http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/ en-us 2010-03-12T15:40:44-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000896.html Hockey Mom is not exactly something I have ever aspired to. I'm not even on speaking terms with the concept and all its implicit sweaty, competitive horror. This of course coming from someone who has until recently had absolutely no... Marlene 2010-03-12T15:40:44-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000895.html Well, heck no, we didn't move, but a computer has moved to the part of the house we actually live in. So maybe the occasional entry here is warranted to celebrate that. And in the 5 months since we've last... Marlene 2010-03-11T20:41:17-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000890.html Of these boys: Felix does a lot of lounging. If he were old enough, we'd be peeling him grapes. As it is, we put him in cashmere sweater sets And give him a bonanza of blocks to eat. And when... Marlene 2009-10-22T15:04:45-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000886.html Marlene 2009-09-02T14:26:46-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000885.html And then, poof, suddenly it was hot here for a week in August, which was perfect timing for us to pack up our kids and do the 8 hour drive to the Sault in two days. And let's not forget... Marlene 2009-08-16T14:34:58-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000884.html Between periods of time where we forced our small children to sit in their car seats for too long (this is a total lie - I doubt we ever drive two hours at a stretch, and spend the whole time... Marlene 2009-08-12T15:47:31-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000883.html Getting there is half the fun. Especially when the beloved Rossport rest stop is on the way. Little boy. Big lake. And then...ahhh...Neys. Though on reflection, a one-night camping trip with two kids under 3, on a cold cold cold... Marlene 2009-08-06T14:14:10-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000879.html Peter and Momo left last weekend, ending our crazy visitation schedule. And now, we're in a bit of a lull before returning the favours and doing some visiting of our own. We should be doing lots of this. But sometimes,... Marlene 2009-07-26T16:16:44-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000878.html What with our seventh round of visitors since Felix's arrival (and grateful for all of them!), strawberry picking, pie-making... ...there's not much time for blog-updating. But we'll see what we can do. Grandmaman was here. She gave both the kids... Marlene 2009-07-18T13:18:14-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000874.html It was warm, briefly. The plants grew! The kids are growing! Probably even faster than the weeds. The piles of laundry are substantial as well. Too bad the sun has gone away... Looks promising, no? Oh well...we'll work on it.... Marlene 2009-06-30T21:15:13-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000873.html Felix has been hanging out with us for seven weeks. We're getting used to him. And by we, I mean Sebastien. The big people have been pretty happy to have him here from day 1. Though I wouldn't say thrilled... Marlene 2009-06-15T15:02:59-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000869.html Coping with week three of Papa being back at work. No Auntie to distract us this week... But Felix is waking up to his world, so that is a good addition to our day. Much of my days look a... Marlene 2009-06-09T22:22:48-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000868.html We only have cold feet because this spring is so damn cold. But this little face keeps us warm. And he keeps himself warm by dancing. And by wearing funny hats. Of course, there was that one warm day. Blanket... Marlene 2009-06-01T14:26:25-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000866.html No more carefully crafted blog entries around here (well, that's hardly new. But I can admit it now). With a rambling three-storey house, and a newborn and a toddler and erratic sleep schedules...there are only so many small windows of... Marlene 2009-05-28T14:19:11-05:00 http://marlene.wandel.ca/bebe/000865.html Dirt! is what we've been digging around here, now that the snow has (mostly) stopped flying. But it's still all play. Remember Sebastien's old chum Maaritta? It turns out she likes Felix quite a bit too. She sure likes babies... Marlene 2009-05-21T21:11:39-05:00