Durham Region Kids

20 alternatives to punishment (AKA: How to survive the long weekend)

Carly — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:50:17 +0000

I fully admit I fall into the YELLS A LOT category of parenting, but these have totally reduced the number of times I've lost my shit on Lucy and Alice since coming across them a few days ago -- they are invaluable. Hope they help you as much as they've helped us. Have a great long weekend and see you Tuesday!

foodblog: BBQ mustard and garlic-crusted roast beef via Swain Beef

Carly — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:41:04 +0000

After a little bit of research, I came across a local beef producer a couple of years ago, Swain Beef located in Blackstock. We did a small initial order and of course, asked a few questions about their operation. Their service was super fast and friendly, their answers honest, their products are always excellent, and [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Hijacked!

Carly — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:46:37 +0000

AKA: Alice, mooooooove! You're in the WAY!

I hear you calling

Carly — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:30:55 +0000

The best part of my weekend was the smallest sliver of time. Alice stood at the bottom of our stairs in the hallway. "Uceeeeeeeee? Ucee? UcEEEEEEEEEEE?!"

Not-so-Wordless Wednesday: When you give birth to your husband

Carly — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:41:56 +0000

Months ago, Eric's baby book fell off a bookshelf on my head, and the page with the above photo lay open. I gasped: Alice from 34 years ago was looking up at me. Since then, I've showed countless friends and family this image, and they're equally astounded by how much our youngest looks like her dad. Click in to see two side-by-side!