Oma Helped Out For A Few Days

Karen here.

With Matt away for the work week, my mum made it to Toronto to help me with Magnus for a few days. Without her help it would have been really hard to put a full day in at work due to our babysitter's hours.

Magnus had a ton of fun hanging out with his Oma. One night he was too caught up in reading books with her that he didn't give one hoot that I had walked in the door (the first time THAT'S happened). They read his stories over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and... it was almost never ending. But they also did some good ol' fashioned horsing around too.

Matt returned Thursday, so to thank my mum for helping us out, she and I went to the spa today. She had never had the 'true' spa experience where you wear your white robe from room to room, treatment to treatment etc. Now, we didn't spend all day there, but we had a lovely and very relaxing time. 

Thanks again, mum. It was great having you here. XX

Another Day In The Life Of A Single Mom

Karen here.

Again, this post is mostly aimed for an audience of one (Matt), but grandparents, aunts and uncles might have a laugh too. :)

After a solid 9 hours of sleep (yay for me!) I was rearing to get to the gym this morning. With Matt away, I'm not going to get there until he gets back. So I was motivated this morning and feeling good. The trouble was cleaning the ice off the car, both before we left the house and after the gym. Tiny rain hail. Ice rain that instantly freezes. All while the babe wails in the car. But we made it home safe and sound.

The real problem with the weather was that it deterred my mother from driving up here. She was supposed to come today and stay with Mags and I until Matt returns later this week. Alas, she decided not to risk the bad weather. Afterall, it was freezing rain where she was too, so that's quite a weather system. She's going to come up tomorrow cuz I still need help picking Magnus up and dropping him off at daycare. You can always count on you mum, right!?

So this afternoon Magnus and I were quite busy. Folding clothes. Changing sheets. Shoveling the walkway. Well, maybe I should say I was busy, and Magnus tried to occupy himself.

We did have SOME intermittent fun though.

A Day In The Life Of A Single Mom

Karen here.

Matt left Thursday night for a week long getaway with his best buds from his MBA. They all met in sunny Argentina! So I've had the pleasure of being a single mom for a few days.

As an FYI, this post is mostly to Matt so I can keep him up to date on our goings-on back home (alternatively, I could have said this post is to remind him that even though it's cold and snowy here, a sharp contrast from his lows of 22 degrees in Argentina, there are a few things here that might convince him to come back!).

Today being Saturday, Magnus and I spent the day doing chores. Groceries and laundry mostly. In the last few weeks, Magnus has taken to helping us unload the groceries. It's true! We didn't even have to ask! Look at how good of a helper he can be.

Yeah, I hope you caught my sarcasm there. He loves to take things out of bags a stack them. That's why God invented cans.

We also managed to get outside for some fresh air today.

Silly Matt basking in the sun called us as we were leaving the park. Hope your burns don't give you too much grief tonight! ;)