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…
Shian Naturals: Review and Giveaway
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’d Like To Kiss the Inventor of the Shellac Manicure
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…
Am I Normal? Wait, Don’t Answer That…
This is not meant to be humorous. Now, if my self-deprecation amuses you a little bit, that’s an acceptable by-product, but I am actually dead serious. I have had people remark (especially after seeing my home or classroom) that I seem to have it all together. And while I know that is of course untrue, I’ve been okay with that […] Read more…
Kids Books: Anastasia’s Newest Picks
My nine year old niece “Anastasia” (her self-chosen pseudonym) has both the honour and the responsibility of reading and reviewing books that come my way which are geared to kids in her age bracket. Here she shares a few of her recent favourites: Bless This Mouse by Lois Lowry Summary: Hildegarde, a mouse, sent all of the mice […] Read more…
Great Canadian Blog Bash and a Hallmark Giveaway!
Perhaps I’m biased, but I feel confident saying that Canada is the best country in the world. I enjoy visiting elsewhere (the sunny south, or incredible New York City, for example) but I could never imagine living anywhere else. As a teacher, I am well aware that many of our systems (e.g. education, health care) […] Read more…
Have You Thanked Your Child’s Teacher Today?
Let me get this out of the way: I know several of my students’ moms read this blog, and this is not a hint. I feel very valued and appreciated by you, and so my mission is to help ensure that other teachers out there feel the same way. To those of you without school aged […] Read more…
Cars 2 Prize Pack Giveaway (CAN)!
Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater are back with some new wheels and fresh tracks in Cars 2, only in theatres June 24! When star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix, Mater gets […] Read more…
Fitness/Nutrition Excuses? TV Host Nadeen Boman Quashes Them All!
What better way to officially wrap up the first Food Week at This Mom Loves than with an expert interview? I had a chance this week to speak with celebrity trainer and nutrition coach Nadeen Boman (you know her from Slice’s “Last 10 Pounds Bootcamp” and “Bulging Brides”). Before our chat, I surveyed my readers for the biggest excuses […] Read more…
What’s Eating Your Child?
Food Week will soon be wrapping up here at This Mom Loves (collective “awwwwww”!) and I wanted to share a fascinating book with you. “What’s Eating Your Child?”, written by nutritionist Kelly Dorfman, reveals the hidden connections between nutrition and chronic childhood ailments (recurrent ear infections, anxiety, ADHD, stomachaches, picky eating, rashes, sleep issues, growth problems, etc.) and […] Read more…