My kids LOVE the water. My daughter started swimming when she was 2.5. I have always loved the water too. Some of my fondest memories are the hours and days my sisters and I spent in the lake at the cottage or splashing in the waves on vacation in Florida. It is so relaxing and refreshing and free … [Read more...]

This has been a hot topic lately both in the media and in my circle of friends. If you follow moms on twitter or facebook or read their blogs you too will see that jokes about drinking or prescription drug use are rampant. But are they really joking? The sad thing is that many are not.This may be a … [Read more...]

Tonight I'm going to see the Toronto premiere of the film BABIES. I can't wait! You want to know why? Just watch this: What mom wouldn't want to see how four different babies from around the world spend their first year? The movie is released in Toronto and Montreal on Mother's Day. I will let you … [Read more...]

Imagine how the kids in Ontario's grade 6 & 7 classrooms will feel. Ontario's new sex education curriculum introduces gender identity and same sex relationships to the grade 3s and anal intercourse, masturbation and vaginal lubrication to grades 6 & 7. By Grade 8, students are also expected … [Read more...]

I love this photo. For one thing I think it is photographically really cool but also, it captures such a joyful moment. My son plays competitive hockey and on this particular occasion they had won the tournament they had entered. The weekend had been jam packed with fun, camaraderie, adventure and a … [Read more...]

OMG am I tired. Like up every 1/2 hour tired. Like sleeping with one ear open tired. Like rubbing the back of a puking, retching, heaving child for 36 hours tired. This is the kind of tired where you can't find words. You know they're in there but you can't access them or form a cohesive sentence. … [Read more...]

Ah, yes. Traveling to the beach over the holidays is such a treat. And it is, the majority of the trip was a joy. But when you have a spunky 7 year-old along for the trip you just never know where the fun may take you next. I know every mom can relate to the things we do for our kids kind of … [Read more...]

My family and I just got back from Christmas on the beach. We spent a week along with another family in the Dominican Republic. Christmas was definitely different and in some ways it feels like it didn't happen at all but this year, with my mom being gone, it was the right thing to do. And sometimes … [Read more...]

My friends are incredibly important to me. Not only am I an extrovert, gaining energy from being social, but I depend on my friends to bounce ideas off of, share parenting challenges with, and provide an ear and a shoulder when necessary. Especially now since losing one of my best friends, my mom, … [Read more...]