Well, it's the last day of our look back at the old Oscar speeches. Hopefully something will happen on Sunday night that can be added to these lists for next year!I want to leave you with few bits. Just random pieces of awesomeness in my opinion. John Wayne. Hollywood tough guy … [Read more...]
TGIF
Trust Gratitude Inspiration Friday ~ Brene BrownI'm re-reading The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown. Last night I read about this idea from her blog. Keeping a gratitude journal has been a goal of mine for awhile so I've decided to make it a public journal. Please join me in … [Read more...]
“The painful new realities of international adoption”
According to this recent Globe and Mail article it's a completely dire situation. Even the "personal accounts" section has only a few entries and does not portray very many happily ever afters.You can read the whole article if you like but I will recap some of the points that struck a … [Read more...]
Book Review: Room by Emma Donoghue
I saw this book around for a while before I picked it up. From what I'd heard, it seemed almost too much to bear - a child forced to live in one room for his whole life, unable to go outside or have any contact with the world. Finally, after hearing such rave reviews, I decided to give … [Read more...]
TGIT
Thursdays are my favourite. They are the mornings of the week that my two older girls are both at school so I just have Brinley with me. We go for coffee, the two of us. We go shopping and I get a shocking amount of errands run in no time flat, since hauling one kid around is a heck of a lot easier … [Read more...]
Meet Canadian Designer Lucian Matis!
FASHIONISTAS GRAB YOUR HEELS AND RUN to meet one of my favourite Canadian Designers, Lucian Matis! Torontonians can get up and personal with Lucian at public appearances scheduled in the next couple of days. He's in town promoting his new collaboration with Smashbox cosmetics.Lucian grew … [Read more...]
Oscar Speeches – The Weird Ones…
Sadly, we all like a train wreck. If we didn't the Kardashians and Snooki would get no air time. And even at a classy affair like the Oscars, we like to see some people bring the crazy. These speeches don't disappoint. I'm told I've been over using the term 'ugh' lately....but … [Read more...]
Field Trip: A French Film Festival
Last week I volunteered on a field trip with my older daughter's class. She's in Grade 2, French Immersion, and the field trip was to attend Cinefranco, a French film festival at a downtown Toronto cinema. First of all, how cool is that? The only field trips I remember are to a salmon … [Read more...]
S#!t my kids say!
It always amazes me to hear the things that come out of my children's mouth. Daily. I actually reconsidered writing such a post for fear that I may be thought of as one of the worse mothers on the planet. Then I thought who am I kidding? For those who know me, know that they never hear … [Read more...]
Progress Measured
Just over two years ago Cuyler came down with a virus. It was nasty.He felt warm just before we went out trick or treating and was in full blown fever mode when we got home. It would be about 2 weeks before he was back to normal. Which in the grand scheme of things isn't terribly long.However in … [Read more...]
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