I loved the book A Vintage Affair. My mother, a total Anglophile, bought it simply because it takes place in London. (I’m guessing.) When she passed it along, I was expecting total chicklit (which wouldn’t have bothered me) but I was very pleasantly surprised to find that it was so much more. While later doing a […] Read more…
So, there are some cool perks to being a mommy blogger. A few weeks ago I got an invitation to an advance screening of Disney’s new animated feature “Tangled”…so we went wild and skipped Frannie’s swimming lesson one Saturday and headed to the cinema to check it out. Eating popcorn and Smarties at 10 in the […] Read more…
First of all: no, you don’t have to buy a gift for your child’s teacher. Or preschool instructor, or daycare provider. But this is a great time of year to acknowledge someone who is doing a great job and making a difference in your child’s life. As a teacher myself, I am often asked by […] Read more…
No, not one of my relatives you’ve never met. (Well, I’m sure out there somewhere I have a relative who’s 70, but that’s not the point.) It’s everyone’s favourite inquisitive little monkey, Curious George! I recently received two hardcover, special edition books honouring this big birthday: Curious George Storybook Collection (Eight stories with activities and […] Read more…
The winner of an Otterbottle Lunch Tote: # 31 of 79 Lilac from Lethbridge, AB The winner of a Philips Sonicare kids’ electric toothbrush, courtesy of Aquafresh: # 19 of 57 Leanne from Port Coquitlam, BC Congratulations! Read more…
Just a reminder that Caillou’s Greatest Skate of All is currently on tour in Canada! We’ll be taking our girls in just a couple of weeks, and we can’t wait! Visit the Koba Entertainment site for tour locations and dates. You might also be lucky enough to have Max and Ruby, Toopy and Binou, The Doodlebops, Franklin […] Read more…
Giveaway open to US and Canada. I can’t think of a better way to bring the family together than to sit around the table with a great game. (In truth, my favourite activity is sitting around the TV, but that makes me sound a little lazy and antisocial. Therefore I’m going with my second best.) […] Read more…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…definitely in the stores (that started in October) but also now in my house and classroom. I love to extend the season at the front end…and take everything down immediately after! When I pulled out the Christmas bins, I rediscovered a lot of great storybooks that my girls […] Read more…
CityLine is one of my favourite television shows, which is in part because of the beautiful and talented host, Tracy Moore. With a background in journalism, Tracy joined CityTV’s Breakfast Television in 2005, and in the fall of 2008 was chosen to succeed Marilyn Denis at the host of CityLine. Tracy recently returned to work, six weeks after […] Read more…
I love this book. (Just to reiterate, I do not love every book, and there are a great many I receive which never even get a passing mention here.) But this book, I love. The funny thing is, I think I love it for grownups just as much as (or more than) I do for […] Read more…