Giveaway open to Canada and US. I have such an original giveaway today! I was contacted by the terrific online company CSN Stores (I’m pretty sure I was the only blogger they contacted – very exclusive!) with the possibility of doing a gift card giveaway for This Mom Love readers. I know, you’ve never heard of […] Read more…
I told you I would twist my friend Krista’s arm into sharing her kids’ party-planning expertise! To start with, she let me look through her daughters’ birthday books: each girl has a beautiful photo album with memories starting with the first birthday and progressing onward. Her big girl has celebrated six times, while her baby […] Read more…
Congratulations to the winner of the $25 Bugalug Baby gift certificate….. Helpful Housewife, Leslie B. of Missouri! She was # 27 of 123 valid entries, and her number was chosen through random number generation. Have fun shopping! Just a reminder that there are only a few days left to enter to win a $50 gift certificate for Angelface […] Read more…
I’m officially a convert. My plastic water bottles are out, and my stainless steel Otterbottle is in. I was pregnant with Maggie when the whole BPA panic started. Reluctant to throw out Frannie’s tried-and-true plastic baby bottles, I did a lot of research to see what all the fuss was about, and found enough data […] Read more…
Here’s what’s next on my must-read list: To Raise Happy Kids, Put Your Marriage First by David Code. The title alone sells me on the book, as this is a philosophy I firmly believe in. Code was interviewed in the July issue of Today’s Parent magazine, and asserted that he thinks parents today pay too much attention […] Read more…
Yes, it’s true, I am another year older. I officially turn thirty (mumble) at 6 p.m. tonight. My doctor’s wife was thrilled when I arrived, as it was a Saturday and they had dinner reservations. Believe it or not he’s still my family doctor! So what did you get me? It’s okay, don’t worry, I’m not […] Read more…
Introducing the Celebrate Canada Blog Party, hosted by Canadian Mom Blogger! Welcome to the party! Participants were asked to do a post describing their blog for their new visitors, so here goes: This Mom Loves was launched about five months ago. I’m the mother of two girls, ages four and two, as well as being a […] Read more…
Giveaway open to Canadians. Fact: kids love nonfiction. When we go to buy or borrow reading material for our children, we adults seem to be the most drawn to to make-believe. Maybe this is because our lives expose us to an abundance of non-fiction – newspapers, reports for work – and we crave a break, and assume the […] Read more…
Here’s a short and sweet post for you: My current Bugalug Baby Review and Giveaway got me thinking about all of the hair stuff in my home. My girls have a ton of hair accessories, and I thought I had wisely organized them by type (barrettes, hairbands, ponytail holders, etc.) I realized that this system wasn’t working well, […] Read more…
Open to Canada and U.S. I was thrilled when I recently had the opportunity to review products from the Canadian business Angelface Prints. They specialize in customized announcements (holiday, thank you, invitation, etc.), like the adorable twins’ birth announcement below. Why order through Angelface, and not just use the supermarket kiosk like everyone else? Well, for […] Read more…