• family - homes

    What Makes a House a Home? – On The Move Series

    October 22, 2013 - By 

    I’ve been wrestling with this question a lot here lately. What makes a house a home? We have been in our London home for 14 years now.    We adopted our girls and started a family, launched careers, paused careers, watched, helped, travelled, threw dozens of birthday parties and created moments to remember. We got sick, then got better. We made friends, lost friends, saw loved ones pass away. We planned, we sang, we cooked, we celebrated and we grieved. We grew together. Now, we have grown to the point where we need to move. We have outgrown out neighbourhood…

  • Food

    #WerthersCaramel Popcorn Soul Surfer Party

    October 21, 2013 - By 

    Remember that tasty candied popcorn you used to have as a kid? Now imagine a grownup sophisticated version of that. That’s exactly what Werther’s Caramel popcorn is.  There are a few flavours I can’t resist. Caramel anything tops the list. My kids, my family, my friends _ all love and go nuts for popcorn. Put them together and magic happens. I was a wee bit skeptical that Werther’s Original creamy rich caramel taste would combine well with popcorn. But it does. Amazingly well. So I was happy to share a Mommy Party sponsored by Werther’s Original Caramel with family and friends…

  • family

    Five Reasons Your Blogger Outreach Program Is a Fail

    October 18, 2013 - By 

    Blogger Outreach is one of the biggest parts of my marketing business. Call it influencer outreach or paid media. In fact, blogger outreach can significantly elevate your game and your message on line and in real life too. An authentic ambassador for your brand tells a story well and is sought out for their opinion. They are impactful and trustworthy and they have an audience. This collage is a sample of a few of the clients I have worked with in the past year. I have been blogging here and writing on line for almost 5 years now. Thrifty Mommas…

  • family

    Disney’s The Little Mermaid Diamond Edition Review

    October 16, 2013 - By 

    The Little Mermaid is one of our family favourites. Last year, Payton played the role of Flounder during March Break. It was a world class adorable OKTC (Original Kids Theatre Company) production. Favourites and Classics If my girls were asked to name a favourite princess of all the Disney princesses, well, Ariel of The Little Mermaid would be top three. It is our most watched Disney Princess story and has held that position for years. The musical pieces here are outstanding and the plot appeals in so many ways – love and independence and the quest to find your own…

  • Food - Health - parenting

    World Food Day #MeaningfulMeals Twitter Party RSVP

    October 13, 2013 - By 

    How many nights a week do you sit down together as a family to share dinner? 1? 2? 3? Between swimming lessons and my daughter’s acting rehearsals, my workouts, horseback riding, work and whew – martial arts too – it’s getting harder for our family to carve out dinner time together.  My kids lead busy lives and we do too. We used to be so good at this sitting down together as a family when the kids were tiny, as babies, toddlers and preschoolers, we managed 4-5 nights a week. I was a stay at home mom and my husband…

  • family

    Marvel Superheroes and Disney Princesses #Kindermom

    October 12, 2013 - By 

    I have a new obsession. These Marvel superhero toys inside specially marked packages of KinderCanada toys. I can’t stop playing with them. My kids, especially the self confessed tomboy kid, hung them all over the minivan, so I find myself playing when we are parked and playing when we are at home and flipping the toy’s heads off so they can do battle. That’s the power of Kindertoys _ somehow they make you feel like a kid again.  I am a KinderMom again this year which means friends, family and neighbours will all reap the rewards once again as we…

  • infertility - parenting

    #Thanksgiving – Missing Pieces #ohip4ivf #onpoli

    October 11, 2013 - By 

    Holidays are never so difficult as when you are missing something, or someone. This year will be our first year without my Mom at Thanksgiving. These were the photos we took last year when we were all together. Whole. Hindsight is 20/20 and I now know this was probably our happiest holiday ever. We were happy, chasing children up and down the halls of a retirement home where we all met for dinner. The kids were magnificently loud and messy and full of life. Work was good, life was good, rarely perfect, but also full. Mom was happy, loved, in…

  • Health

    Gum Crayola Squeeze-A-Colour Toothpaste Review

    October 10, 2013 - By 

    Crayola Toothpaste? Well, that’s a kick in the pants. Why not have a bit of fun with something so tedious, right? GUM’s Squeeze-A-Color Crayola Toothpaste makes me want to be a kid again. That was my reaction this summer when I discovered Crayola had partnered with Gum to make Crayloa Squeeze-A-Color toothpaste. Squee! I was giddy and I felt like a child again. Had this kind of fun toothpaste been around when I was a child, I might not have needed so many dentist appointments over the years. Make Brushing Fun Again Every parent on the planet knows how difficult…

  • Travel

    Western Fair #WordlessWednesday #ldnont Linky

    October 9, 2013 - By 

    How cute are these two? One day this little dude who shall remain nameless, but is the son of one of my best friends, will be married to one of my daughters. I am certain of it. Plus how cute are these two?  I took this picture at Western Fair one weekend recently.