Elaine Rand

teacher, singer, knitter, mother, blogger, mac n cheese enthusiast

[Elaine Rand @elainemrand]

Me: “What letter is this?”
My 5 year old: “I.”

Me: “What sound does it make?”
My 5 year old: “ih…ih… like in iiiit.”

Me: “Good! What abou-”
Her: “Or ih…ih… iiiiiidiot.”

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#parenting #learningtoread
#kids #shortvowellessons

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@jbanks99 So sorry to hear 💛

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Little #WorldJuniors viewers!

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Go Canada! 🏒🏒 @TSNHockey @tsnjamesduthie @CTVAtlantic @CBCNS @HockeyNS @HockeyCanada

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“Oh, you like this picture frame? You want to buy it? Let me just put this ridiculously hard to remove price tag riiiiiighhht here in the middle of the glass.” - pretty much every store.

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@K_IndieWoods I just have laundry bins full of clean clothes. It’s like living out of a suitcase. Oddly, I like being able to see what’s available lol Put it in a drawer - it’s forgotten.

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I can wash clothes. I can put them in the dryer right after. I can fold them while they’re still warm, sorting them neatly by pants, tops, socks, & undies for each person & take them upstairs. But I can’t for the life of me put those clean clothes away.

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@cassmannes It’s hard but everyone, including babe, is happier - I swear. Game changer. We did the stay in the room method.. ur not leaving them, just soothing with your voice. Day 10 u leave and they go to sleep. Only regret is not doing it sooner.

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Seriously, everytime I say yes I feel like a failure because 1) I forgot one of my 72 fabric bags at home or 2) I do not have confidence in my ability to juggle 8 items through the parking lot without pulling a muscle in my pinky finger.

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Cash person: “Do you need a bag?”

Me, while narrowing my eyes, “Is that a challenge?”

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#parents, just curious, have you ever seen a shirt that says, “Boys can do anything”? Signed, an annoyed #girlmom

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@clhubes So true.. I always noticed this and inevitably embraced it because, well, lack of options lol

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@LaouajE Wordpress :)

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Everytime I get a lot of views on my blog I just assume it’s my mom. #blogging #writingcommunity

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@hollysofar Aww thanks so much! Gotta rep the Canadians!

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Any Wordpress bloggers out there? Share your sites, my Reader is bare! #writingcommunity #blogging #bloggers

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@TeresaTraver1 They are! Been a long week. She is doing better, thank you 💛

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Patient at the ER as he sees me carry my feverish 13 month old in to be seen by the doctor:
“You’re lucky. You got right in! I’ve been here since 10am!”
Me eyeing the “WORST GOES FIRST” sign on the wall:
“Are we, though?”

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She is now on the mend, thankfully. But man, walking into an ER with a baby - it’s almost like you can see the collective sigh from people who know they are getting bumped. It’s almost awkward - but sorry, I’m pro baby being seen first!

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I’m semi well versed in treating fevers, removing mucus from tiny nasal passages, and providing extra cuddles when I have a sick child - but nothing could ever prepare me for the accuracy and detail in which they can casually describe their own vomit.

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@nazgul Haha amazing memory! Love the pic. What a good grandmother 💛

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I have covid & have been trying to isolate, leaving hubs to watch our 4 kids. Came out of spare room masked to use the bathroom. Saw 6yo and 4yo watching TV.
“Where’s dad?” I asked.
Without taking her eyes off the TV my 4yo says,
“We locked him outside.”

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@PhoenixBlackNow Lol turns out he was in the bathroom, but they had locked all the doors. They have also definitely locked him outside before 🤦🏻‍♀️