I’ve said it before: Disney is brilliant. Confession: before Saturday I had never seen Lady and the Tramp. I have always collected the “Princess” movies and some of the more recent releases, but this is one that never really appealed to me. Of course I knew all about the famous spaghetti scene, but animal movies […] Read more…
Flashback: Making Icy Decorations
I’m pulling one out of the archives to share with you today, since many of you weren’t around for it back when This Mom Loves was in its infancy, so to speak, and because the timing is right: Making Icy Decorations Click here for the simple instructions. It’s a kid favourite! Read more…
Anastasia’s Picks: The Latest Selections For Kids and Pre-Tweens
Here is my ten year old niece’s latest recommended reading: CIRCUS GALACTICUS by Deva Fagan Summary: I like this book because it talks about magic and aliens. This book is about a girl [Trix], who finds an alien circus, and decides to join them. On the way she discovers secrets about the circus, and tries to stop […] Read more…
BIC Prize Pack (Worth $75) Up For Grabs: Make It “Write” In 2012!
Giveaway open to Canadians. Yes, yes, we all love technology, but there are times that only a handwritten message will do. Family members were making fun of me just recently for still using an old-fashioned date book (how can you go wrong looking at gorgeous images of New York City every day?) but I’m just […] Read more…
Clutter Control #2: Beauty Products
“Order is the shape upon which beauty depends.” Pearl Buck Let’s talk about order and beauty all at the same time with my second post in my Clutter Control series, where we will tackle our beauty products! (Yes, “we”.) I should warn you that the first couple of steps in my Clutter Control series are […] Read more…
Delicious Cookies and Cream Dessert
Since I’m really getting into this macro photography thing, I wanted to share with you a pic of a delicious dessert I made over the Christmas holidays: I also made it for a staff “Treat Day” recently, and when several people asked for the recipe, I promised to post it on my blog. Here are […] Read more…
My Blogiversary, and Should I Wear It? Results
Can you believe that my first post here at This Mom Loves was written two years ago today? Neither can I! As a gift to you on my second Blogiversary, here are the results of my recent (and very popular) Should I Wear It? (Legwarmers Edition) poll (no, this photo isn’t really me, though one […] Read more…
My New Dining Room Centrepiece
After all the Christmas decorations were cleared away, my house looked refreshingly minimalist. However, one cannot go without a centrepiece on one’s dining room table. I decided to repurpose my glass trifle dish, but I needed something to put in it. At my mom’s recommendation I got a bag of, well, decorative balls and stuff […] Read more…
This Mom Loves’ 2011 Stats
I thought some of you might be interested in seeing where my traffic came from in 2011, and which were the most popular posts. I’ll tell you right now though that I won’t be divulging actual traffic numbers (though maybe I should have saved that piece of info ’til the end, to improve my “time on site” […] Read more…
My Holiday Season, By The Numbers
Here’s a quick breakdown of how I spent my holidays: Books read: 3+1 (not a huge number, but we’re not talking about light and fluffy reading material) We Need To Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver): A- Kevin went on a killing spree at his high school. The book is letters written by Kevin’s mother to his father, reflecting back […] Read more…