My mailbox has been overflowing with products lately (I know, it’s tough), and I’ve chosen three I want to share with you today: Rubbermaid FilterFresh Water Bottle We filter our water at home, and every day I use the pitcher with filter from the fridge to fill up my water bottle. The new Rubbermaid FilterFresh […] Read more…
I recently started using Google Docs for giveaways here at This Mom Loves, and I’ve found a number of advantages: It still works even when there are glitches with Blogger comments It keeps entrants’ email addresses private (they appear on my spreadsheet, nowhere else) It can be filled in and submitted much more efficiently (several entries […] Read more…
Marilyn Denis’ official bio describes her as “one of the busiest, most fun-loving – and quite honestly, one of the nicest people in broadcasting”, and my experience last week certainly confirmed that. I had first seen Marilyn at a taping of Cityline almost five years ago with my husband’s sisters, and as a getaway this summer, we decided that we […] Read more…
To celebrate my recent birthday, my husband’s three sisters and I headed to the big city for some bonding time. Tomorrow I will bring you the main event: The Marilyn Denis Show, and my post-show interview with Marilyn. For today, here are the rest of our trip highlights: Accommodations We stayed at the fantastic Marriott […] Read more…
Thank you all for your concern and support during my recent difficulty handling the state of my daughters’ bedrooms. (Click here if you missed that so-embarrassingly-sad-it’s-funny post.) On the last day of school, I headed home and started tackling Maggie’s room. It had only been a mess for about a month, and wasn’t too hard to […] Read more…
Well, I believe Frannie’s first loose tooth got swallowed along with her chocolate cupcake at breakfast (thanks, Aunt Ash!) while camping last weekend, but a note to the Tooth Fairy alerted her to the issue… …and she managed to find our tent and leave two shiny (oh, who am I kidding, dull) loonies under her […] Read more…
Be sure to watch The Marilyn Denis Show on CTV this Thursday. I’ll be in the audience with my hubby’s three sisters (girls’ getaway – yay!) and I’ll be chatting with Marilyn after the show. You can catch all the behind-the-scenes info as well as my interview next week here at This Mom Loves! Read more…
Recently, Prevention Magazine found that only 31% of women wear sunscreen, despite the overwhelming evidence that it should be applied every day. Many of those women who skip SPF said they feel guilty about it, so much so that 69% of women lie to themselves, saying they don’t need sunscreen. Whatever your excuse may be […] Read more…
I’ll be short and sweet: Frannie’s first tooth (not counting her knocked out front pair – click for that “Bad Mommy Moments” post) will be falling out any day. What is the going rate for the Tooth Fairy? When I was a kid, there were 2 quarters left under the pillow – one that I […] Read more…
Your kids would love Nick Bland’s books. An Australian author and illustrator, he does fantastic work, with stories appealing to a range of ages. Three of my favourites, courtesy of Scholastic Canada: A Monster Wrote Me a Letter: This is a great resource for teaching point of view. We can easily relate to the little boy’s anxiety about […] Read more…