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By rebecca, July 29, 2009 12:25 am

Are you the kind of person who likes to have everything arranged well ahead of time? Do you like to know where, when, why, and how-much-will-this-cost when traveling? I am starting to see how that might be nice — particularly when traveling with children. Packing for a family is so much more involved than packing for yourself it turns out. You need clothes and toiletries and lots and lots of underwear/diapers. You need lots of games and toys for them to throw onto the floor of the car, never to be retrieved. You need snacks. You need pillows and blankets and a playpen and special snuggly blankets and the where-the-hell-is-it soother. And always, always you need a contingency plan. Continue reading 'Montreal and Back in Under Two Days'»

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By rebecca, July 28, 2009 11:23 am

DAILY SNACK

I was pretty much out of commission yesterday.

Young C came into the bedroom to see me.

“Mommy, I want a rest.”

He starts climbing onto the bed.

“Oh no, Sweetie. Mommy is sick and I don’t want you to get my germs. Why don’t you have a rest on your own bed?”

“No hugging, Mommy! I saaaaid no hugging!”

“I know, but my sick germs are all over the bed. You don’t want to get sick, do you?”

“Oh, I get it.” (His new favourtie phrase.) “Okay. I will have a rest on the couch.”

And he did!

He marched out to the living room and fell asleep on the couch.

Completely of his own volition — will wonders never cease.

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By rebecca, July 27, 2009 11:45 am

DAILY SNACK

Lovely Sunday afternoon barbecue,

Turns into a bit of a puke-fest,

When  I suddenly fall ill.

Head still throbbing,

Stomach reeling.