Alright, here’s the deal. The Marvel Universe is coming to Hamilton next month. Yeah, that’s right: all of your fave Marvel Super Heroes will be landing in the First Ontario Centre on Thursday, August 6 – Spider-Man, The Avengers, Iron Man, Hulk, and more! Now, this isn’t “Marvel on Ice” or “Marvel: the Musical” – this is real-deal Super Hero ... Read More »
Short and sweet post today! Our boys are good readers, but don’t LOVE it like I did when I was younger. They don’t tend to sit with a book and read on their own, so I wanted to encourage as much of that as possible this summer. To help with that, we stopped off at the library this morning and ... Read More »
I grew up reading the Magic School Bus books whenever I could get my hands on them – which wasn’t very often, since they were some of the more popular books in the school library. I’ve always been fascinated by the possibility of the extra-ordinary fantasy world creeping into our ‘plain old boring’ world. I desperately wanted Miss Frizzle for ... Read More »
We sold our house this spring for a surprisingly tidy profit, but there was a fair amount of work involved before the house went up on the market. One of the most important lessons that my husband and I have learned in the last 9 years of our married life is that it’s not only a waste of time but also a ... Read More »
You may have noticed my trend of healthier living lately. Between increasing my water intake, and drastically increasing my activity level, I’ve been making better lifestyle choices all around. So when I had the chance to come up with a recipe using Nordica Cottage Cheese, I was very excited. I love spinach dips whenever I go to a party, ... Read More »
I admit, I watch a lot of TV. Well, I don’t actually watch a lot of TV: a huge amount of the time, I just listen to it as I’m cleaning up the kitchen, hanging up laundry, making dinner. I put Netflix on my phone and connect to our Bose Mini Soundlink Bluetooth speaker and go about my business, listening to my ... Read More »
What a difference one week makes! That #rhubarb looks ripe for the picking!! #rhubarbpie #rhubarbpopsicles A photo posted by jennvb (@jennvb) on May 6, 2015 at 7:43am PDT Is your rhubarb ready for picking, yet? I’ve already picked 4 times from my patch in the back yard and it’s only May 19th! We’ve had Rhubarb Basil Pizza, Strawberry Rhubarb ... Read More »
As I pointed out in my last post, in order to put our house on the market we had to clear a LOT of stuff out of our house! Much of it was things like out of season clothing and non-essential appliances, but too much of it was stuff that was just cluttering our lives. I’ve been busy contemplating The Minimalists’ ... Read More »
When we first realized back in December that selling our house was a very likely possibility, I knew that our house was going to have to be cleared out. When staging a house, shelves, closets, and cupboards should only be 1/4-1/3 full. In other words, they have to be REALLY EMPTY. For at least the last year I’ve been unhappy ... Read More »
All the kids that I teach LOVE to doodle. They doodle all over their workbooks, their desks, and even themselves! I also loved doodling in school, and I found it easier to focus while doodling. That’s why this Crumple Art lesson is so versatile! It’s an activity that can either be for one easy, pre-planned lesson, or it could be ... Read More »
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