Our Family & Our Life

I read this in the July '09 Parents magazine and couldn't stop laughing! Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Mom and Dad, Thank you for your interest in remaining my parents. Below is a list of my demands. The Toddler Contract I. Food 1.)For breakfast, there will be only milk in my sippy cup while I am watching television (see section II.) 2.)From breakfast until what you probably call lunch, I will be provided with an unending supply of cookies. No arguments. 3.)For lunch I will eat yogurt. Anything containing fruit on the bottom will make me pick it out and throw it on the ground or else throw it up on your carpet. a. So no fruit on the bottom. 4.)From lunch until dinner I will enjoy having something to lick. Why not a lollipop? Why not seven? a. Between licks, I may place my lollipop on your grandmother's Turkish rug. This will be ok with you. 5.)For dinner I will have macaroni and cheese. Any attempts to give me vegetables in addition to the macaroni and che...

Dear Diary, Just an update on the days of our lives here in Waterdown. We're still doing a bit of visiting and Isla is enjoying all the cuddles and hugs she gets. Of course, the sparkles in her big blue eyes and that little cheeky smile are enough to melt your heart. I could look at her all day but then I might be a bit biased! My cousin Fran Geurts came by last week for a nice chat. I haven't seen Fran since I left 3 years ago and we had a nice visit. Fran and her family used to live in Burlington and she used to come times to watch Sue Thomas FB Eye a few times. I also went to visit my friend Elsa last Friday morning. We had a nice chat and her daughter Katelyn thoroughly enjoyed having another girl around the house. Poor Katelyn has three brothers!!! When we arrived in Canada we brought our British car seat with us, however, they are illegal to use in Canada. Mom and I have been on a car seat search and to date we bought two, not that I need two but anyways a long story shor...

Dear Diary, I'm doing a bit of reminiscing today - we left our lovely Larne house at 4:00 a.m. and headed to Dublin for our flight to Toronto one year ago. The thing is, it seems like I always move in May : - In May 2002, I put the offer in for my condo in Burlington (moved in July 2002). - In May 2005, I sold and moved out of my condo in Burlington. - I left Canada and moved to the UK in May 2005. - We bought and moved in our Larne house in May 2006. - We left N. Ireland in May 2008. - We are in the process of packing & moving tomorrow to our new apartment and we plan on staying there for a very long time!!! No more moving , so yes, next year, I'm gonna try my best to miss the month of May just in case we have to move, again...