Archives: Savvy Stories
Is it time to walk?
What I am actually going to blog about today is a recent discovery made by the Manny, Funky and Baby Lisa. It just so happens it is about strollers, so I thought I should share with you how I was bullied into no longer having a stroller.
In My Next Life I Want To Come Back As A Teen Idol
So I’m looking through the photo agency pics and I see these pictures of the boy band One Direction aboard a yacht named ‘Just For Fun’ in Sydney, Australia, thoroughly enjoying themselves as they relax and go swimming.
Keep Your Crusts On
When you think about it, learning to eat the crust with your bread is a very important life lesson. In life you have to take the good with the bad; the bread with the crust if you will. To get dessert you must eat dinner. With playtime comes clean-up
{Eco-friendly} Sidewalk Paint
A few weeks ago, we had some warm days, so the boys and I headed outside to paint our street with some environmentally friendly sidewalk paint. All you need is 1/4 cup corn starch, 1/4 cold water, and about 8 drops food coloring.
Zac Efron Promotes ‘The Lucky One’ In Sydney
This is much better than that terrible trucker style hat that Zac Efron was spotted wearing as he landed in Sydney the other day. My inappropriate cougar crush is in Australia to promote his movie The Lucky One
Which Mom Are You?
Sometimes play groups or the park can feel like a Mompetition. We all think we know what’s best for our kids, but judging, scolding, one-upping? Stop it.
“Kooling” Rack Kale
My cooling rack, a Walmart purchase from the early nineties, is my best friend in the kitchen. It gets used on an almost daily basis to cool cookies, cakes, oven roasted vegetables. Why not use it in the oven to make kale chips?
Mummy’s Macaroons (Raspberry and Almond)
It’s Passover, time for prunes and Tums. Ryan and Chloe like to eat the sweet, egg matzoh, so I rushed home from work with a few boxes. Mark and I prefer Tam Tam crackers and the coconut covered marshmallows. Surprisingly, the kids won’t touch either
Turbo Turkey Burgers
In the downtown core where I work, the grocery stores are minimal to be kind. You can purchase milk, eggs, flour and processed cheese, that’s about it. On weekends we bring the kids grocery shopping at larger chains to take advantage of increased select
Presto Passover Granola
During Passover, breakfast options are very limited. Mark likes cereal, so this matzoh granola is a fast substitute when served with milk or yogurt. It’s crunchy, sweet and salty.