Clean socks are a privilege, not a right
It has happened. That shame that every single parent of school age kids dread more than anything else. Oh the shame. Oh the embarrassment. Paint a red plague sign on our door….yes, our kids got LICE! EWWWWWWWW So pissed about it. I KNOW that it is more common than ever these days. But I […]
Every year I make a photo calendar to send out to the overseas relatives and Grandparents, etc. Not a cheap gift, but a nice tradition that I have kept up for about 8 years now. I usually use Kodak Gallery and have been happy with the quality and choice of calendar layout. However, when […]
As a product of generations of working class Scots, I have always been happy with regular tea. None oh that fancy stuff lassie! My mom drinks Tetley and so do I. Orange Pekoe. I will get fancy with the odd cup of Earl Grey but that it about it. We won’t mention the packets of […]
During her panel at Blissdom Canada, the amazing Jennifer Reynolds, Editor-in-Chief of Canadian Family magazine put out the challenge to those in attendance to submit a pitch for a 700 word article that she would pay a dollar a word. Everyone was very excited. I immediately started mulling and note taking. However, life jumped up […]
When we first spotted the ads for Zoobles on TV, we all said ‘aaah Bakugan for girls!’ This made my daughter happy. She was even happier when she received her first Zooble as a McDonalds toy (ah marketing!). When I told her there was a Zoobles game available to check out for Nintendo […]
So our family is really getting a bit paranoid and jumpy. It really does feel like every time we have some good or peaceful moments, moments when we laugh and shine, along comes something new to totally kick us in the teeth. Patrick apparently hasn’t been feeling that great since I returned from Blissdom. […]
I will first admit that for me, words luxury when tied to a car usually means ‘clean’ or ‘cup holders for all.’ Our Pacifica is getting on in years, but with it’s lovely leather seats and auto rear hatchback, we thought we were doing pretty good in the luxury department. However, as a person who […]
