memoirs of a SAHM

As a SAHM, my job is never ending. I take care of the kids, nurture them, try to teach them right from wrong and teach respect and responsibility. I am the CEO of my household and am responsible for the overall performance. I am the housekeeper, homework helper, cook, laundry machine operator, janitor, facilities manager, taxi driver, psychologist, interior designer, events planner, administrative assistant, book keeper, grounds keeper and nutritionist.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Out with the Old and in with the New

This will be my last post on this blog. I am changing the way I blog, doing more opinion and review posts than my daily happenings. If you w...

Monday, August 3, 2009

Busy, Busy, Busy

I have been pretty busy these last few weeks. Lots going on. This week we have family visiting and will for sure not be blogging much. The ...

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Drive In Bingo

Yesterday we took the kids out to the Carp Fairgrounds and enjoyed some family Bingo. It was fun. The kids had never been and this was hubb...

Monday, July 20, 2009

Jillian Michaels

After succeeding with my 30 day shred, and still doing it.. I decided, that I would try more videos that Jillian Michael s has come out wit...

Sunday, July 19, 2009

The city chase

If you haven't heard, Ottawa hosted it's 6th annual City Chase Race yesterday, July 18th and hubby and I participated. If you have ...

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

The kids are great

As the school year was coming to an end, my two just seemed to be constantly at each other. My first thought, was how am I going to get thro...

Friday, July 10, 2009

12k

The sun came out yesterday. Hooray! The kids and I packed a picnic lunch and hopped on our bikes. We picked up a friend and did a bike ride ...

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Where is the summer sun?

Our summer sunshine seems to be stuck hiding behind so many gray and black clouds full of rain. I am missing the sunshine and the dry weathe...

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Another shock

Two weekends in a row and we have gotten some more shocking news. I won't say what it is again, as I am sure the person involved would a...

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Great Reads

I am a Twilight Fan. I loved the books and will read them again some day soon. I am right into the whole vampire scene and can't read en...

Friday, July 3, 2009

Fun for the kids

I was thinking this morning what we are going to do this summer. We have lived in Ottawa for many many years and have done almost everything...

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

July and August Challenge

My summer challenge will be to keep doing the JM 30 day shred. It is harder now with the kids home to work out as much as I would like to, b...

June Challenge - Huge Success!!

My June Challenge was to do the Jillian Micheal's 30 day shred, everyday . And I did! It is a terrific workout. The 30 day shred vide...

Monday, June 29, 2009

A shock

Yesterday we received some awful and shocking news that will change things for our family. I don't want to say what it was, because we w...

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Our First day of summer vacation

This morning the kids slept in. This doesn't happen very often, especially for C, but they both slept in. After them waking, Hubby decid...

Friday, June 26, 2009

Welcome Summer Vacation

The kids have finally finished school. We are all looking forward to a nice long and hot summer. We plan on swimming, relaxing and having so...

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Jon and Kate

What a sad ending to what I thought was a great beginning. I use to watch Jon and Kate Plus 8. Back then the sextuplets were around 1 year ...

Father's Day

Our Father's Day was a great day. The weather here was off and on rain, but it didn't hold us back. Both of our dad's came for b...

I can't find the Rit

A blogged about Rit last week for dying clothes, and now I am looking for some and I can't find it, anywhere. Does anyone know where I ...

Thursday, June 18, 2009

The Pirate Adventure

Yesterday we went on the pirate adventure. If you remember I mentioned this adventure in a blog a while back, after our return from Panama ...

Monday, June 15, 2009

Making something old, new again

I love summer. With summer comes the shorts and tank tops, and sandals(my favorite). I love walking around barefoot and then we I have to go...

Friday, June 12, 2009

I'm sick....

My husband was sick the beginning of this week, and ended up home from work for two days. Unfortunately he spread those germs on to some of...

Sunday, June 7, 2009

June is set to be a busy month

This month will be loaded with many fun things to do, but also with work to do, to be able to enjoy these fun events. Here are the fun event...

Saturday, June 6, 2009

I'm sore

I am very very sore. I have been for days now, ever since starting my June Challenge. You can read more on my challenge here So I have compl...

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Are we heading for the ice ages?

I thought the earth was warming up thanks to global warming. I guess here in Ottawa, we don't have that problem. Right now Ottawa is c...

Saturday, May 30, 2009

June Challenge

I was reading a crafty moms blog yesterday and noticed that she tried Jillian Micheal's 30 day shred. You can read more about her trial ...

April/May challenge a bomb

I failed miserably. I am not a cook. I guess I never will be. I will just keep sticking with what I know and what is fast and easy. That is ...

Monday, May 25, 2009

Fun stuff

I love stuff like this, so when I saw it I had to have it. I grabbed this meme from Cheaper than therapy: Musings of the mom Jen and thoug...

Friday, May 22, 2009

Air conditioning

I am a creature of warmth. I am never warm enough and love summer's heat. I do not enjoy the humidity, but the heat and warmth I enjoy. ...

Now we have Racoons

There is never ending wild life around here. The skunk reported in my previous blog , is gone, we have put chicken wire and rocks around the...

Saturday, May 16, 2009

The skunk is back and living under my porch

Looks like my friend, the skunk is back. This time he is not digging up my lawn, but instead my garden. He has dug a hole and made himself a...

Another Crazy week

Again, I have had another busy, busy week. I am anxiously awaiting for things to slow down a bit. This week I have: Attended a brunch Played...

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Gift Cards

I don't know what I think about gift cards at the moment. Right now I am not liking them that much. My daughter received 5 different gif...

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Birthday party number 2

My daughter's birthday is today. She turns 9. We have a wonderful day planned for her. After breakfast and gift opening this morning, s...

Saturday, May 2, 2009

First line dry laundry of the season

Today I am finally hanging my laundry out to dry, since last fall. Today is beautiful and sunny with a crisp cool breeze. The clothes are s...

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Cake decorating

My daughter's 9th birthday is coming up next week, with her party being held this weekend. She is so excited. Tomorrow, I have the task ...

Monday, April 27, 2009

Pink Eye

I hate pink eye. This morning, C came downstairs and the poor boy's eyes were glued together by the thick gross discharge that comes wit...

Tennis Membership

For the past 2 years my children have taking summer tennis lessons at a court pretty near to our home. This year, I thought we would change...

Thursday, April 23, 2009

My never ending week

This week just seems to be never ending with endless things to do and get done. Not all of it bad, but just alot in one week. I find that s...

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

1/2 price Date Night

Driving home from the garden center today, I heard an ad on the radio announcing a 1/2 price date night. Where: Milestones restaurants Date:...

Sunday, April 19, 2009

April/May Challenge and March Update

Since I don't have a challenge for April, because time just seemed to slip away from me, I have decided to go ahead and do a April/May C...

Whine, whine, whine... When will it end!

My lovely and most wonderful children have caught the whine bug. I am hoping it won't last too long, but they seem to whine about every...

Saturday, April 18, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Happy birthday to me Happy birthday to me Happy birthday to me Happy birthday to me!

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

The big talk

I had, what our moms would have called the big talk with my daughter this evening. I had gotten her the book Just for girls(all about the c...

Monday, April 13, 2009

Totally Forgot

I can't believe we are already mid April and I forgot to set up a monthly challenge for myself. I can't believe I have forgotten. Th...

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Is the Easter bunny real?

The kids are counting the days down until the Easter bunny comes. My two have started to question if the Easter bunny is real. They are comi...

BUGGER!!!

Why do I bother to take good care of my lawn? Last year, we had such a major case of grubs, we decided to switch to natural lawn maintenance...

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Doctors check

The other day I finally brought my two to the doctor. C has had these white spots on his cheeks for quite some time and I wanted to discuss...

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Twilight

I am currently reading the Twilight series of books and am enjoying it. I am reading Eclipse which is the third book in the series. I got my...

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Shin Splints

I am a very active person. I normally work out 5-6 times a week. I am obsessed with working out and keeping in shape. I love it, I love the ...

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Are you ready to live the life of a Pirate

When I was looking up things to do with the kids on our recent trip to Panama City Beach, I found this great pirate adventure out on a boat ...

Ottawa is full of Dog Poop

Spring brings wonderful things. Warmer weather, flower buds, fresh spring air, and just a wonderful energetic feeling. The one thing I don...

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Spring cleaning

I love Spring. Now that Spring has arrived, well not officially yet, but only another day to go, I have started my spring cleaning. Today I...

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

The log farm

I wasn't that impressed this year with the log farm. This year, it cost me $42 for myself, my children and a friend. That included 4 of...

Sunday, March 15, 2009

How time flies - How much have YOU changed in 15 years!

I found this questionnaire online and thought I would fill it out, just for the fun of it. I love things like these. So here goes.... *...

Nit picking again

Yesterday, I sat nit picking for hours. My sister and her daughter both have lice. It started last week, when my niece A, had an itchy head,...

Friday, March 13, 2009

February Challenge update

I don't think I did very good on this challenge. I did manage to cook 3 recipes from the Looney spoons cook book (see recipes here) . D...

March Break

March Break starts today after school, or that is how I see it. I have been checking out the following site Kids Ottawa , which shows many e...

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Back to reality

We are home. Back to our normal lives. It was so nice to escape to somewhere hot, and just relax and have fun and not worry about everyday p...

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Off on Vacation

We are heading off tomorrow for our wonderful family holiday and skipping the last few weeks of winter for some mild spring/summer weather! ...

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About Me

Lizzy Borden: I am a mostly SAHM of two great kids(most of the time). I work 7.5 hours a week, and spend the rest of my time, managing the household, and keeping up with the motherly duties.

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