Thank you all for your concern and support during my recent difficulty handling the state of my daughters’ bedrooms. (Click here if you missed that so-embarrassingly-sad-it’s-funny post.) On the last day of school, I headed home and started tackling Maggie’s room. It had only been a mess for about a month, and wasn’t too hard to […] Read more…
Well, I believe Frannie’s first loose tooth got swallowed along with her chocolate cupcake at breakfast (thanks, Aunt Ash!) while camping last weekend, but a note to the Tooth Fairy alerted her to the issue… …and she managed to find our tent and leave two shiny (oh, who am I kidding, dull) loonies under her […] Read more…
Be sure to watch The Marilyn Denis Show on CTV this Thursday. I’ll be in the audience with my hubby’s three sisters (girls’ getaway – yay!) and I’ll be chatting with Marilyn after the show. You can catch all the behind-the-scenes info as well as my interview next week here at This Mom Loves! Read more…
Recently, Prevention Magazine found that only 31% of women wear sunscreen, despite the overwhelming evidence that it should be applied every day. Many of those women who skip SPF said they feel guilty about it, so much so that 69% of women lie to themselves, saying they don’t need sunscreen. Whatever your excuse may be […] Read more…
I’ll be short and sweet: Frannie’s first tooth (not counting her knocked out front pair – click for that “Bad Mommy Moments” post) will be falling out any day. What is the going rate for the Tooth Fairy? When I was a kid, there were 2 quarters left under the pillow – one that I […] Read more…
Your kids would love Nick Bland’s books. An Australian author and illustrator, he does fantastic work, with stories appealing to a range of ages. Three of my favourites, courtesy of Scholastic Canada: A Monster Wrote Me a Letter: This is a great resource for teaching point of view. We can easily relate to the little boy’s anxiety about […] Read more…
Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Filmmaker Abby Epstein follow their landmark documentary, The Business of Being Born, with an all-new, four part DVD series that continues their provocative and entertaining exploration of the modern maternity care system. More Business of Being Born, available on October 18, 2011, offers a practical look at birthing options as […] Read more…
Congrats to my latest winners: Virginia of Barrhead, AB will be receiving the Cars 2 Prize Pack, courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Canada and Holly of Vankleek Hill, ON has won the recordable frame from Hallmark. Enjoy your prizes, ladies, and thanks to all who entered! More fantastic giveaways coming up! Read more…
Contest open to Canadians. I was recently introduced to a fantastic new Canadian company: Shian Naturals Health and Beauty Products, based in Burlington, ON. They make premium quality, all-natural, unscented, skin hair and body products sold exclusively in Canada. They sent me a trial pack to sample, and I was very impressed. A few highlights: Just…Massage and Body Oil: […] Read more…
I love nail polish, but I hate chipped nails. All year long, my ritual has been to sit down on Sunday nights in front of Desperate Housewives and give myself a manicure. And all year long, by about Wednesday or Thursday, the colour is chipping and I have to remove it. Doesn’t matter what I […] Read more…