December was a whirlwind of family visits, outdoor play, and heart-to-heart chats. Days filled with family and festivities. Pure joy! The months before were filled with fear, dread, and sadness. Our realities thrown off kilter, barely able to hold it together. But January is the strangest of all. It … [Read more...]
Featured Mom Business: Designs by Mimi & Lola
Located in Richmond Hill, ON, Designs By Mimi & Lola Ltd. has been creating a quality line of fleece blankets & pillows for babies, toddler and kids since September 2006. Laura D’Urzo and Lidia D’Alberto both make up the creative team behind the Designs By Mimi & Lola label. … [Read more...]
Spinning Out of Control
I know, I know. January is the month of resolutions with diet and exercise topping the list. Well, I am certainly no exception although mine is less of a resolution and more of a practical necessity. I can not afford (both financially and physically) to get any fatter. The 10+lbs I have gained in … [Read more...]
How Did It Happen?!
Six years ago today I became a mother for the second time. SIX YEARS?! How did that happen? Today it hit me - I don't have babies anymore. I knew this, really, but still, for some reason I guess I hadn't really processed it. It's funny because I spent my early adulthood and marriage planning to … [Read more...]
2008 – A Year in Review
There is no doubt that 2008 will be remembered as one of the most remarkable years in the history of the global stock market (and not in a good way). Events have occurred that almost nobody could have predicted, although many seem obvious in hindsight. However, we must move forward. We can't dwell … [Read more...]
Featured Mom Business: Serene
My name is Carol Leon, mother of 3 very active little girls. I developed a new product out of my own necessity. I strongly believe that there is an incredible need for this type of product in the market, and it caters towards a real issue that so many women face. My product is called Serene: … [Read more...]
2009, already I dislike you.
This year there was no celebrating for me at the dawn of 2009. I am not interested in what this year has to offer. I want time to stop. I want to stay right where I was over the last month. Safe with my family together. Happy. Healthy. But, as every Trekky knows, resistance is futile. So 2009 pulled … [Read more...]
New Holiday Cuisine Classics
Just like everyone else, I have my favourite holiday foods: Turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce Mashed potatoes and gravy "Nibble Bait" (a kind of party mix my mom and little sister make each year) My mother-in-law's gingerbread cookies Egg nog with nutmeg But, you know, I'm … [Read more...]
Safe travels this holiday season
Well the year is coming to an end and I wanted to thank everyone for reading my travel tips this year and I look forward to 2009! It has been a very interesting year on a lot of fronts and travel will continue to be something that we need to make the most of considering the money and effort we put … [Read more...]
“A Book is a Present You Can Open Again and Again”
My Aunt Barb once gave me a gift of a book and a package of adhesive book plates inscribed with this phrase:A book is a present you can open again and again.I cherished both the book (the complete and uncut hardcover version of Stephen King's The Stand: an extraordinary read) and the book plates. … [Read more...]
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