The Penis Chronicles presents, “Travel back in time: Travel forward” Sometimes I just watch them. I listen and I wonder what my life was like before them. I can’t remember and I can’t imagine being anywhere but here and now. Sometimes I remember the tinier versions of the young men I call my babies. I… Continue reading Travel back in time: Travel forward
The Penis Chronicles presents “Taking a trip.” Travel with children is something of its own adventure isn’t it? I remember that first time I travelled as a mom. I travelled alone with a baby that was only a few months old, and it was the kind of travel that involved an airplane. He travelled like… Continue reading Taking a trip
Fragrant spices, buttery notes of coffee and hints of nuts and vanilla. Yummy! This coffee cake is moist and topped with a crunch and a sticky caramel drizzle. I bake my coffee cake in a bunt pan for easy slicing. This little gluten-free gem is a family favourite. This morning it pairs nicely with my… Continue reading Smell the Coffee Cake
The Penis Chronicles presents, “Pee!” “Do I get to bring it home,” he asks. His eyes go big and I can see the wheels turning in his little brain. “No we don’t being the pee home,” I answer as I try to keep the exasperation out of my voice. My youngest has always been mischievous… Continue reading Pee!
The Penis Chronicles presents “Is my laughter bad parenting?” I watched. It seemed to happen in slow motion. The boys were bike riding side by side and the path forked left and right. They were supposed to take the fork to the right but the older boy wasn’t turning. He waited until the last second… Continue reading Is my laughter bad parenting?
The Penis Chronicles presents, “Torture & Torment.” Halloween has long been one of my favourite celebrations of the year. Graveyards, skeletons, ghosts, haunted houses, black cats, witches, bats, goblins, ghouls, spider webs and more; who doesn’t love it? Now let’s talk torture and torment. When I became a mother Halloween took on a new twist… Continue reading Torture & Torment
The Penis Chronicles presents, “Ghost Humour.” By Shari Marshall -2019 The Penis Chronicles is a weekly platform for sharing childcare stories, advice & etcetera. Raising children is an adventure! And please, I know the title says “penis chronicles”, but stories about raising girls are very much welcome. Please post and share your link and/or… Continue reading Ghost Humour
The Penis Chronicles presents, “Fall suddenly or heavily asleep.” The google definition of zonk as a verb is “1. Hit or strike 2. Fall or cause to fall suddenly and heavily asleep or lose consciousness” (February 7, 2017). My older boy has an amazing ability to zonk out; it has never been a trait I… Continue reading Fall suddenly or heavily asleep
The Penis Chronicles presents, “A bloody fall.” “The funny thing about kids is they are the reason we lose it and the reason we hold it together.” – https://me.me/i/the-funny-thing-about-kids-is-they-are-the-reason-d01c53ddd6434414a6c8b1dfc8544e4c Have you ever read any of those sayings about parenting boys and it being harder to keep them alive? It that my heart has stopped and… Continue reading A bloody fall
The Penis Chronicles presents, “The places they went…” The children climbed on imagining the places they could go. They didn’t see the rust or the space for one. In their eyes there was a vibrant blanket of colour and enough space for them all to travel together and travel they did! They went under… Continue reading The places they went…
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 