Category: Our Daughter
Dreaming up a new bedroom for our little girl
It took me two tries to get it right in D’s bedroom (TLDR; the first time I picked grey paint that was waaaaay too light) but in our little girl’s room? I nailed it the first time. I dreamed up her pink, aqua and… Continue Reading “Dreaming up a new bedroom for our little girl”
DIY stage backdrop for our little performer
Now, a good blogger would refrain from posting photos until AFTER Christmas so they could stage it nicely with their child. But (I’m impatient) I couldn’t wait to show you this easy-to-build DIY stage backdrop, in case you’re still thinking about making a handmade… Continue Reading “DIY stage backdrop for our little performer”
I’m Canadian and I’m scared
We played Barbies together on Tuesday afternoon. I didn’t tell her about the election specifically. She’s only four and a half and it isn’t even our country, so I wasn’t sure she’d understand. Instead, I made my Barbie announce she’d been elected president of… Continue Reading “I’m Canadian and I’m scared”
A very merry half-birthday
We started something new this week, and it’s celebrating half-birthdays! It’s one of those things I always enjoyed seeing on other blogs and kept *meaning* to do. And then I’d remember, like, weeks after the kids’ half-birthdays had passed. But then! I smartened up… Continue Reading “A very merry half-birthday”
The first haircut is the hardest
I hadn’t so much as trimmed as single hair on our daughter’s head. Ever. Even when she had an unfortunate baby mullet, I left it alone. I nurtured it and brushed it and whispered for it to keep growing. I celebrated her first birthday… Continue Reading “The first haircut is the hardest”
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