Posts by bluebirdmama

At bedtime…

Posted on Feb 17, 2009 in From The Mouths of Babes | 0 comments

At bedtime…

Rain: Where’s dad? Me: He’s gone to a meeting. Rain: What kind of meeting? Me: It’s for Lush Valley. Rain: You mean the meeting about being nice to your kids? Me: Oh, does dad need to go to that meeting? Rain: Yes.

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Potty Humour II

Posted on Feb 12, 2009 in From The Mouths of Babes | 0 comments

Potty Humour II

I was trying to get Rain to do something and he decided to take arguing to the next level: “Mom, that fart means NO!” I thought that was funny enough but then I posted it as my status on Facebook and my 80 year old grandpa (who uses FB!) commented “It’s good to see he’s already learning a second language!”

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Jam Sweethearts

Posted on Feb 9, 2009 in Food | 0 comments

Jam Sweethearts

Rain started preschool in January and, much to my delight, was given a Scholastic book order form that dredged up fond memories from my school days. We sat down together and chose several books. One of the books was a cookbook for kids published by DK books, one of my favourite publishers. Rain has always liked to help in the kitchen and for his 3rd Birthday we got him an apron from Natural Pod. He also took a cooking class at the community centre in the fall where they made spaghetti & meatballs, apple crisp, salad with creamy dressing, banana muffins, witches finger cookies and other tasty treats. They were given the recipes at the end of the session and the meatballs are now part of our regular repertoire. Besides a delicious smoothie made from pineapple, coconut milk and ice cream, we also made these delicious cookies just in time for Valentine’s...

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Eliza Brownhome

Posted on Feb 6, 2009 in Featured Image | 0 comments

Eliza Brownhome

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Kitchen

Posted on Feb 5, 2009 in Featured Image | 0 comments

Kitchen

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