Bring on the Break of March!!

Sitting here on the cusp of March Break; that annual week that my kids loaf around the house and I don't have to get them anywhere in particular by any time in particular. Love it! Big. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about having a quasi-routine, but the break from it is also very welcome.

This winter has been getting me down and I'm hoping the break of March is going to shake things up a bit for me and get me back on track. That and shedding the last of the baby weight from Baby G (he who shall be one year very soon and my excuse for fat is running out, unless I keep nursing him and use that as my crutch! lightbulb...)


While many fly off to sunny places and spend way too much money, we opt to frugally hunker down in our mortgaged home and make lots of yummy meals, watch movies, go to the local Provincial Park and/or conservation area (if this gal-danged winter ever goes away!), and maybe throw in a trip to the bowling alley and movie theatre. Hubby is taking the week off and will be on his way home shortly (did I mention that he works 4 hours away from home during the week and that it sucks? just saying).

My mom turns 65 this week. Taking her out for a lovely lunch at the local wood-fired pizzeria. Looking forward to their veggie pizza and a lovely (big) glass of Pinot Grigio :) Happy Birthday Mom! We are twenty years apart in age but seem much more like sisters, really. Hey, my oldest and my youngest are almost 21 years apart. It's true.

...and yeah for St. Patrick's Day, being that I'm part Irish and all. Time to stick some shamrocks in the windows and make some haggis.


Ew. Never. Ever.



Quote of the day:


"mama" boy child #7


"you are so lovely..." me


sniffle and sigh. Doesn't get better than that.

Valentines Schmalentines

Anyone else with me on the bah-humbug towards V Day? I stick hearts on the window to be festive for the little ones. Begrudgingly do the dog and pony act for the hand-outs at school. Heck, I even mailed a box of chocolates to Girl #1 (child #2) who is away at school (with a big pink heart glued to the outside just to make it more festive)! For myself and my dear spouse I truly could not care less. It's just so manufactured. Or maybe I'm just too blase to gear up for romance, I do have nine kids you know. Heck, hubby gets off easy compared to the plethora of dudes I saw scrambling for cards and chocolate at the drug store yesterday.

Maybe next year I'll recognize pre-V Day for my hubby; because I'm sure I will love him more that day than the next. 13th just sounds more loving than 14th dontcha think? Do I sound mean?



Quote of the day:

(at the pediatric dentist this morning)

Boy #5 hops up in chair, looks earnestly at the hygenist and declares "actually, I don't think I want you to do the brushing thing today. I don't really like it that much." He lost, she won. Or maybe he won since he walked out with a big, shiny red heart-shaped helium balloon.


Now wouldn't THAT be some heart-shaped balloon?? Ew, kinda.

So...I'm back.

How do you like that? Two posts and I disappear. sigh. Nothing interesting happened that would make for a juicy excuse for my absence. Nothing.


Baby G is now over 9 months old and lovelier than lovely, really.


University applications have gone out for Boy#2 (child #3). sigh.

I'm so boring. I got nothing today. Let me go chew on this whilst taking Girl#2 to the doctor for her mysteriously swollen foot; I think I deserve some McD fries today. yep.


Quote for the day:

Boy #5 (of course, who else?)

"I'm going to rub all the freckles off of your face" says Boy#1 to Boy#5

"even the one on my p#$@s?" Boy #5, very seriously

see? I got nothing.