Cat Skinner Club

Monday Distractions

Monday Distractions

Amazing image from a stunning portrait series by New York photographer Wayne Lawrence Dearest friends, The end of summer is right around the corner, and I’m feeling the pinch of having to prepare our little homeschool for September. I’m going to slow my pace down and post every other day for the next couple of weeks. Don’t worry, I’ll keep posting on Fridays because I’ve learned that’s when I get the most visits, you delightfully pervy folks! To start off the week, here are some of my favorite Internet finds from last week. Thanks to all of you for sharing.…

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A Day of Rest

A Day of Rest

Stay in your pyjamas today with someone you love!

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Reclaiming Mojo

Reclaiming Mojo

There are days when I still feel like this, which in my experience, was NOT sexy. I wasn’t going to be one of those women. You know, the ones who let their bodies go after baby, and give up on sex. Guess what? I’m still about fifteen pounds more than I’d like to be and my baby is ten months old and sex…well…let’s just say it’s a good thing there are two mamas in our house! Don’t misunderstand, fitness and sex are still very important to me, but it seems like there’s always something that takes priority over both. Things…

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Happy Birthday Housewarming

Happy Birthday Housewarming

This year we celebrated my birthday with a barbecue and a sleep over called ‘Pitch a Tent, It’s My Birthday!’. Two years ago we had a similar party at our Niagara house, but there were no children and babies. In fact, there were a lot of drinks and a lot less sleeping. Truthfully, I thought this year’s party was just as much fun, and I felt much better the next morning! 

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Create Great Theatre With Kids

Create Great Theatre With Kids

A couple of weeks ago, I finally bit the bullet and took a crash course in driver’s ed. I was in class every day from Monday through Thursday from 9:00 until 2:30. I wanted to leave the girls with something engaging and fun to do, so I made a list of what I called ‘Boredom Busters’.  The activity that most appealed to Hannu and Aylu was creating a play. Hannu has been devouring the McEldery Greek Mythology book, so I had the girls select a story and create a play complete with props and costumes that they would stage for…

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