After two months of excited planning, my husband’s three sisters and I finally made it to Las Vegas! We turned it into a long weekend, flying out of Toronto on the Friday night and back on the Monday afternoon (I would like to make it very clear to the Ontario taxpayers – especially those whose […] Read more…
Attending the Toronto International Film Festival has been a lifelong dream of mine, but I never thought I could make the early September dates jive with a back-to-school teaching schedule. This year, I made an effort to get on the website and really figure things out…and realized that I could get tickets just for weekend […] Read more…
If you’re a regular here at This Mom Loves, you know how much this mom loves Marci Ien, cohost of CTV’s Canada AM. She was my very first Momterview, and even let me go behind the scenes at Canada AM last summer which was a very exciting experience for me. I thought Marci would be […] Read more…
Disclosure: I received some free/discounted accommodations and attractions while in Nashville for review purposes here on the blog. Opinions are, as always, my own. In case you missed the rest of the trip: Nashville Day 1: Country Music Hall of Fame/Museum and General Jackson Showboat Nashville Day 2: Belle Meade Plantation, Bluebird Cafe and Honky […] Read more…
Disclosure: I received some free/discounted attractions and accommodations while in Nashville, for review purposes here on the blog. Opinions are, as always, my own. In case you missed them: Nashville Day 1 – Country Music Hall of Fame/Museum and General Jackson Showboat Nashville Day 2 – Belle Meade Plantation, Bluebird Cafe and Honky Tonk Central […] Read more…
Nashville Day 2: Belle Meade Plantation, Bluebird Café and Honky Tonk Central Disclosure: I received some free/discounted accommodations and attractions while in Nashville for review purposes here on the blog. Opinions are, as always, my own. As you may recall, Day 1 of our Nashville trip included the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum […] Read more…
Disclosure: I received some free/discounted attractions and accommodations while in Nashville, for review purposes here on the blog. Opinions are, as always, my own. So, my dream vacation to Nashville was supposed to be a girls’ trip, but when one of the girls backed out — not naming any names, but you know who you […] Read more…
Located in Bracebridge, Ontario (about a 90 minute drive from our place) and now in its 58th magical season, Santa’s Village is the jolly guy’s summer home, halfway between the equator and the North Pole. We first took the girls when Frannie was two and Maggie only two months (Frannie met Dora that year!), and then […] Read more…
When the temperature is soaring, what better place to spend the day than at the air-conditioned LEGOLAND Discovery Centre, located at Vaughan Mills? (The fact that it’s attached to a huge shopping centre is a bonus for moms!) With over 3 million bricks under one roof, this destination is an absolute must for LEGO fans…and […] Read more…
So, remember back when I changed my profile photo, and I mentioned that I was all dressed up for a reason? Yeah, so this was the reason. And I’ve finally worked up my nerve to tell you all about it. Back in March, Entertainment Tonight Canada put out a call for guest cohost audition videos, […] Read more…