Finding the middle ground between Martha Stewart and Lindsay Lohan

There IS a middle ground. Much like one of the world's most beloved (and often times controversial) musical icons, Madonna has danced across that middle ground from one extreme to the next and has shown that one does not need to choose a side and that the best of both worlds can be embraced. To be a mother and enjoy baking with the kiddies and to enjoy wearing next to nothing while dancing on a stage in front of millions are not two personalities that must exist exclusive of each other.

For those of us who are through with the competition for mother of the year but still like to garden, for all you die hard party animals who've had their fill of borderline alcoholism and dancing but still cling to your collection of scandalous evening wear, we find ourselves here, stumbling over the stepping stones of those daring enough to go before us. For all you Marthas out there its time to bust out the bar tops and for all you Lindsays its time for some oven mits (and perhaps a fire extinguisher). Have no fear, if The Rock can be a Tooth Fairy then anything is possible!

Monday, November 1, 2010

Trick or Treat

Halloween weekend and from carving pumpkins to picking up costumes and roasting seeds its been busy busy with charged up kids on a sugar high since Friday.  Since we have recently moved out to the country we decided to take the kids to our old neighbourhood  to let them trick or treat with their friends.  It was a long night but well worth the drive.  A laundry basket full of candy later we packed a reaper, a serial killer, a pirate and a lamb into the back of the car and other then the sound of wrappers for the first ten minutes there wasn't a peep beyond snoring by the end of the ride home.
We had a chance to catch up with some old neighbours and traded phone numbers so hopefully the kids can have a sleep over or something some time soon.  The one disadvantage to moving to the country is that there isn't a lot of other kids to play with out here.  I think it would have been easier for them had they been born out here because they wouldn't know what they were missing but having lived in the city first, well, they miss their friends.  We still stand by the decision as when we were living in the city we didn't have enough control over who they were playing with and what they were getting up to so it's nice to have reined that in but it's definitely been a transition for them. 
On our way down I got a good laugh as one of the radio station wished everyone a happy Halloween and then encouraged everyone to go get some candy from strangers.  It made me laugh so hard to think of the fact that we spend every day of the year teaching and preaching at our kids not to talk to strangers, take anything from strangers and definitely never approach a strangers house but then on Halloween night its a huge party to run from house to house with a pillowcase demanding candy. lol.  I hope every country has some ridiculous tradition they stick with that's as much fun as this one.  I wouldn't have it any other way.
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