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• The Boy

  

  The amount of love you exude is overwhelming. Your bedtime kisses are epic and thorough.

  by monkeemama - July 26, 2012

• 10 Reasons I Love My Neighbourhood

  Now that our children our 7 and 5, I love our neighbourhood. Here are my 10 reasons why.

  by monkeemama - July 26, 2012

• Battling the Universe.

  

  I love spin so much, I decided to take the ultimate in spin class, the Vicious Cycle class. My favourite instructor, kick-your-ass-burpee-squat jump-stair running-20lbs hand weight for me-won’t let me slack a bit, Keisha.

  by monkeemama - May 14, 2012

• I'm Sexy And I Know It!

  

  No, I am not talking about myself here. This little ditty is what my 4 year old is singing out loud in public. It’s also combined with a very attitude-ish type hip wiggle. All to this song by LMFAO. I am left baffled at how she knows this song? I d

  by monkeemama - March 28, 2012

• Wednesdays of a Few Words: Hello Spring? Are you there?

  

  Hello Spring, Are you there Spring? It’s me, the Mama of this Monkee family. We really have missed you and would really like it if you were not so shy. Our family loves it when you are bold! We LOVE the warmer weather and sunshine, that way my

  by monkeemama - March 21, 2012

• The Pee Chronicles

  

  I have pee in every toilet in my house right now. The seat is up, the pee is there. Easty blatantly stated that “somebody peed and didn’t flush the toliet! It wasn’t ME!’ I know it wasn’t you Easty, it was one of the two males residing in

  by monkeemama - March 21, 2012

• Street Hockey Rules

  

  After all my apprehension about Jackson fitting in or having an emotional super sensitive moment about his own abilities; or being compared to the other kids who have had a whole season before him, he made me proud by giving his best, easily fitting in an

  by monkeemama - March 19, 2012

• The P's of Pick-up

  

  Drop-off and pick-up at a school of over eight hundred has it’s challenges. I would rather be late for Easton’s preschool, than to have to battle the traffic that jams up our elementary school’s parking lot and drop-off lanes.

  by monkeemama - February 29, 2012

• How much is $100 worth?

  

  “How much is a hundred dollars worth Mom?” asked my very eager, inquisitive six year old. It’s a lot Jackson, why? “I want to buy an iPad.” Jackson stated so mater-of-factly. Well it’s a more than a hundred dollars. It’s at least six, m

  by monkeemama - February 20, 2012

• The Man. The Anniversary.

  

  Triumphs. Joys. Hardships. Loss. Life.

  by monkeemama - February 20, 2012