So school started this week... and soon enough, you'll be seeing those familiar Scholastic flyers. And now you'll know what to pick. You're welcome! Elf (Pre-K - K) My First Library - sometimes the packs are a fine balance of the good stuff and the weak spots, but this set is full of very good … [Read more...]
Summer Wonder
Every year when I go back to school in September and welcome a fresh new group of students, I ask them to tell me about their summer holidays: maybe they'll write me a letter, maybe they'll draw a picture. This year I asked them to sum it all up in two short words. If I had given myself the same … [Read more...]
The First Thing I Did When I Got There
This past weekend marked the 7th anniversary of the end of my marriage. I spent it in a brand new and wonderful way. Labour Day weekend has, for more than a dozen years, always looked a certain way; family cottage weekend, organizing of binders and books, end of summer BBQ, sharpening pencils, … [Read more...]
Worst. School. Ever.
School starts tomorrow - but you can bet it's nothing like Benson's new school. Thank goodness... Variant, by Robison Wells Harper Teen, ISBN: 978 0 062 02608 8 Benson is leaving his umpteenth foster home and school for a private school he got into on a special grant, and he couldn't be … [Read more...]
The Perfect Lunch
It's not everyday that you get invited for "The Perfect Lunch." And with that comes high expectations. I was at the art gallery the other day with my 13 year old son, it's something we really enjoy doing together. We had also received an invite to P.F. Chang's China Bistro on the same day. WHAT? … [Read more...]
Destination: Kelowna
When I was in my twenties, my mom inexplicably developed a desire to change careers: "I think I could've been a truck driver," she'd say, happily ensconced behind the wheel, chauffering the family on a long drive to wherever. I never understood her strange love of the long-haul, always preferring … [Read more...]
Nervous About School? A Contest Might help!
And maybe your kids are, too? ;) Noni Is Nervous, by Heather Hartt-Sussman Tundra Books, ISBN: 978 1 770 49323 0 Every year, there appear a few more books about starting school, because let's face it, this is a big event and looms large in the minds of children and parents alike. Teachers … [Read more...]
Smoke and Suspense
When a sheltered city girl ends up in a forest fire camp where things are more than a little hinky, she's going to have a very eye-opening summer... Smokescreen, by Nancy Hartry Tundra Books, ISBN: 978 1 77049 405 3 Kerry's summer job in cottage development up north turns out totally … [Read more...]
It’s All White…with OxiClean
We're heading out on our last family road trip of the summer today, and it's one we've been thinking about for a very long time. My 12 year old son and his baseball team are competing in the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame Tournament in Cooperstown, NY (home of the Baseball Hall of Fame), and … [Read more...]
The BUZZ on HONEYMANIA!
When you think about products made with honey you think about the nourishing and natural goodness that comes from the rich sweetness. Honey is nature's perfect skin secret and prized around the world for hits ability to smooth and soften skin. Recently The Body Shop hosted media to an … [Read more...]
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