Looking for a wonderful tradition to start with your family this holiday season? Why not throw on the aprons, bust out the icing and decorate your very own gingerbread house! They make a wonderful centerpiece for your holiday dinner or party and when you finally decide to dig in, there is nothing … [Read more...]
How To Prepare For Pictures With Santa
It wouldn’t be the holidays without your child’s annual Santa photo. It’s a great Christmas tradition where your children get to spill all their holiday hopes and dreams to good ol’ Saint Nick — that’s if they’re not already bawling their eyes out first. This holiday meet-and-greet can only go two … [Read more...]
Christmas Is HOW Many Days Away?
I received a very alarming email this morning. I was going about my day, dealing with an overflowing inbox (as per usual) when Outlook informed me I had a brand new message. “There are only 49 days until Christmas!” the email happily announced. My face: I'm not sure if that fully … [Read more...]
Where the Best Parties Begin
There’s nothing like getting together with family and friends, especially when you’re celebrating the holidays or a big event like the Superbowl, Olympics or even an Oscar party. Bringing loved ones together to share a special occasion and a special meal is what memories are made of, after … [Read more...]
Happy New Year!
December was a little wild, wasn't she? Christmas concerts, cookie exchanges, work parties, nervous breakdowns…wow. I love the excitement and magic of the holidays but also kind of wish we could spread out the festivities over the whole winter, since come January we will all be fat, depressed and … [Read more...]
The Holiday Experience in New York City with Kids!
A visit to New York City during the holiday season was on my "bucket list" for years. I'm a city girl after all and I've lost count of how many times I've been for vacation or work but never during this magical time of year. We brought the kids for the first time. Our older one is on the verge of … [Read more...]
What’s Your Favourite Holiday Scent?
For most of us, the holiday is a chance to reconnect with family and friends at home. Whether you're baking cookies with the kids or sipping hot chocolate by the the fireplace, scents of the season often bring out those "warm and fuzzy" emotions in us. Did you know that nearly nine in ten … [Read more...]
Christmas Questions
This is it. We're in the home stretch now. Four more sleeps til Christmas Eve. If you're not ready yet, I don't envy you having to trudge through packed stores and waiting in endless lines. Unless you are my husband and don't mind such annoyances. I am done all of my shopping. Everything's … [Read more...]
The Best Gift Ever
Last night we had the privilege of watching Eva and Cuyler perform at their Christmas concert. Two years ago, when he was in grade 5, Campbell played Santa in the school Christmas concert. This year it was Cuyler's turn. He auditioned for, and got a part in this year's production. He got the … [Read more...]
Hope Takes Flight
It was the summer of 2009, and I was at one of my lowest points. My mother was dying, and my sisters and I, along with our dad and my brothers in law, stood vigil by my mother's bed in the palliative care unit at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (Canada’s leading cancer research centre and one of the … [Read more...]
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