The Stories of our Lives

This is our family blog. We use it to share glimpses of our family life, everyday anecdotes and reflexions, and we archive the kids' growth. In Québec, Canada.

Orléane Orléane is now...
10 months!

Xavier Xavier is now...
2.4 years!

...and there's also their parents. Émilie writes most posts (including the children's) and handles the design, while François makes sure all the blog clockwork is running smoothly. To contact us: EMAIL.

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All about Xavier

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Archive for the month of May, 2008

FamiliaFlex

New theme! w00t!!
Well alright, the background image is the same, but that’s not the point. The layout and interface is all-new.
Like the last theme (NF Tree), FamiliaFlex is a flexible chameleon: I can just switch the background image and two or three colours in the CSS and the site looks entirely different, according to season […]


A lot of guilt free reading

I started reading while nursing Orléane. It makes for plenty of wonderful, guilt-free reading time - ie. I don’t feel like I should be tackling chores or work, as I’m already doing something useful AND caring for the baby. I went through over 3 novels already, so I’ll try to quickly catch up on my […]


8 heures

Yesterday evening, Orléane was fretful and just impossible to deal with. Today, she was fretful and empathy-inducing. In fact, she was acting the same. The difference? A good night’s sleep for mommy.
For three months now - more, if you factor in pregnancy insomnia - my nights have been fractured, and I’ve been walking around (and […]