another thought

It’s Friday. It snowed. The first real snowfall of the entire 2011/2012 season. It wasn’t a heavy snowfall but it stuck to the ground so you couldn’t see the grass. We planned on walking to school since I didn’t want to drive in the snow. That is until my husband called. I blame him for [...]

Oh boy my son can hardly wait! Maple Leaf Monster Jam hits Rogers Center January 21 and 22, 2012 and we’re going. We’ve never been to a monster truck event but my two youngest did get a little taste when the official Canadian monster truck, Northern Nightmare, made it’s debut last fall. The kids can

I love food, more specifically dessert. It’s a good thing I’m not very good in the kitchen or else I’d be a life-sized Weeble. As it’s New Year’s Eve Eve, we’re getting ready for our New Year’s Eve family party so I decided to try my hand at making Kraft Canada’s Dulce de Leche Trifle. [...]

I enjoyed picking-up gifts for those on my shopping list, but now that the Christmas shopping frenzy is behind me, it’s time to focus on myself.  The after Christmas sales are the perfect time to pick-up something just for me, perhaps something that didn’t show-up under my Christmas tree but I’ll ad

Some women go ga-ga for gems. Some chirp cheerily over chocolate. Although chocolate and jewelry are lovely gifts to receive from your spouse, nothing tops the gift my husband gave me this year. A heated fleece blanket (it sounds much nicer than saying electric blanket). Perhaps it’s a sign of my ag

I think teacher gifts are like tipping: if you have a great teacher then you show your appreciation during the holiday season by giving them a gift; a bad teacher, not so much. With my three kids we have lucked out with three very good teachers. But what to get them? I’m sure there will be [...]

Quick note, if on the odd chance my mom is reading this post, stop now. Continuing any further will spoil your Christmas surprise. What, doesn’t you mom read your posts too? It’s almost one week until Christmas and I’m still getting my gifts together. Actually I’m not doing too bad; I think I have e

I love Christmas; I think it’s my favourite time of year. I love listening the the music and watching the movies and eating the goodies, oh and decorating. I love filing the house with lights and evergreen and Santa. This year I received a little inspiration after clicking through our 3M Deck the Ha

I was reading through our member blog posts and came across Julia’s tutorial on a making a wreath with her kids. It was a total flashback to my childhood, except we did ours in school using garbage bags instead of fabric strips. So with Christmas music humming in my head and new found crafty inspir

I know I was on twitter this morning talking about how I hate just spewing press releases, yet here I am about to do just that. Okay, spew isn’t the right word. I just received a release about a fantabulous deal on the upcoming Disney On Ice performances scheduled to hit Rogers Centre for 15 [...]