Sometimes I wish I could catch time while it is flying and hold it still.

Princess T is now 6 yrs old in grade one. She really is becoming so independent now. Her big brother Y is 9 and half years old and will be turning 10 in April. He is in grade four. For those whose kids are already teens don’t think that I am crazy when I say it kind of scares me that he will be out of the single digit numbers. Of course he is very independent. He can do everything for himself now. He goes out to his friends houses on a street alone and walks home his little sister from school daily. I’ve never really felt age that much until this year. I guess that as the children grow one really begins to question things about their life. 

I keep wondering about things like… maybe it’s time for a career change now that the kids are getting older. Then when I think about the practical side of things they really are young enough to still need me around. 

Well I just wondered if any other mom feels time as their children grow older like I have been.

Princess T is 6 years old. She receives a token for allowance each month as I feel that she is way too young to receive too much at this stage. On Saturday we were in the mall and she really wanted a “build a bear”. Hubby and I said no, its way too expensive. We then went into the store and found  out that the cheapest bear is $12.00. We told her that if she wants one she can buy it with her own money. So she came home and counted out all her quarters until she made up $12.00. The next day we took her back to the store and she brought along her quarters in a little bag. She chose a bear worth $12.00 and named him cuddly, she did not have enough money to buy him clothes but went up to the counter with her little bag of quarters and paid and bought it all by herself. We are so proud of her.

It’s not easy for both adults and kids to deal with disappointment. Yesterday my son was very disappointed for not getting a role in a “peace play” that they are doing. I spoke to my son about how sometimes in life when things happen in a way that we don’t plan for or hope for, we have to look at the situation and think of it as “not meant to be” and that it happens for the best. At 9 and half years old he really accepted that and felt much better about everything afterwards.

So teach your children that the glass is half full and not half empty. That life has a way of working things out for the best for everyone.

I am in the process of reading this wonderful book. I am now at the second part, her trip to India. I am not sure if any of you have had the opportunity to read this book. Elizabeth Gilbert is a wonderful writer. I love the humour that she has brought into her book. I am not going to give the story away; it basically is about her travels to Italy, India and Indonesia, and her search for meaning and spirituality. It is just wonderful to read how very human she is… I am thoroughly enjoying the book and each night I look so forward to my relaxation and reading time. For me I find it one of those books that I just can’t wait to read on.

Well not to seem really ridiculous but I had no idea what a meme is. I think I may have it right now but forgive me if I don’t. I am though very excited to be part of the “meme” crowd.

So here are 7 weird facts…..

1) I have the sweetest tooth and would replace anything in life for a bar of chocolate.

2)I procrastinate way too much

3) I love to listen to good old music like ABBA

4) My hubby and I met on an old fashioned blind date

5) On the weekend nothing goes down better than a delicious cocktail

6) I have 3 children.. a son, a daughter and a handsome hunky husband… ( ha ha)

7) I love slapstick comedies

Meme rules are as follows:

1. Link to the person’s blog who tagged you.
2. Post these rules on your blog.
3. List seven random and/or weird facts about yourself
4. Tag seven random people at the end of your post and include links to their blogs.
5. Let each person know that they have been tagged by posting a comment on their blog

I am working on the tagging and will let my fellow tagged bloggers know as soon as they are tagged.

I was totally dreading this week. Back to work and back to school. It’s back to checking on homework and making school lunches each night as well as a full day of work and total exhaustion at night. I am not trying to sound morbid but vacation time is so stress free. I must say though that princess T and brother Y have settled back to school so nicely and are actually enjoying being back in some kind of routine.

Mommy took a little longer but I too am enjoying getting back into routine it’s really not so bad.

Let’s get real. Who can make realistic resolutions that you can stick to for an entire year. Not many of us. They usually go something like this….

If you are a smoker – cut down or give up altogether.

If you enjoy a bit too much of drinking – cut down or give up altogether.

Eat healthier – and cut down or give up junk food.

Exercise – start doing it, or do it more often

Spending money – cut down on expenses… and so the list goes on.

But… without giving yourselves realistic goals with deadlines no resolutions are possibly going to be able to be achieve successfully.

I personally have a daily resolution for 2008, to always stay positive, look forward and forget things that have already happened. Have fun with my husband and kids and make the best of all situations. As for the rest I haven’t quite written out my list but am trying to write down realistic goals with realistic timelines to achieve.

So best of luck to all of you for your new years resolutions for 2008

Happy new Year to all the bloggers out there. I have been off for two weeks.My family and I enjoyed a wonderful winter break. We truly relaxed, did not do much. We saw some movies, went to some good restaurants with the kids, and just had a super relaxing time. I will now be back to regular blogging. I hope that everyone enjoyed the holiday season and that you are all ready to have a fabulous year ahed.

Happy new Year to all the bloggers out there. I have been off for two weeks. My family and I enjoyed a wonderful winter break. We truly relaxed, did not do much. We saw some movies, went to some good restaurants with the kids, and just had a super relaxing time. I will now be back to regular blogging. I hope that everyone enjoyed the holiday season and that you are all ready to have a fabulous year ahead.

What a delightful movie. A friend of mine and I decided to spend some girl time together. So off we sent to see Enchanted together. I think that if I took 6 year old princess T, she would’ve liked it but not quite gotten the story. The humour in it was wonderful. It was a real girly love story but with wonderful humour. So I recommend it to all the young girls out there, and moms too.

Moms if you want a break, get dads to baby sit and go enjoy a lovely romantic movie.