You have a lovely toilet May 29, 2007

That’s what SAS told her daycare provider today. Apparently my child is very polite and attentive. But in a very odd and somewhat strange way. And now she’s declaring it verbally. 

I make note of this occurence because SAS never talked that much.  I got used to it.  Correction, I cherished it.  When everyone else’s kid was talking their ears off, I savoured the silence that was SAS.  But lately she’s become very chatty.  And curious things are expressed.

Like trying to mimic the farting noise of an almost empty ketchup container. From both ends.

Or the very informative ’My poop won’t come out of my bum’.

Or the generous with an ulterior motive ’Can we give Taroline (Caroline) my big girl bike so I can get a new big boy bike?’ (Long story…)

…  ’I the nicer one, he’s the badder one’.

And now, ‘You have a lovely toilet’. It makes me wonder … What’s wrong with my toilet?  And why hasn’t it been declared lovely??

Should I stay or should I go? May 21, 2007

Duh na na na na na nuh!

Whoa Mama! Review May 20, 2007

Ok, so it’s not really a review, more of a suggestion…. I just finished reading ‘Sweetness in the Belly’ by Camilla Gibb. I did not want this book to end.  I had to pace myself so it wouldn’t be over too fast.

From the back of the book…. “After her hippie British parents are murdered, Lilly is raised at a Sufi shrine in Morocco. As a young woman she goes on pilgrimage to Harar, Ethiopia, where she teaches Qur’an to children and falls in love with an idealistic doctor. But even swathed in a traditional headscarf, Lilly can’t escape being marked as a foreigner. Forced to flee Ethiopia for England, she must once again confront the riddle of who she is and where she belongs.”

Now go to the library and borrow this book!

Family Mascot May 18, 2007

We had loon art. We had decorative loon plates. We tried to master the haunting loon call.  Hell, L-O-O-N was the password on the garage door opener.

But it’s only now that I realized how bloody hilarious that ‘interest’ was….

loon  (lōōn)   
n.   Informal
One who is crazy or deranged.

Fire! May 1, 2007

Long story shortt…

SAS spent Sunday afternoon at a Toronto Firestation.  She had fun. 

Lots and lots and lots of fun.

Check out some of the FANTASTIC photos on my FLICKR link.

Special thanks to Slavko for arranging everything. 

wanting to save the world…for her

I may have mentioned this before but I’m quite fond of Mother Earth and enjoy (have become quite anal) taking steps for her conservation.  Who’s to blame?  Well, I do have a rather strange adoration of David Suzuki but ultimately I think I can blame my parents.

I grew up in a home that was very aware of the products we used or more importantly, didn’t use. We recycled long before there was a city program that picked it up at the end of the driveway and coloured every square inch of scrap paper before we could go on to the next. Part of the family-obsession with conservation is that my mother does not like to waste. If there was a religion of Anti-Wasters, she’d be their Pope. Perhaps my using foam dishware was actually some strange teenage rebellion. I digress… My point is that my parents cared long before it was cool to care and much of that rubbed off on me.

Lately, with all the emphasis and attention that the environment is getting, the critics seem to be scrambling for higher ground, ‘er a louder microphone. I’m tired of the conservative’s and their bogus initiatives and Buzz Hargrove can kiss my a$$. All I can say is that I am just doing what every mother wants - to give the best to my child.  And for me, that includes doing my part to save the planet.

This past weekend, SAS and I joined my parents at the Toronto Green Living Show. While it was unfortunate that we missed Al Gore’s presentation (SOLD OUT), we had a nice time perusing the newest in ‘greenovations’.

THINGS THAT CAUGHT MY EYE…
Fair Trade Organic Chocolate (OMFG)
Rubber Roofing Systems (They look (and feel) very cool)
Lawn Alternatives – A look at native plants and ground covers

SAS’s PICKS
smart Car  - I do believe I had to bribe her to leave…after 30 minutes!
The Eco-Kids Centre (environmental learning/play area)
Her Water-Man Tattoo (Saving Water, ONE DROP AT A TIME!)