Welcome to Raising a Zoo. Motherhood is scary, wonderful and full of smiles, giggles and tears. In this journey of motherhood I am sharing the many stories that go with raising my kids (zoo). I hope you are ready for some laughs, tears and a bit of Yes! I get it mama! Me too.! So buckle up cause it isn’t a smooth ride.
The Forbidden Drawer!
This is a forgotten story that happened a few years ago. My sister is always looking forward to the crazy that happens at my house. So if I text her with are you ready…. She knows there is a story coming. I know I am not the only mama who may have had this happen…Continue reading→
Are We Raising DRAGONS?
Tik-Tok has taken reading books by storm. We now follow all the people and get into reading the trending “booktok”. Guilty over here to some degree. It is such an easy way to see reviews. One evening tucking the kids into bed I came to the realization they are dragons! No not the fire breathing…Continue reading→
Sizzling Summer Reads
Here is a list of the books I’d like to read this summer. I will update them as I complete them. How many do you think I can get through?
What do you think you can use as confetti?
The daily battle to get up early and work out, shower, eat breakfast, and maybe read in peace before all the kids get up and out of bed begins. I used to be a morning person and I was great at getting showered every day (with two kids). I’m not sure if it was because…Continue reading→
Apple Sauce Muffins
This recipe is one that my kids love and has been around my home for many generations. This recipe is dairy free and easy to make. Its a one bowl recipe and I hope your kids enhoy it as much as mine. 1c. Apple Sauce 1 egg Flour vegetable oil Bake 400 for 15-20 minContinue reading→
An Alarming Good Morning Neighbourhood!
The many adventures of Moose continue. I have to start off by saying sorry to my neighbours for the early wake-up call. It isn’t too early for many of you moms with early-rising children. But for the mom whose older kids have a hard time going to bed at night, up later than the littles,…Continue reading→
Where is the mental off switch?
When you are a mom and you want to be productive but your brain is running a mile a minute. Your mom brain “You should be getting baking done so that the kids will be able to eat a healthy snack.” Instead, you end up pulling the package of bear paw cookies out of the…Continue reading→
Laughing now instead of later
The day we didn’t have to look back on to laugh. Some days are just crazy. In my house, the days are definitely lively. Some days it feels like a zoo and I have a house full of wild animals. Friday was a lively one. I wanted to say it started “normal” but it didn’t….Continue reading→