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A couple of weeks ago my husband left for a long weekend of quadding with the boys. I was left with the crew, a house to prepare for a showing and a cold to top it all off. I was a mess and needed some down time. Since I couldn’t escape to the tropics or [...]
What makes you sweat? For me it’s my handful and the rush the get them off to school in the mornings, that mad dash to pick them up at the end of the day, and MATH homework. That last one can send me into a cold sweat faster than anything. Thanks to long-lasting and invisible [...]
The May 2-4 long weekend is here and the smell of grilling is thick in the air in neighborhoods across Canada. There will be burgers and steaks and maybe a chicken or two. The same old thing. Instead of grilling the mundane this long weekend I challenge you to take part in the Turkey Takeover [...]
If you haven’t spied it on grocery shelves yet, I suggest you bookmark this page, run right down to your nearest shop, and pick up a tub of the new Chocolate Philly! I’ll wait … Oh good you are back! Now to dish about the newest Philly on the block – Chocolate Philly. Creamy delicious [...]
I never would have thought that participating in a sport or recreational activity could make such a difference in the life of a child, but I have seen the payoff with my eldest daughter in the past few years. Two years ago she was desperate to try Karate, and every day we would pass by the Dojo she’d stare with rapt [...]
Did you know that only one out of every 2 car seats in Quebec are installed properly? The safety of our kids is so important, but with sometimes confusing installation instructions or difficult to install seats sometimes things get missed. I always recommend that you get your seat inspected by a certified car seat technician or visit an [...]
If your kids aren’t already talking about Skylanders Giants I am sure that before you know it they will not only know about the game and characters, but be able to recite the full catalog of creatures. We don’t have the video console game yet, but I did recently download the free Skylanders Lost Islands™ app for the iPad and [...]
With 4 girls in the house watching shows like Shake It Up on Family Channel is an everyday occurance. My girls, and even my son, love following the adventures of CeCe (Bella Thorne) and Rocky (Zendaya) as they dance their way through their days. For those of us who are bigger and secretly enjoy the show too we can also [...]
Last weekend while in Montreal I had the chance to visit the Notre-Dame Basilica. For $5 admission you can go in, walk around, and enjoy a tour of the grande catholic church alone or during one of the many scheduled guided tours. I opted to venture into the church alone, but did stop beside a tour group [...]
