http://momandthreeboys.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:24:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a fun craft to make with the kids - design and make your own Olympic medal. We are going to give this a try this weekend. Today\'s Parent craft http://momandthreeboys.com/?p=100 As the Olympic ferver picks up, I find that we are in a much more competitive mood regarding Canada and the United States.  AND - can I say - I can't believe we lost to them in hockey (well, the men did, anyways - Go Women's Hockey Team!!). We are continually ... http://momandthreeboys.com/?p=98 If you know me, you know that one of my most favourite brands (next to Nike and [new] Under Armor [though they spell it wrong :) ] is Coke. Our house is revving up for the Olympics in February.  We've got our calendar of what's on when.  The boys are talking ... http://momandthreeboys.com/?p=93 I have just heard the news that my nephew was in a horrible car accident.  The car was going very fast, around a sharp corner.  The driver lost control and my nephew was thrown out the passenger-side window, several feet from the car. The good news:  he's alive and able to ... http://momandthreeboys.com/?p=91 My 9-year old son is now playing competitive MD level hockey (yes, I still have mixed feelings about this - but that's for another post / another day). In town, since they started the season they are undefeated!  Wow.  That's super-awesome ... However, they go to an away-tournament over the holidays and ... http://momandthreeboys.com/?p=87 I can remember as a teenager, I made up long (long) lists of resolutions - things that I was going to do better in the coming year. Then I went through a period of:  no resolutions.  Just live life. Now I believe that a new year is definitely a chance to reflect ... http://momandthreeboys.com/?p=85 ... and it's over. No really.  It's over.  In my house we have a 4.5 and 9 year old and a 20-month old baby.  The house is electric with the excitement of what is to come.  It is a house of believers. And all this time comes and goes much too quickly. Here's ... http://momandthreeboys.com/?p=82 If you've been reading this blog for a while, you'll know that we're big on snuggling in our house and that bedtime is quite ritualistic for the boys:  pj's, brush teeth, story, lights out, prayers, song (or 2) and a snug.  Then sleepy-time.  I love this time of the day ... http://momandthreeboys.com/?p=78 My middle-boy is in JK.  He is quickly learning what is ok and not-ok within the institution of higher-learning.  He is an energetic, sweet, funny, caring boy ... who  hit and kicked his buddy in the school ground yesterday, when they were playing. I was not there - but here's what ... http://momandthreeboys.com/?p=75 A recent study, highlighted today, shows that the majority of facepaints on the market contain above acceptable levels of lead as well as other metals that are not great for your kid's skin.  Even those that were marked as being "hyper allergenic" were not. What does this mean?  A doctor went ... http://momandthreeboys.com/?p=73