on the edge of ordinary

Saying "no" and admitting I need to rest: these things are sometimes easy for me, but sometimes I really struggle to tell them to ...

One thing I hate about parenting is how little control you end up having. My main gripe at present is regards to school.  When I was at s...

8th grade maths. I embarrassed my 13 y.o. son in front of his classmates today. Not too hard to do for a teenager! He was in maths and...

Continuing on today's chicken theme, I don't know what you think, but I think this particular aspect of record breaking is at best ...

I finally found time to get back to the gym. Since David started work last week it's been very difficult to get away. But I have to tell...

This is now our bedroom. Last week I missed an anniversary here. The one year anniversary of moving into this house! We remain so thankfu...

Today after lunch I'm driving a bunch of ladies to Karuizawa, north-west of here. Yesterday they had 50+cm of snow. Yes, Karuizawa is in...

We received a booklet of number stories written by our 8 y.o. son and his classmates. The students have to solve the number stories for home...