's okay. 

So I've been at this for like 24 hours now... and I guess now's as good a time as any to invite you into my mayhem... & intorduce you to my monsters. I'm a full time mother of 2.. and while working hard at that I manage to squeeze in 4 work days a week... practice yoga at least 4 and a half hours a week... run after my husband & our dogs & try not to kill the hermit crab. I clean the house... the garage... the yard... and the children. 

Oh yes the children... 






This is Juliet. She is 3 & fabulous... & she will tell you that herself. She is not a princess, she is Juliet. She will tell you that too. In April of 2009 she was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes. All the while still a normal little girl she now has "blood sugar" and there are foods that make her "blood sugar bad".
 



 
This is Sam. He is 5 and he "doesn't have blood sugar". In fact.. he "doesn't even have blood". So as far as he's concerned, he "can have gum". He has also killed a witch with his father's chainsaw. One of his classmates told me that today. Aparently this is how you build a reputation when you are 5. 









So here is the circus we've picked up along the way....
This is our pitbull Dallas, although he is more like a rabbit stuck in a pitbull's body. He only understands french and for some reason it always amazes people that our dog "speaks french".







































































This is Enzo the chinese crested mutt...I believe the picture says it all...































































Let's not forget Sponge Bob Square Pants (he came with the name). My best friend & her husband unloaded him on us last weekend. I put him into his bowl and he ran laps for an hour or so. Here he is exploring his seaweed. He threw a rock the same size as his shell AND his calcium into the water bowl. Now he's back to normal and hasn't moved in 3 days.


We live in suburban small city Ontario... and if you would have told me 3 years ago that I'd think that's fabulous I'd have kicked you in the jeans. It is. Fabulous. And what's even better... my backyard is so private i could even go naked...

The OTHER alphabet book....

I bought this book a few months ago... priceless. Are your children ready to learn the alphabet?? Click on the book & find out...

Ummmm... yeah

Wow. If only i thought of it first. This guy's photography is INSANE. Love it. Check it out... and anyone who wants to go to his show.. I'm in. Boundaries anyone? Talk about go naked.

http://www.jhobin.com/

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

conversation with a 3 year old...

Juliet: mom you forgot your purse

Me: I don't need it I'm just dropping you off

Juliet: dropping off is for mail

Me: so then what am I doing?

Juliet: bringing me to school
I'm not sure what to make of blogging. Is it vain? I mean why should one assume that people want to read about them or hear what they have to say? Or is it release? A medium for venting... and am I only doing this for my own benefit? Is this even beneficial? Shit for the mental effort I have put into thinking about what to write I'd say there's no benefit at all... holy tiring. But I am going to give this a try anyway... and just write what i feel like, when i feel like. I'm gonna be natural. Be real. Go naked.