The Mommy Monitor

She:Ā  What's a Baby Monitor? Me:Ā Ā Ā  It's something people use to make sure the baby isn't getting into any trouble. She:Ā Ā  We need to get you a Mommy Monitor.

To Infinity, and the Bus!

From the moment she could talk, our daughter was telling us how she was going to take the "Big kid bus"Ā  on her first day of school. At first, she'd surf along the back of our sofa, peer out our front window, and point at it with a near-toothless grin. "Bus! Bus!" she'd call out …

“Poetry, Ahhhh!” –Not “Poetry, Arghhh!”

I've always been in love with poetry --but I loved words at a very young age, and my first experience being told to write a poem was a very positive one. My grade one teacher took us to the local arena, and when we returned, she asked us to write an "expressive limerick" about it. …

Three Poems by our Four-year-old

This month, I've been putting the finishing touches on my next collection, Leap, due out March 2010 and available here, where you can also find my other collection, Where the Butterflies Go. I've been incredibly busy with three other writing projects, so what better time to introduce a guest poet to my blog? Our daughter …