One of my favourite parts of the holidays is searching high and low to find the perfect gift for my family. Popping into special shops, making gifts and adding my special touch, and remembering distant conversations where they expressed a […]
Our kids get out of school December 18th and don't return until January 5th. That is a long time to engage, and entertain a houseful of excited little people. My eldest daughter is already making a …
December 1st the holiday music comes on in our house and while we don't have our tree up (or decorations out) yet, it is our first dabble into Christmas. For 25 glorious days I get to …
Winter is here, and darkness is starting earlier and earlier (at least for another few weeks) and it is the PERFECT time to start a new Netflix Series (or two) to fill your evenings. Here are …
Our daughter has always been an animal lover. We did the rounds of hamsters, fish and puppies, then moved to rabbits and chickens when we went rural. She gets it from me, and I totally understand …
My first daughter was due 10 days before Christmas, 11 years ago. When she still hadn't show up and the stockings were being hung by the tree, we were sent in for testing. The ultrasounds …
I am a practical gal, and my husband is a practical fellow. We work hard, pay our bills and save our money for logical and necessary things. We rarely "splurge" and have learned to count …
I am a win-win sort of person, always believing that there must be a way for multiple people to benefit in most situations. All it takes is for us to think outside ourselves and find …
I believe in balance. In all things. That means not freaking out over the mini chocolate bar for dessert, and spending the odd rainy saturday curled on the couch with the kids watching movies. But balance …
Our kids help out around the house a lot. They have chores to do and are expected to pitch in regularly. This means that while someone is down mucking out the chicken coop, someone else …
We are finally back to school in BC and with all the excitement and rush to get ready I forgot about one very important part of our week. Kindergarten gradual entry. Pure torture for parents and kids …
We have 3 kids. Two daughters and a son. Somedays we have time for everyone, and some days we feel like we are stretched a little too thin to manage all of this. The big one …
As a child I spent my Sundays hanging out at our local SPCA. I would go each weekend with my two besties, dropped off in the morning and picked up in the late afternoon. It …
Sometime last year I sat with my eldest daughter, flipping through the available movies and clicked on the Hunger Games. I had read the books and seen the film already and knew that while there …
