Archives: Savvy Stories

Don’t Forget to Look After You!

The Heart and Stroke Foundation tells us that the following are all warning signs of a heart attack:
• Chest discomfort (uncomfortable chest pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain, burning or heaviness)
• Discomfort in other areas of the upper body (

Sounds of the Night

Last week, we were reading a book from the Baby Einstein series, The ABC’s of Art. There are a series of famous paintings of certain objects that would correspond to subjects beginning with the letters A to M in this book. Also included are a few thought.

Whatz Yo’ Mamma’s Name?

In most cultures, you’re not supposed to call your mother by her name. Obviously as a kid, you’re still supposed to know what it is.  AJ and I had a little conversation before bedtime.

He calls me momma but it sounds like Grandma in Chinese so…

You need to tell him about his nose hair.

The guy had so much nose hair I was surprised it didn’t get stuck in his teeth.

Call Me Maybe

My friend Kellidaisy posted this on her Facebook page yesterday, so I played it for the girls and it wasn’t long before we were dancing away in the kitchen

My Favourite Time Of Day Is When I Spend It With You

The best days are the ones where there isn’t a single scribble on the calender.    These days are spent in PJ’s. We ignore the rest of the world while we devour popcorn at 10am because no good movie should be enjoyed without…

Traces of Nuts

Make that Traces of Nuts in Deep Fried Sushi!I decided to inquire about an incident of possible improperly labelled food, pending clarification if the main packaging was translated with a sticker in french and english.  It was a good opportunity…

Baby Essential Sound Kit

Product listing for electronic items we found useful for the three kids.1) Safety 1st DIGITAL audio baby monitor2) Fisher Price Ocean Wonders Aquarium Crib Toy.3) Tiny Love Crib Mobile with Classical MusicDIGITAL Baby Monitor with Frequency HoppingI…

The Mobile Command Center

Well at one time I had tried every kind of double stroller you could buy in the market, even bike strollers, wagons, tandem (super heavy hard to steer) but not side by side though.  These are all the options we’ve tried.  Regardless, we…

Gobble Gobble Gobble!

Lincoln’s favorite new word must be “Gobble, gobble, gobble…” as in the same sound that babbling turkeys’  make. He could have a long conversation with me, pointing and laughing at this and that and I would only pretend that I actually knew what…