arthur, the unwanted third child.

amara, got arthur last thursday from preschool as part of their learning or playing or piss mom off program...I'm not sure which it is but regardless we get to keep him for a whole week.  I thought he would sit in "his" bag after amara's initial excitement wore off  BUT nope, he has become a real pain in the a** !  as a (society persuaded) good mother i bring him with us (everywhere but today it was walmart).  amara has him try on my bra in the fitting room (no photo's of that, thank god right!), he then tries on all of my swimsuit discards (sadly, I think he looked better then me!?), he needs a nap or so she says but NOT in the cart (it's too hard of a surface?),  we need to lay him down somewhere "cozy". i'm also requested to keep photographing "them together" as though he is a celebrity and will soon make the cover of people magazine headline reading "ARTHUR" from the hit cartoon " ARTHUR" is currently living with "MISS AMARA EDEN", or so sources say, exclusive story on page 17 (PS. never tell a  three year old that their stuffy is not real, funny or NOT a part of the family... this is not at all recommended when you are looking to have a smooth running day)!  amara is now demanding that the cashier scan "him" through the register and have him be placed in a grocery bag!  the lady was trying to tell her that he won't scan and i just look at her and give her a head shake (the short, nose scrunched don't bother kind) and tell her to "pretend, if you don't mind" (mamma needs to get on with the day here!).  amara rides in the cart with arthur in bag, she is pleased.

there will be a sad parting tomorrow for one of us...but for now it's time to write some memoirs (as i have been instructed to do by her teachers) of arthur's short life with us and pass him on to the next unsuspecting mother!  wine please.

HOLY CRAP THURSDAY'S

welcome to my first instalment of holy crap thursday's! in my six years of being a parent i've found many an interesting item left behind at my local park's.

examples being:

water bottles

sippy cups

hats

many articles of clothing

beer

toys

pacifiers

all pretty standard when you have children attending a park right?

well on our family trip to palm springs we hit up the really big park near the house (the kids loved it by the way) and this is what the brought back to me wide open...

"HOLY CRAP, it's a shank"!  i mean great job telling an adult but next time bring me over to it.

so for the next 2 hours i was holding a knife while reading my book club book "rebecca" and pushing amara on the swing.  my final thought while looking like a gangster mamma was  "i wish i wore an outfit with pockets"!

What I know for certain | Klutch Photography |Vancouver family photographer

i'm not supermom. some days i'm a HOT mess of a mom. i mean BAD mom's kind of behaviour.

 i suck at spelling (even with spell check). it's like the elephant on the blog really...lipstick on a pig? whatever, dyslexia will not stop my crazy from reaching the masses. lol or like 5 people.

 i now get how moms can move cars off their trapped children...offspring love is epic.  

children will be your greatest joy and your greatest frustration.

 living life unscripted is really worth trying (especially with your kids).  

i have earned every laugh line and  saying "what the hell" while furrowing your brow will cause a  number 11!  

 you become what you think of yourself and others for that matter.  

every year passes faster then the year before it.  

i have many regrets, many wishes and wants that will never come to be.  

i have a will stronger than most and in some areas it's far weaker then others.  

rain f'n sucks (lol..i know what your thinking "move then, you twit").  

marriage is hard.  marriage is powerful.  marriage teaches you about yourself.

pinterest is the devil i love.  

my mom is a bloody saint and i wish i knew this much sooner in life.  

strangers will surprise you and friends at times will disappoint you.  

I burp like a large trucker (TMI?).  

i shake it like a beyonce back up dancer when people aren't around.  

we all have fractures in our foundation (some people got those puttied up faster than others).

 speaking your thoughts is your choice, it's up to others to choose to be offended by your words (i've  been on both ends of this).  

being a child of a portuguese parent gives me the god given right to speak in my mothers accent as i choose (sorry mom).  

life isn't always fair BUT it's what you do after it that matters.  

being rich doesn't save you from death.  

having 10% animal cunning instincts will come in handy.  

the book baby wise works and people who have practise it are in a "special cult like group".  being a short female means; don't underestimate me, ever.  

children's imaginations ABSOLUTELY blow me away.  

our school systems are archaic!

 chips are tasty, very tasty.

i have a led foot in my husbands car.  i

think i'm younger than i am, WAY younger ( lol).

 i will never stop learning whether i want to or not.  

sunsets and sunrises are like dessert for my eye's.

 that there is something bigger then us out there.

finally... what i know for certain is that there may not be another day ahead and i will "try" to value each one that i'm allowed to have.

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