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Back to life, back to reality

Do you remember that Soul II Soul song? Now, who doesn’t, come September, get that song in their head? The kids have been back at school for over a week now. The Montreal French School Board likes to think out of the box and make the kids all start on a Thursday. Innovative or blasphemousContinue reading “Back to life, back to reality”

Travel Journal: Entry #8

Magic KingdomThe next day we took the shuttle first thing in the morning to The Magic Kingdom theme park, the main Disney one, with all the princesses and the big pastel castle. I have to say, this was one of our least favourite parks. It was really crowded and, well, the novelty of people dressedContinue reading “Travel Journal: Entry #8”

Travel Journal: Entry #7

Present Day It has been a long while since my last post and Disney world has now been over a month a go. Or exactly a month ago actually. This is partly due to Blogger’s new fangled way of uploading photos which took me a few days to do, and partly due to the fact thatContinue reading “Travel Journal: Entry #7”

Travel Journal: Entry #6

Present timeIt is about twenty to nine and the kids are still in bed as well as the in-laws. I had book cub last night and got to see some of my favourite people (a side note here- steampunk zombie adventure novel although fun to read, do not provoke too much in-depth discussion) and IContinue reading “Travel Journal: Entry #6”

Travel Journal: Entry #5

Present timeWe are home now in Montreal. Real coffee is brewing, J is making an egg and the girls are puttering around after a good night’s sleep in their own bed. The best part of a vacation should always be the coming home. However, our present location just serves to highlight how far behind IContinue reading “Travel Journal: Entry #5”

Travel Journal: Entry #4

Present timeIt is 8:45 in the morning and this is our second day in Orlando. The kids just woke up and are watching the Half Blood Prince on the TV. We are all recovering from a very long day at Universal studios where, yes, we visited Harry Potter’s Wizarding World. But all in good time,Continue reading “Travel Journal: Entry #4”

Travel Journal: Entry #3

Present time It is 10:30 at night and we are in a hotel just outside of Pensacola, Florida. I have tears in my eyes because I just finished watching America’s Funniest videos with the kids, and yes, I am just like the rest of America. Watching people fall down is really funny. Things I’ve learnedContinue reading “Travel Journal: Entry #3”

Travel Journal: Entry #2

UPDATE CAR: Fixed! We needed a new radiator and a new thermostat, but at 11:30 this morning, $500 bucks lighter, we were back on the road and heading toward Nashville, Tennessee. But that is a later post. Suffice it to say, that Nashville is much more civilized. It sells beer and wine in its groceryContinue reading “Travel Journal: Entry #2”

Travel Journal: Entry #1

Right now, I am sitting in the dark at around 7 am in a Motel 6 just outside of Elizabethtown, Kentucky. I hear the sounds of the people in the room next door getting ready for the day: hairdryers, keys clanging, doors banging, cars starting up. There is even the ding dong ring of theContinue reading “Travel Journal: Entry #1”

Mean Girls: The Sequel

Back in December, I wrote this post. As a parent, you talk and talk and talk about how to deal with situations that you yourself failed to deal with in any graceful manner when you were their age. I end the post by saying that we talked, (or I talked), she listened, but I wasn’tContinue reading “Mean Girls: The Sequel”