Clean socks are a privilege, not a right
My girls are big Disney fans and love the Disney on Ice shows that visit Vancouver. It brings a little of the Disney magic to home. They are very excited about their next presentation, Disney on Ice: Dare to Dream, as it appears to be chock full of princesses and who doesn’t love a good princess? The […]
Even the most tech-savvy parents can feel the rug pulling from under us as our kids talk 10 to the dozen about a new YouTube cartoon they’re all into or how to find cheats in their favourite game by doing something gross to zombies. It. Just. Sounds. Like. Noise. Simultaneously, we’ve never been able to remain more […]
This past Wednesday Amanda Todd of Port Coquitlam, B.C. ended her own life because of bullying she faced. The local media, quite rightly, is asking serious questions about how this could have happened and how we as a society should deal with it. As an elementary teacher in a Metro Vancouver school district for 16 […]
I gotta stop testing the REALLY nice vehicles, as really, how negative can you get about an Elite version of the 2012 Acura MDX? Okay, fine. It doesn’t have a lot of cargo space when you use the third row seating. THERE. Shocking. The Acura is a lovely car to drive around and the […]
Forgive me as I am in the process of cooking a turkey and it is my time of the month and I just took an Imitrex for the migraine that is lurking around. I am also reading Jenny Lawson’s book “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened” which is weird and hilarious but it is all doing […]
Rapidly becoming a great family tradition for Vancouverites, the family friendly show ‘The Great Big Boo‘ gets us in the mood for Halloween on October 20th and 21st . The Great Big Boo is a musical extravaganza with larger-than-life characters telling the story of Boo Alley, where Wendella the Witch discovers the true spirit of […]
As I sit here, the ten year old is upstairs entertaining Tara. He is “allegedly” sick. He claimed a sore throat and feeling barfy. I don’t believe him, but yet here he is and not at school. I wasn’t ready for a big fight this morning, but that is not a good enough excuse for […]
This is the cutest story ever. I love all the things and news that Hallmark Canada shares with me. I genuinely enjoy sharing their announcements with you folks. Hallmark is now selling cards that are made by a woman and her bird. Luigi loves to shred. Mary McQueen, his Victoria based owner, put […]
When our family was expanding to three we resignedly agreed it was time for a mini-van. Off to the dealership we went, with our notes in hand and dutifully we poured over the features of said ‘people-movers’ but our hearts were not in it. Not yet. Instead, our eyes slid over to the used section […]
