Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been attracted to things that are tie-dyed. I love the fluid shapes and patterns and the vibrant colours. Fortunately for me, tie-dyed clothing is one of the 80s trends I like that came back! (Along with some that make me wince a little, such as crimped hair.) I…
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A Story About Today
Okay. This story is not actually about today. Last Friday, my mother-in-law – one of the most generous people I know – came to babysit, and got more than she bargained for. She came on the arranged day, even though she knew that Baby AB had woken up with a stomach bug of some kind…
A Review of All Things Misérables
So I finally got to see the new Les Mis movie in mid-February, when it had been in theatres for a month and a half. This is rather a travesty. I’m a musical geek. I could sing you most of the soundtracks for about a dozen different musicals.* I was also a French major; I…
Preschooleristics: Buffet of Quotables
My three-year-old is a child of many faces. These days, E alternates between jollity and tragedy with the dizzying finesse of goldfinch in flight. I know I was just complaining about this very thing, but I must admit we enjoy the way he makes us laugh, even whilst we want to tear our hair out….
Advent Awesomeness
Hey everybody, CHECK THIS OUT. It’s basically the coolest advent calendar EVER. Auntie Beth has some serious crafty skillz! That polar bear is very soft and fuzzy, as is the snowman’s hat. I would love to say that I made it myself for my beloved firstborn, but no… I think he’d be about sixteen by…
Wordless Wednesday: My kid is obsessed with Photo Booth
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Why I Love Belly Dancing
Dancing has always been part of me. Long before I took my first ballet class at age six, I liked to fling myself around the living room to music, preferably with filmy garments draped over me. Since then, I’ve tried almost every kind of dance you can think of, except for tap. (Not that I…
A few pertinent numbers
1 Day until Mosaic, the belly dance fusion show in which I’ll be performing with my belly dance troupe! 3 group numbers I’ll be dancing in with the gorgeous ladies of Invoketress; 9 guest performers/groups gracing us with their presence tomorrow; 3:24 minutes of solo I’ve choreographed to a well-known pop song (hint: I’ll…
Sorta Wordless Wednesdsay – more art!
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The Artistic Development of a Three-Year-Old – Not Very Wordless Wednesday
E’s fine motor skills have come a long way in the past six months, much to the relief of everyone. You see, he inherited his dad’s perfectionism, along with his dad’s tendency to get very frustrated with things that don’t come easily. For a while, he didn’t want to do any colouring at all, because…