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July 3, 2022 by beehappy Leave a Comment

Board games and preschoolers don’t mix

One of the things I most look forward to as a parent, is when the kids get old enough to be able to do some of our favourite things as a family. Board games being at the top of this list. But unfortunately I have discovered that board games and preschoolers don’t mix.

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June 4, 2021 by beehappy Leave a Comment

The bittersweet ending to a remote school year

Lulu doing remote school in front of her chromebook in the backyard

It’s the last week of this pandemic school year and I am filled with so many mixed emotions. I thought I’d be thrilled and relieved that this crazy remote learning is over (hopefully). I did not expect to find myself feeling nostalgic about all the great things that this unique remote school year brought into our lives. Don’t get me wrong, I can’t wait for Lulu to get back to school full time in August. And we definitely all feel a little bit stir crazy with three of us learning and working from home (thank goodness for Booboo still attending in-person preschool!). Even with how difficult this has been at times, I also know that Lulu’s school and teacher did an amazing job this year and I wouldn’t be here lamenting the end of remote learning if they didn’t.

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May 14, 2020 by beehappy 1 Comment

My Quarantine Cliché Checklist

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The quarantine cliché checklist. We all have our own. I have officially become a quarantine cliché when I baked my own sourdough bread from scratch.

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Filed Under: Motherhood, Relationship Tagged With: checklist, quarantine, shelter in place, sourdough, working from home, working mom

June 8, 2019 by beehappy Leave a Comment

Thanks For An Amazing Kindergarten Year!

Whew. We made it through kindergarten. Yesterday was Lulu’s last day of kindergarten. It was our family’s first year having a school-aged child and it definitely felt like a family affair. Thanks for an amazing kindergarten year!

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April 30, 2019 by beehappy Leave a Comment

The Power Of Not Asking Kids Questions

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Sometimes being present but NOT asking kids questions when emotions are high is the best way to relieve tensions and get your child (or anyone really) to open up about their feelings.

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February 5, 2019 by beehappy 6 Comments

New glasses for my kinder

New Glasses for my Kinder

A few weeks ago we found out that we need to get glasses for my kinder, Lulu. She has amblyopia, which is the fancy term for lazy-eye. It took a while for the glasses order to arrive and last week we finally got them for her.

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Filed Under: Motherhood Tagged With: amblyopia, amblyopia diagnosis, children with glasses, lazy eye, new glasses for kindergartener

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Welcome! I am Diana. I was a (sometimes reluctant) stay at home mom for years to two busy bumble bees, but recently went back to working full time. I am a Canadian expat living in Silicon Valley. My blog is about my mom struggles, travels and the life of an expat living far away from friends and family. Read More…

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