This idea came from my friend C, after I saw her hall table adorned with years of framed photos of her children with Santa, as well as some Santa shots from when she and her husband were kids. While I don’t have a lot of official Santa shots (there is one gem of my brother and […] Read more…
Some of the cutest books I’ve received for review lately have a common theme. Here they are: Bedtime is Canceled by Cece Meng, Illustrated by Aurélie Neyret This is a great story about the mayhem that takes place when a brother and sister write up a notice that “Bedtime is Canceled”…and it gets into the wrong […] Read more…
So, I’ve had this beautiful lantern hanging around for years, without really having a great idea for what to do with it. (No offense if you gave it to me. It’s lovely, I’m just not creative enough.) Thanks to the inspiration of Pinterest, I decided to pull it out and incorporate it into my Christmas […] Read more…
Do you ever feel like you just can’t get enough of This Mom Loves? (Crickets…crickets…anybody?) For those (two) who have been asking lately how to find me on various social media, here are all the details: Twitter (@thismomloves) https://twitter.com/thismomloves Pinterest (katewinn77) http://pinterest.com/katewinn77/ I’m not much of a recipe blogger if that’s your thing (but if […] Read more…
Check out the latest book recommendations from my 11 year old niece, “Anastasia”: ************* THE LAST FREE CAT by Jon Blake Jade has always been a quiet girl, until a strange but beautiful cat shows up in her backyard. A boy named Kris shows up at her house, knowing the cat quite well. He tells […] Read more…
Our Halloween Recap: Spent too much on costumes, but Maggie has only ever had hand-me-downs and Frannie has only ever had one new costume (plus, I’ve been at the same school long enough now that I’ve run through all of my old ideas and needed something new too!) I was impressed that Frannie went with […] Read more…
It may surprise my loyal readers to hear this, but while I love to eat out, I have not actually been to every chain restaurant in Ontario. In fact, Saturday night was my first trip to the famous Mandarin Chinese buffet. Another secret? As a picky eater, I’m not even a huge Chinese food lover…but […] Read more…
So I know I said we’re cutting back on “stuff” for the girls this Christmas, but I don’t think either one of them is ready to celebrate the holiday without a new doll…and these ones actually help support a good cause too! Hearts For Hearts Girls: You can empower girls to change the world with this charitable […] Read more…
Many people attend Blissdom for the famous Costumes and Karaoke party. I attended in spite of it. When Blissdom was taking place last Fall, I followed the Twitter stream and read the blog posts, feeling like I had really missed out on a great opportunity to make connections and learn more about the art and […] Read more…
With many store credit/loyalty cards, you can earn points but they’re shrouded in red tape, with limitations on how to redeem or what you can redeem for (e.g. special catalogues). You quickly learn that the point value is minimal, especially considering the effort you have to take to get your rewards. How is Sears different? […] Read more…