Day one of March Break, and a new gig

March Break started with a bang. Last night one of the girls had a sleepover. We had an impromptu summer picnic-style dinner (hots and hams, carrot slaw, and potato chips!) and afterwards curled up to watch Open Season 2. They are all chatting over breakfast while I attempt to plan the rest … Continue reading →

Know More Do More: two minutes for me

Two KMDM posts in one week! Welcome to Crazytown! I made up my own tip this week. It's just about me. Even though I know that the activities are supposed to be family-oriented I am giving the family a short break and focusing on where it really counts: on mom. If I'm not happy, no one is … Continue reading →

Know More Do More: counting our steps

This is the KMDM challenge that has been stalling us so badly: Borrow pedometers from the library or public health unit and see who takes the most steps. Children should take approximately 11,000 to 13,000 steps per day. It took me WEEKS to organize this, but we did it. Apparently the magic … Continue reading →

Know More Do More: Can you give one processed food the heave ho

First, yes, that was my family in the Citizen on Saturday. I have been watching the comments on the story, mostly because news sites attract all kinds of yahoos and I am curious to see what they'd say. There's only one comment over there right now, and it's about carbohydrates. I guess I didn't … Continue reading →

Know More Do More: sugar-free is done

I’ve saved the wrap up post of our sugar fast for today, because I needed to sit and think about it for awhile, not to mention the fact that the whole production left me totally exhausted. To summarize: it was tough. It was much harder than we thought, and we didn’t actually manage to be … Continue reading →

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Day one of March Break, and a new gig

Know More Do More: two minutes for me

Know More Do More: counting our steps

Know More Do More: Can you give one processed food the heave ho

Know More Do More: sugar-free is done