Want to be the talk of the town? Need to make new friends? Here’s your solution: Just follow these easy steps… Go into No Frills to pick up some groceries just before Christmas. Spot a pile of winter hats with different characters on them. Decide, despite the fact you already bought the kid a Scooby-Doo [...]

The older two kids recently brought home their midterm report cards.  I’m not very fussed about report cards at this stage – they are so young, they are frankly smart enough (sometimes TOO smart), and we’ll worry about serious academia later on when it matters a lot more. However, it is always nice to see [...]

Almost two weeks ago, there were half a dozen pirates running around my house, jumping and leaping and ‘arrrgh’-ing. And there was Oliver, giving them orders as to what was happening next. “Ok guys, guys, it’s time for cake now!” “Ok, everyone be quiet! I’m going to open my gifts!” His confidence in social situations [...]