This story warmed my heart! My friend, Maria, lives in my hometown of St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Last Friday she found out that Justin Bieber was performing in Toronto on November 23d. Her girls are HUGE JB fans, of course. What did she do? She packed up the family and … [Read more...]
This is what I found in bed…
I went into my kids' room last night to peek at them, and this is what I found in my daughters' bed! … [Read more...]
Barbie Pool Party in November!
This weekend, we went to a particularly fun party at the Birchmount Pool, in Scarborough Ontario. The Girl's good friend, A., invited us to a Barbie pool party and we had a blast. The pool was gorgeous - clean, big and warm with immaculate shower … [Read more...]
Eavesdropping on a Sweet Sixteen
Last night was date night with my Husband. We had a quiet cosy dinner on the patio of our favourite Italian restaurant. Next to our table, was a sweet sixteen birthday party of a group of 20 girls from a well-known private school. They were like beautiful aliens to me and … [Read more...]
Pierced!
The Girl turned five last week. For her birthday gift, she wanted to get her ears pierced and we agreed. I had heard good things about Caryl Baker Visage for childrens' ear piercings. They've got these earrings that are nearly impossible to remove, and their employees have some … [Read more...]
Dispatches from Home
That's a picture of me and my nearly-six-year-old daughter, drawn by same. It's the most common theme of her prolific artwork: pictures of me and Mommy. And each one is lovingly inscribed: "to mommy". Most days I enjoy the tributes, give them a few days on the fridge honour roll, and then help them … [Read more...]