As much as I have been driven bat-shit crazy by the kids this summer, I do actually enjoy taking them places. Mainly because I enjoy watching how they engage with the world around them. This week – exhausting and trying as it has been (don’t ask as Caity won’t let me discuss) – gave […]
Summer
Summer Nights Perfect for Summer Movies
Chevron is presenting the perfect way to spend a summer evening down at Stanley Park with their Fresh Air Cinema. Tomorrow, July 16th, they are showing one of Katy Perry’s favourite movies; Clueless – and popchips will be giving out samples of her new flavour katy’s kettle corn and giving away an autographed Katy Perry […]
Dog Days of Summer
(that is a literal thing here) A month to go and the kids start to recall what school is and what they are supposed to do there. Budgets constraints have kept this summer fairly mellow, but we haven’t had too much grumbling. Hopefully while I have some more fun vehicles to review for Crunchy, I […]
Scenery Soothes the Soul
As much as I decry the problems with Vancouver, this city is certainly in its glory when the sun is shining. One of the best places to see that is from Spanish Banks. We headed down there on Thursday after the girls had volunteered at the UBC Child Development Program, helping the students with their […]
Summer Fun with Crayola
I am totally behind in my review posts. Summer is a time of chaos at the House of Crunch. Crayola was kind enough to send a few more of their great products and the main thing I was thinking about them was all the packaged ‘theme’ products are great for vacations and travel. Things like […]
Boys of Summer
One of the most prevailing traits we find in our family is stubbornness. Or to be less polite – sheer bloody mindedness. None of us like to back down and NONE of us like to be wrong. Add in the slightly ‘obsessive’ quality some of us have and things can get a bit hairy […]
New Duds!
Well Crunchy Carpets is looking shiny and new thanks to Amanda at Violet Minded Design. I have liked the looks of CC all these years, but I thought it was due an update as it was clunking out on me more often than not. My main goal of the new look is to have a […]