]If you are looking for interesting YouTube videos to watch with your family, you HAVE to check out some guys called Dude Perfect. We stumbled on them a few weeks ago while looking for basketball trick shots and we were not disappointed! Dude Perfect is a group of 5 former college athletes/roommates/friends who started with a few little stunts, and ... Read More »
As we recently passed another International Women’s Day, I’ve been reminded about the importance of seeing women in media, literature, and politics. It’s something that I don’t always think about, being in a family with four boys, but it is still such an important topic. Women have come such a long ways, but there is still so much further to ... Read More »
I have been hearing more and more about the dangerous long-term effects of plastic in our world. We are so quick to buy plastic, use it, and throw it out, without a second thought. But that plastic never really goes away. It will never completely break down. And if we don’t each make a conscious effort to reduce our individual ... Read More »
I don’t know how much time you spend thinking about water – how lucky we are to have clean water in our homes, how much of it we waste, how much we take it for granted – I contemplate it on a fairly regular basis. Did you know that a toilet can use between 1 – 7 gallons of clean ... Read More »
Here’s my shocking confession: As of January 1, 2016, I had not watched a complete Star Wars movie. Like, NONE OF THEM. I know, right? Now, because I was a child of the 80’s, I am quite familiar with the Gold Bikini and that scene where *spoiler alert* Darth tells Luke that he’s his old man, but that’s about where ... Read More »
Hello all!! Just thought I’d share once again what shows we’ve been enjoying lately on Netflix!! We are once again amazed at the selection of titles, and the quality of the Netflix Original productions! There’s always something for everyone!! Me: I’ve recently been catching up on new seasons of shows I have previously watched. It’s always nice to see when ... Read More »
One of the most important tools we can have with our children is communication. We listen to them, and then (we hope) they listen to us. As little babies, this communication was difficult in certain ways, while we tried to interpret their cries. As they got older, I thought it might get a little easier to communicate, but all of ... Read More »
It’s hard to ignore all of the warnings about exposure to the sun. Thanks to decades of research, we know that in spite of the many benefits that the sun brings to our lives, it is most definitely not a friend to our bodies. The UVA and UVB rays that it throws out are incredibly dangerous to our eyes and ... Read More »
The day that our little family has been waiting for has finally arrived: The Royal Botanical Gardens Rock Garden has finally reopened after a 2 year, $20 million makeover. Pre-makeover, I had only visited once, but instantly fell in love with the place. I brought my mom and kids there for a Mother’s Day adventure, and it was an oasis ... Read More »
Another MonsterJam adventure in Hamilton has come and gone and, from the reports by my son, a rip-roaring time was had by all. In spite of a couple new trucks this year, Gravedigger remains at the top of Hendrik’s list – he knows how to choose them – apparently Gravedigger won 3 of the competitions! Hendrik’s cousin Liam chose ... Read More »
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