Congratulations to Kady L. of Milton, ON, winner of the Klutz craft kits from Scholastic and Leah S. of Summerland, BC, winner of the Lulu Photobook Enjoy your prizes, ladies! Read more…
Cool Toy: Glow Crazy Distance Doodler
It was just a few days before Christmas when I received a Glow Crazy Distance Doodler to review, and I have to be honest: I put it on a shelf for a few weeks, because I knew my girls did not need a new toy just then, what with the haul to come from Santa, […] Read more…
Why I’ll Leave the Baby-Exploiting to Teresa Strasser
Ten Reasons Why My Pregnancy and Birth Memoir Could Never Be as Good as “Exploiting My Baby”, by TV and Radio Personality Teresa Strasser 1. I am so unfunny. I’d like to think I have my (few and far-between) moments, but even when I’m at the top of my game, I reach about 20% of Teresa’s […] Read more…
My Cold Confession
Okay, I’m coming out of the closet (but certainly not out of the house) as a bad mother here and admitting that I HATE going outside in the winter. Not only do I despise cold weather myself, but I resent the hassle of getting kids all bundled up just to go outside, freeze, and bring them back in […] Read more…
Lulu Photobooks: Review and Giveaway
Giveaway open to Canada and US. When I was first offered the opportunity to make a Photo Book at Lulu.com, I actually hesitated for a few weeks. The thing is, I have weird organizational issues. For example, I just happen to prefer all my photos printed off and arranged in chronological order in photo albums. (I know, […] Read more…
Winners: CSN and Cheerios
Congratulations to the latest This Mom Loves winners: The $50 CSN card: # 288 of 389 Kitty C. of Radcliff, Kentucky Cheerios Prize Pack # 3 of 94 Yuk Ching of Toronto, ON There’s still time for Canadians to enter to win Klutz Craft Kits from Scholastic (ends Feb 14th). Coming next: photobooks and personalized jewelery! (Open to […] Read more…
What Every Baby’s Bookshelf Needs
As a mom who’s also a primary teacher, I’m definitely aware of the educational advantages of reading to your children on a regular basis, and from an early age. Whether for the literacy value or just the bonding time, we all know it’s important to read to our babies and toddlers, and I wrote “10 Books […] Read more…
Wednesday Words
So, I’ve never hopped on board the Wordless Wednesday train, as “wordless” just doesn’t work for me. Instead, I’ve decided to give it a twist. I plan to bring you, on select Wednesdays, some valuable tidbits of the English language (or at least translations) that mean something to me, and hopefully will get you thinking as […] Read more…
Kids’ Crafts: Klutz Review and Giveaway From Scholastic
Giveaway open to Canadians. When my contact at Scholastic asked me if I wanted to review some Klutz craft kits, my only stipulation was that I wanted something that my four year old daughter would be able to do. I know their Klutz books are very popular, as I see my Grade 3 students ordering […] Read more…
It’s My Blogiversary: Now Delurk!
Today marks the First Anniversary of This Mom Loves! I can’t believe that one year ago today I published my first post (though I waited a couple of weeks before actually sharing the address with anyone!) Now, don’t feel badly if you forgot all about my special day. Stick with me for a minute, and […] Read more…