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Movie Review: The Lorax

How do we teach our children the importance of caring for our natural environment?

By providing them an engaging, delightful and entertaining story that inspires them to become “greener” in their daily life.

I was recently invited to the Toronto pre-s

Movie Review: The Lorax

How do we teach our children the importance of caring for our natural environment?

By providing them an engaging, delightful and entertaining story that inspires them to become “greener” in their daily life.

I was recently invited to the Toronto pre-s

The P’s of Pick-up

Drop-off and pick-up at a school of over eight hundred has it’s challenges. I would rather be late for Easton’s preschool, than to have to battle the traffic that jams up our elementary school’s parking lot and drop-off lanes.

Wordless Wednesday

She dressed herself today, and waited oh so patiently for her ice cream cone.
God, I love her.

Social Media & Job Hunting. It Works. Here’s My Story.

I went away on vacation, only to return last Wednesday to find out that I was unemployed.

The South Africa Arrangement.

So Leigh broke the news, she is headed to South Africa for ten days. Her and Dyl are going on a nice vacation. The exciting part is the childcare arrangement. With Jeff and Lisa now living here they are more than happy to pitch in and help out, so they…

Naan Bread

My husband is adventurous in the kitchen where I am not. So, when he pulled out a recipe he found for Naan bread, I raised an eyebrow.

Spring Trends Series: Pastels

One of the big trends this season is Pastels. They are everywhere. They are incorporated in chic work dreads, paired with skinny jeans or worn on their own. I love the pale robin’s egg the most and I can’t wait for the weather to turn a little bit

5 Tips for Picky Eaters

Here are 5 tips for how we handled some of baby J’s picky eating habits. If you have any of your own you’d like to add, I would love it if you shared.

Wednesday Favorites

So today is my birthday…the big 2.9

Last year at this exact time I was very very pregnant and anxiously awaiting baby J’s birth. His due date was today…my birthday…but he came late…2 weeks late to be exact.