...i find it absolutely bizarre to think that i am leaving Yellowknife. really and truly, i was THIS close to being a lifer and then things changed and opportunities arose and here we are...it hasn't quite sunk in that i'm heading to elsewhere...it's hard to imagine life with another view, family of friends or home...
...at the same time, anticipation, excitement and something different are all coursing through my veins...
there's also a part of me guessing that we're going to be living like we did in the shack/houseboat for the summer and that's gonna be a fun one with kids and dogs!
again, HOLY MOLY!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Farmer hubby and his first cucumber of the season!
So, this year we have in pots: 27 tomato plants, 50 various pepper plants, 4 cucumber plants, 9 ground cherry plants, 6 bean plants, 3 chamomile and a bunch of herbs. This is not including all of the beds of radishes, lettuces, peas, garlic and more beans! I'm sure I'm missing something...
Anyway, we harvested our first cucumber last night. Yahoo!!!!
Daddy's Dedication to the Little Man
Recently, I entered a contest with this story of one dad's dedication to his boy
So, I don't have a specific story but a bit of ongoing winter dad and son amazingness. Our family of four (me, my hubby, the Little Man and our new baby girl, The Bean) live in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. That's in Sub-Arctic Canada. The temperatures in winter here are regularly between -30 and -45 Celsius (that's -22 and -49 Farhenheit for you Americans). Winter is a bit chilly to say the least...
Last winter my son decided that would be his time to learn to ride his bike, and ride his bike he did! In the house, around the furniture, around the kitchen, up and down the hall, in the bedrooms, laundry room, bathroom. Anywhere there was floor space he was riding. One afternoon when it was about -30 Celsius, my hubby decided to offer the Little Man and opportunity to ride outside. Little Man was more than excited to get a chance to bundle up and ride in a space that has more room than our little house! He and Dad bundled up: sweater, long johns under thick pants, fleece snowsuit under the full snowsuit, thin liner socks, heavy wool socks, big boots, toque, two layers of mittens and of course his helmet (which had to be adjusted to fit over his toque). Dad bundled up as well and off they went.
TWO HOURS later they come home! Little Man is as excited as ever and telling all of the great stories about riding his bike out on the ice road and on frozen Great Slave Lake and over the snowbanks and on the sidewalks and how people were honking their support of this little guy out there trucking along on his blue and silver bike. Now, I should let you in on the secret to our Little Man's bike riding in winter! The Little Man's bicycle isn't a bike with pedals. For his first bike, we got him one of those run bikes with no pedals so he could learn how to balance and fall with no pedals to get in the way.
Boy oh boy, was this a blessing for winter riding. And boy oh boy, was this a recipe for Dad having to RUN to keep up with this kid who can zip along at speeds you wouldn't imagine... Little Man came home super excited about his foray into the cold winter on his little bike and Dad came home from it cold and out of breath. It's pretty hard on your lungs to run when it's -30 out there! For the rest of the winter, Dad and Little Man were outside running and riding six days out of seven no matter the temperature! Dad's lungs have somewhat adjusted to the cold burn and Little Man only gets faster and faster at his biking skills! We've now upgraded his bike to a larger run bike and he can go even faster so watch out Dad, you're in for more running this winter!
To me, this is a great example of the simple dedication a father has to his little boy!
So, I don't have a specific story but a bit of ongoing winter dad and son amazingness. Our family of four (me, my hubby, the Little Man and our new baby girl, The Bean) live in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. That's in Sub-Arctic Canada. The temperatures in winter here are regularly between -30 and -45 Celsius (that's -22 and -49 Farhenheit for you Americans). Winter is a bit chilly to say the least...
Last winter my son decided that would be his time to learn to ride his bike, and ride his bike he did! In the house, around the furniture, around the kitchen, up and down the hall, in the bedrooms, laundry room, bathroom. Anywhere there was floor space he was riding. One afternoon when it was about -30 Celsius, my hubby decided to offer the Little Man and opportunity to ride outside. Little Man was more than excited to get a chance to bundle up and ride in a space that has more room than our little house! He and Dad bundled up: sweater, long johns under thick pants, fleece snowsuit under the full snowsuit, thin liner socks, heavy wool socks, big boots, toque, two layers of mittens and of course his helmet (which had to be adjusted to fit over his toque). Dad bundled up as well and off they went.
TWO HOURS later they come home! Little Man is as excited as ever and telling all of the great stories about riding his bike out on the ice road and on frozen Great Slave Lake and over the snowbanks and on the sidewalks and how people were honking their support of this little guy out there trucking along on his blue and silver bike. Now, I should let you in on the secret to our Little Man's bike riding in winter! The Little Man's bicycle isn't a bike with pedals. For his first bike, we got him one of those run bikes with no pedals so he could learn how to balance and fall with no pedals to get in the way.
Boy oh boy, was this a blessing for winter riding. And boy oh boy, was this a recipe for Dad having to RUN to keep up with this kid who can zip along at speeds you wouldn't imagine... Little Man came home super excited about his foray into the cold winter on his little bike and Dad came home from it cold and out of breath. It's pretty hard on your lungs to run when it's -30 out there! For the rest of the winter, Dad and Little Man were outside running and riding six days out of seven no matter the temperature! Dad's lungs have somewhat adjusted to the cold burn and Little Man only gets faster and faster at his biking skills! We've now upgraded his bike to a larger run bike and he can go even faster so watch out Dad, you're in for more running this winter!
To me, this is a great example of the simple dedication a father has to his little boy!
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Nipple Diaries: Reflections on the Art of Breastfeeding
So, this morning was the launch of the new book Nipple Diaries: Reflections on the Art of Breastfeeding. Put together by a group of women who felt there needed to be a book of personal breastfeeding experiences this book has been awaited eagerly by myself and many others.
It was produced with support from the Moms, Boobs & Babies support group which I sit on the board of directors for and we couldn't be happier with its existence!
I was asked to say a few words and give a brief talk about the support group. I chose to tell a story about myself before speaking about the group. Here's the story I told (which, regrettably, didn't make it into the book):
When I was pregnant with Leaf (my first) I knew that I wanted us to try breastfeeding for as long as we could. What I didn't realize or plan for was that I'd still be breastfeeding almost 3.5 years later with my little Bean (baby two) AND still breastfeeding Leaf too.
Throughout even the dry period during my second pregnancy Leaf powered on through and now that she's here they are both going strong at the boob!
One of the things that makes breastfeeding my 3.5 year old so special still is what happens at some times when I have them both latched on. Bean will get put on first in a good position and Leif will find his way in however he can! Then, sometimes, Leaf will reach over to Bean and hold her hand oh so gently, and play softly with her little fingers. Then he'll say "Ivy, boobie" and, with my breast hanging out of his mouth, smile with such love for her. It is so super sweet and I love him so much for how easily he has shared his "boom" with his baby sister.
I was so worried while I was pregnant with Bean that Leaf would have a hard time sharing and would hold some sort of resentment towards her for her being on as much as she needs to be in the first few months. Awesomely so, there was no reason for me to fret! He's shared well so far and I hope that the closeness between them will remain even when they re too old to remember these cozy days and shared "boom" times.
It was produced with support from the Moms, Boobs & Babies support group which I sit on the board of directors for and we couldn't be happier with its existence!
I was asked to say a few words and give a brief talk about the support group. I chose to tell a story about myself before speaking about the group. Here's the story I told (which, regrettably, didn't make it into the book):
When I was pregnant with Leaf (my first) I knew that I wanted us to try breastfeeding for as long as we could. What I didn't realize or plan for was that I'd still be breastfeeding almost 3.5 years later with my little Bean (baby two) AND still breastfeeding Leaf too.
Throughout even the dry period during my second pregnancy Leaf powered on through and now that she's here they are both going strong at the boob!
One of the things that makes breastfeeding my 3.5 year old so special still is what happens at some times when I have them both latched on. Bean will get put on first in a good position and Leif will find his way in however he can! Then, sometimes, Leaf will reach over to Bean and hold her hand oh so gently, and play softly with her little fingers. Then he'll say "Ivy, boobie" and, with my breast hanging out of his mouth, smile with such love for her. It is so super sweet and I love him so much for how easily he has shared his "boom" with his baby sister.
I was so worried while I was pregnant with Bean that Leaf would have a hard time sharing and would hold some sort of resentment towards her for her being on as much as she needs to be in the first few months. Awesomely so, there was no reason for me to fret! He's shared well so far and I hope that the closeness between them will remain even when they re too old to remember these cozy days and shared "boom" times.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Dirty Deeds on CBC!
well, Dirty Deeds Diaper Service was on CBC twice yesterday! I was called on Tuesday night and told that my spot would be on Wednesday morning at 6:50am. Too bad for me...if I'm not already up at this time I'm not going to purposely get up...But apparently the interview and radio spot was awesome! Found out today that they actually played it again in the afternoon. I'm going to have to find a copy to hear it for myself!
I'm pretty proud of my little business! Cloth diapers are not that difficult, especially if you have ME to do the laundry for you and ME to provide your diapers and ME to offer assistance with any questions people have!
Yay me!
I'm pretty proud of my little business! Cloth diapers are not that difficult, especially if you have ME to do the laundry for you and ME to provide your diapers and ME to offer assistance with any questions people have!
Yay me!
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