I picked up this kid’s Ikea POANG chair on the side of the road on the way home from school the other day – normally, I wouldn’t pay attention to upholstered furniture up for grabs outside, but I love the Ikea stuff because you can take it apart completely and wash or buy/make new covers. Once I removed all of ... Read More »
Tomorrow marks 2 weeks since we arrived home from Europe, and our trip already feels like a dream. Vespa-ing (totes made that a valid word while in Paris) around Paris & drinking wine in a park while gazing upon the Eiffel Tower? Who does that? We did, according to our pictures, though now it’s just a fond and fading memory… This ... Read More »
When my husband and I ‘get away from it all,’ we usually turn from the car to the bike for transportation. When we go to Toronto Island, we ferry the bikes along with us. In Montreal, we leave the van in the parking garage and head to the Bixi bike share stations. There’s something freeing about seeing the sights from ... Read More »
Last week, GLAD sent us a SUPER fun surprise in the mail – Cars and Frozen sandwich bags! The first thing that four year old Hendrik said was, “Mom, those are so AWESOME! How did they know that I love Lightning McQueen? I have a GREAT idea – maybe you can put a snack in this bag and I ... Read More »
Last week as we sat out on the back patio of our new (rental) home waiting for the temperature to drop just a degree or two, we saw a little family of skunks casually walk out of a pile of brush in the back of our yard and through a small hole in the fence. I knew exactly what that meant: ... Read More »
Seven years ago, before the dawn of Pinterest, my husband and I bought our first home. Now, while we were living in our first apartment, my love gifted me a photo wall for Christmas. I loved my wall of people that I love. I spent many hours sitting on the couch staring at the wall with a cup of hot ... Read More »
1. Squishing 10 Children + Driver into a 5 Passenger Car Remember back in elementary school when the kid from the country had a birthday party and there wasn’t enough room for all the extra guests on the bus? Mom would pull up to the front of the school in her Toyota Cressida and all ten of you would pile ... Read More »
About halfway through, I stopped seeing the wires. I and 3 of my kids just got back from seeing the opening performance of Marvel Universe Live in Hamilton, and WOW- what a night! You’ve got to hand it to Marvel, they know their audience- I’d say that the adults (skewing towards dads, but plenty of moms in there too) ... Read More »
The first time I ever encountered beets was on one of my first visits to my now-mother-in-law’s house. She was preparing dinner, and one of the dishes that she and Brian made together was what they called “Pink Salad.” I was hesitant, to say the least, about eating this pastel-coloured salad that combined cooked beets, hard-boiled eggs, and apples. ... Read More »
I have a confession to make: I kind of hate most physical activity. I mean, I love the romantic notion of being a runner out on an early morning jog, but I feel like I’m going to die when I’m out of breath. I want to be someone that lives life on a bike, but somehow little molehills turn into mountains ... Read More »
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