After mentioning today on Twitter,that we are bus toilet-training Kyla, I was asked for some tips. So this is my post dedicated to the in and outs of what we do toilet-training wise (eloquent intro isn’t it?) We DON’T use a potty. I really don’t like them. The cleaning, the sterilizing…. I cant help but [...]
All of us parents do it, inevitably. We speak about how much/little sleep we are currently getting. I try not to dwell on it too much, otherwise I run the risk of falling into the trap of becoming obsessed with it. But we’ve hit some interesting new territory so I’m going to blog about it [...]
I always thought that summer was our busy season. It turns out that we are just busy people . We just seem to be on-the-go often. Its a lot of fun but doesn’t leave me with much time to blog. I’m loving our life. Its chaotic and crazy but so rich and blessed. For the [...]
Another week down already! It seems that our school week has flown by. It was a great week! We had quite a lot of fun, with a few moments of frustration (mostly me). We learnt about Spring and we constructed our own, very make-shift kite. We learnt about “b” and Jessie kept calling it a [...]
I realized how large the education gap between the low income earners and the middle income earners is. Bertha is our cleaning lady. She comes in and gives the house a good cleaning twice a week. She is a product of the old South Africa. She got a Standard 6 (grade 8) and was then [...]
Ever noticed how all of your kids seem to hit a milestone of sorts, all in the same week? Its almost as though they’re competing to see who can hit a milestone the fastest. We have had one of those weeks. They’re amazing weeks! The kids develop in leaps and bounds. But they also leave [...]
*warning – this post may anger some. But I’m just keeping it real about our life* We told Jessie that there’s no Father Christmas. We don’t want her to buy into a story about a man in a red suit who flies through the night in a sleigh and brings “good” children presents. I really [...]
Before we even had kids, we had decided that we would homeschool. There are a number of different reasons for our decision, but that’s a whole different post on its own We have looked at many different curriculums, and just kept going back to Sonlight. It comes very highly recommended, has a wide variety of [...]
Jessie is a pretty incredible child. She is so mature that sometimes its frightening. Her maturity, perspectives, problem-solving, reasoning and outlook are often years beyond her age. She astounds me. But its her frugality that really amazes me. Most 3 year olds jump at the opportunity for “more”, self-restraint is almost non-existent. Jess, however, manages [...]
We all have them. At least I’m pretty sure that we all have them. Those day/weeks when the kids seem to gang up against you. When you go from one tantrum to another, and just as one calms down.. the other starts. When it feels as though you just want to bash your head against [...]
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