Monday October 29th

I'm exactly 10 days behind with a picture of Devan at 2 months but I didn't do anything like this with the other two (yeah for blogs which are so much easier than albums or scrapbooks).  So really, in some way I'm ahead I think.

Devan 2 months 

Avery has renamed Dev Dev (the happy mouse) - Biddle.  I think it might be a variant of little but its sticking so far.

Saturday October 27

Even though Avery just wanted to smash his pumpkin and the weather is grey cold, it was still nice to be able to spend some time just the two of us.

Being caught between a talkative 6 year old and a 9 week old baby isn't easy.

Hopefully days like this help.

Tuesday October 23

Whoever it was that said you are only as happy as your unhappiest child was very much on to something.

The heartbreak you can't control is the challenge of parenting - and I hate it.

I try and place it in a global context of how lucky our children are, that they have so much in a loving family, a safe country, food, shelter - so many things that too many others don't have.

But nothing can change the primal desire to fix everything for them and to hope and pray that they are ok and happy.

Thursday October 17th

A message from Seth:

A Lunch Request 

Translated: Mom, please buy a tune sub for Fridays lunch.

Monday October 15th

Fall is my season.

I love the colours (but really who doesn't?)

I love the sense of efficiency and ironically for a season that's all about dying, the sense of renewal.

Resolutions to be made, new projects and now that the hot days of summer gone, its perfect to bundle up and get to work.

And even though I walk everywhere I can, its really only the morning walk with Seth to school that brings me around trees and leaves (the downside of city living).

Delayed shot of Day 1, Grade 1

Thursday October 11

My Daily Devan....

Tuesday October 2nd

Early this morning, sleeping with S next to me the thought floated into my head that the older I get the more I understand that I really just want my family to happy, healthy and safe.

And then I realized, I was actually asking for it all.

September 30: Weekend

Specifics and details (the who's, when's and where's) vary but there are a few common elements to most of our weekends.

They include: red wine and some cooking.

Roasted beet, roasted squash with spinach salad

The ROM, the park, and lots of newspapers.

The boys at the ROM & the 3D Dino puzzle we struggled with

Often baked goods come into play and then when icing ends up everywhere and no one eats anything else I make the usual vow that this is the last time I'm doing this.

For the record, its actually no one's birthday - but we just like candles, because fire and sugar together are where its at.