“North America’s only full-sized castle and Toronto’s premier historic attraction” – how could we resist the opportunity to take the girls to Casa Loma? Photo courtesy Casa Loma We started our self-guided tour on the lower level (full disclosure: because we were hungry and that’s where the cafe is!) and worked our way up. The […] Read more…
Once the first of August arrives, we take the girls out almost daily to practise their cross country running, ahead of the family of schools meet that usually takes place at the end of September. We start at the high school track for the first few days, so they can get a true sense of […] Read more…
With the new school year right around the corner, there are many parents getting ready to send their little ones to school for the very first time. To help make that big step easier, I hit up my social media friends and gathered words of wisdom from the trenches: from educators, parents and educator/parents…including some […] Read more…
Yes, I live a pretty blessed life that I have the time and money to spend on my eyebrows. Let’s get over that one and move on. And to be fair, I am not expecting that my kindergarten students will be paying any attention to the shape, colour or thickness of my brows. Partly because […] Read more…
I’ve really appreciated the downtime in the last month, and I hope you enjoy these recos as much as I did! By the way, if you do appreciate my suggestions – especially books – please consider following me on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, as I share reading material as I go…and you won’t have to […] Read more…
We’ve been east and we’ve been south, but until now my husband and I had never traveled to western Canada. (Yes, I realize I left out a cardinal direction, but unless I get invited to Santa’s actual workshop that one isn’t high on my list.) A few months ago, we decided that to celebrate our […] Read more…
Today I’m opening up the blog for a special guest post from Chris Markham, Executive Director and CEO of Ophea. ******* Come September, if you walk through the doors of one of Ontario’s certified Healthy Schools, you’ll see student leadership in action—plus some serious fun underway. Students might be whipping up healthy smoothies, leading heart-rate-raising […] Read more…
We had a fantastic family road trip to Midland, Ontario yesterday, visiting two important and meaningful tourist attractions: The Martyrs’ Shrine and Sainte-Marie Among the Hurons. Today I’m sharing the highlights with you! MARTYRS’ SHRINE The history in a nutshell: this beautiful church (surrounded by grounds that are just as lovely) was built to honour […] Read more…
I’m a Jennifer Garner fan from way back. Whether it’s her light and funny films like 13 Going on 30, or her more serious pics like Juno, something about her work – and her take on “stardom” – has always appealed to me. When her latest film, Miracles From Heaven (from the same producers as […] Read more…
It was a summer morning, just after Sunday Mass. My mom was talking to another parishioner (remember, Mom? It was Rhonda), and while I don’t know how it came up, I vividly remember her saying, “I don’t know why people say high school is the best time of your life. Those years can’t even compare […] Read more…