Chaos Theory authored by Sherry

How long have you been blogging and why did you start? I was actually a blogger from about 2000, back when blogs all ran off Blogger, no one used comments, and they were mostly two or three sentences pointing to some other link.  My current version of my blog doesn’t date back that far (which is good because it was probably really boring and the links are likely dead now anyway).  I’ve been blogging in my current location since 2005. I originally started because I had nothing better to do during the quiet moments at work when there was nothing to do.  Now I blog as a way of sharing, communicating, and emembering things about raising my kids that I might otherwise forget. The sense of community is the best part of blogging.

How did you come up with the name? The whole concept of a butterfly flapping its wings halfway around the world affecting the breeze or whatever over here is fascinating.  I’ve tried understanding chaos theory more in-depth but my brain fizzles out before I do. However, I do know enough that it translates well to the “chaos theory” of having kids where every little thing can affect the entire home, family, mood, etc.

Canada is known for beer, hockey… what else? Poutine!  French fries, curd cheese, and poutine sauce is a disgusting, artery-clogging mess on a plate, but damn it’s tasty.  I’m surprised my heart didn’t explode based on the fact that I ate it almost daily for a stretch of time in my last pregnancy where 1) I craved it constantly and 2) it was the only thing I didn’t have the urge to regurgitate (I think there’s some irony there). I wrote up a guide to making your own, complete with pictures, here:  http://andromeda.qc.ca/?p=551(Also, it goes really well with our great beer.)

Worst parenting advice you’ve ever received. Just one?  How about things like babies should have a bath every morning AND every night?  Who has time for that?!  Let’s not even discuss the fact that it would be very drying to their newborn skin!

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