Category Archives: Parenting

Head Biting, Skiing and Time Changes

Posted on 2014-03-09 by Reema

It’s that time to change the clocks back. We lose an hour of sleep. I’m glad that this time change is occurring during March Break so we can adjust to the loss of sleep by the time school is back … Continue reading →

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Busy Weekend…

Posted on 2014-03-04 by Reema

It’s Monday and it’s -28 degrees C. outside. What a winter we are having! Brrrr…. I feel like the house can’t quite get warm enough this morning. The weekend was busier than usual. Saturday Sanj was off to Simcoe, his … Continue reading →

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Hockey and Being Canadian…

Posted on 2014-02-22 by Reema

It’s the weekend!!! My favorite part of the week. Today we slept in (well all except Josh, who woke up and told me he was too sick for school today- and I said ok). Some of the boys came and … Continue reading →

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Ranting…

Posted on 2014-02-18 by Reema

Warning: This is a depressing post. I’m usually pretty easy going when it comes to my kids. Oh, I yell and lose it maybe a little more then most but I figured I’m entitled because I have twice and … Continue reading →

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Weekend Ramblings…

Posted on 2014-02-18 by Reema

I survived and actually enjoyed my three days at Camp Medeba with Zachary and his class! I will blog about that later this week. I am here at Sanj’s office waiting for the bank to open and get a few … Continue reading →

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Another Winter Day…

Posted on 2014-02-11 by Reema

It’s another day, another school day much to the disappointment of my youngest two. How they dislike school! Every morning Josh tells me he’s not feeling well. Every school day morning that is… he’s a homebody. He would love to … Continue reading →

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Under the Locks…

Posted on 2014-02-09 by Reema

The weekend is the Under the Locks Tournament here in Peterborough. This means that from Friday morning despite the cold cold temps Dave Smith and Sanj Sukumaran along with their team of volunteers turned the canal in town into a … Continue reading →

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Brotherly Love or Something…

Posted on 2014-02-01 by Reema

This was the post my youngest brother put on Facebook about his sermon today. Of course he got lots of comments because he is that kind of charismatic extrovert and demands attention. I thought I’d add my input on … Continue reading →

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Snow Day Here…

Posted on 2014-01-27 by Reema

It’s a wintery Monday, we are home (minus Sanj) having a snow day. The weather this weekend was crazy!!! Well, we live about 15 to town (Peterborough) and you’d think we live on a totally different planet! Crazy blowing snow … Continue reading →

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Page 6 – BOYS!

Posted on 2014-01-06 by Reema

After church, I was hugging a friend and chatting with her daughter who is prego with her first child and will be having a boy. Growing up in a house of girls… this is be a new experience. I was … Continue reading →

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Page Three

Posted on 2014-01-03 by Reema

It’s Friday… the last few days till school starts and life is on a schdule of sorts again. It’s still crazy cold outside. Took the boys to Oshawa to play with the cousins for a bit … the last visits … Continue reading →

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LIving Loving Breathing Boys…. Everyday!

Posted on 2013-08-20 by Reema

Living, Loving, Breathing Boys… I remember when I started this blog, many moons ago, I got some messages about the title of my blog… concerns that it may come across incorrectly… and yet it seems to just be what described … Continue reading →

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Serenity and Father’s Day

Posted on 2013-06-15 by Reema

Father’s Day is tomorrow… If you have been following my posts over the years, then you know and understand this is usually a day that I really struggle with. Over the last years I have been trying to work it … Continue reading →

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Ramblings…And then Some

Posted on 2013-02-01 by Reema

I’m not sure who reads my blog anymore but I seem to be so busy that it’s not as consistent as I used to be. Yet it is still a place I like to come to and write out my … Continue reading →

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Growing Pains…

Posted on 2012-11-27 by Reema

The month of September is overwhelming for most parents due to the ridiculous amounts of money that seem to be handed over to all the hands that require payment for all the extra activities that children today are part of. … Continue reading →

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Rush Hour

Posted on 2012-11-27 by Reema

I am feeling absolutely frazzled this morning. My pulse is racing and my head is pounding. The morning rush is overwhelming. We seem to have our own rush hour daily. Monday nights are our nights from hell. Josh has swimming … Continue reading →

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Bike Rides, Cardio and Thinking Like a Boy!

Posted on 2012-11-22 by Reema

The other day, as I was making supper, Sammy came to me and said, “Can I go on a bike ride?” It was after 5 pm so the sun had set. I looked at him and said, “Now?” He said … Continue reading →

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Goodbyes …

Posted on 2012-11-19 by Reema

Yesterday my dad’s eldest sister died. In India. Big Pisima, as she was affectionately known as, meaning oldest sister… was maybe 82 years old. I remember the ache in my heart as I met her for the first time in … Continue reading →

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Love Language

Posted on 2012-11-18 by Reema

It’s Sunday and the house is full of tuckered teen boys that had a great day yesterday. Jordan celebrated his 15th birthday with a houseful of his Rhema friends. Then the boys slept over and then the house was once … Continue reading →

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Boys and Their Toys…

Posted on 2012-11-14 by Reema

It’s Wednesday… November 14th… which means it’s the middle of the week… also it’s in between Max’s 13th birthday and Jordan’s 15th birthday! It’s been crazy busy planning birthdays and celebrating and then fitting all that stuff in between! The … Continue reading →