So, you're heading up to cottage country for the weekend. Awesome! You're entertaining guests OR even better, you ARE the guest! And you've offered to bring up a meal or two, like a good guest that you are, right? What to bring? Instead of the standard sausages, pasta salad, and hamburger … [Read more...]
Monkeys For Your Little Monkeys
Apes are a fascinating bunch of creatures - and closer to us than any others. This new look at them is just a sample of sorts, but told very simply, so that it is accessible to younger kids, and may spark a curiosity to learn more about these relatives of ours. Going Ape! by Eduardo Bustos and Lucho … [Read more...]
Strep Tease
Avelyn just spent the past five days in a sweaty blur of a 103 degree fever, strep throat, barfing, and more midnight acetaminaphen suppositories than either of us cares to remember. The poor kid. Every day I would assure her that surely she would feel better by tomorrow. But then the next day would … [Read more...]
A rare glimpse of Picasso’s Private Collection at the AGO
I wasn't surprised that my youngest son had done some Picasso inspired artwork in his classroom. Picasso is very appealing to children with bold features in his paintings and the use of everyday objects in his sculptures. What I was surprised about was how much info he has retained on the artist and … [Read more...]
Tomato, Cucumber, and Couscous Salad
Excerpt from an actual conversation between my husband and I while driving:Me: Hey, wanna try something really good?Him: (suspiciously) What is it? Me: A tomato! Him: Cayla, I'm driving on the highway. I do not want to eat a tomato and have it squirt all over me right now.Me: But … [Read more...]
Huggies Little Movers Diapers and Huggies Overnites Diapers
Real life with little ones is fast-paced and can be challenging with all of the unexpected twists and turns. From long walks in the stroller to an afternoon of bouncing and sleepovers at the Grandparents' house...we've seen (and cleaned) it all, right?Keeping our little ones clean and dry is … [Read more...]
Austerity Measures
So, I did a household budget last week. -GULP- How can three people spend so much money just...living? I mean, yes: we go on vacation, I drive a new car and we don't buy our clothes at thrift shops. On the other hand, we're not flying first-class to Rome, I have a Toyota not a BMW and I tog the … [Read more...]
BACKBEAT: How The Beatles ‘became’ The Beatles
I'm getting into the spirit of all things U.K. with the London Summer Olympics serving as a great reminder of the incredible contribution this country has made to the world in arts & culture. Sir Paul McCartney rounded off the Opening Ceremony and brought back the conversation of "remember The … [Read more...]
Solo Road Trip
For the last year I've been traveling with my husband and two sons. Non-stop. Every morning they were there when I woke up, every meal we ate together and every evening theirs were the last voices I heard before I fell asleep. Depending on the day people either hear this and think : That woman is … [Read more...]
Opening Ceremonies
After dinner, we snuggled on the sofa to watch the Opening Ceremonies. I didn't know what to expect. What a spectacular surprise! Danny Boyle's extravagant celebration of culture blew me away. I'm a sucker for anything literary, and Boyle didn't disappoint: Shakespeare, Blake, … [Read more...]
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