Last year I wrote about finally being able to put gifts under our tree.This year I put a few gifts underneath. Clearly labelled with names not my childrens. If it's not theirs, they're not interested...Two weekends ago I spent a chilly afternoon in the house by myself, drinking coffee, … [Read more...]
CBC’s Steven and Chris chats & gives us the holiday scoop!
There's no better place to get into the spirit of the holidays than to spend some time in the studios with CBC hosts Steven and Chris. With all the incredible and fresh D.I.Y. ideas that are now dancing in my head, I am SO ready to embrace the season. UrbanMoms was invited to a Holiday Set … [Read more...]
The Oooh Ahhh Holiday Gift List
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the festive holiday season when the stores are decked out in twinkly lights. But I start getting the gifts underway in August only because I hate crowds and I use to work in the magazine industry where our timelines were 3 months in advance so we were knee deep in holiday spirit … [Read more...]
Weekend Update – Holiday Craft
This weekend, while Sean and Cam were in the States for 3 days at hockey tournament I decided that it would be a good time to do our annual Christmas craft with the younger two to put in some time. It's easy, cheap and totally adorable! I thought it would be a good one to share here. All you … [Read more...]
Help a helpless Dad out this Christmas
I need your help. Pretty badly, it would appear. Being a Dad means, by definition, that I am a man. And being a man, by definition, means I have no idea what to get a woman for Christmas. Here are a couple of unfortunate and all-too-true stories to illustrate my point. Story #1 - It's the … [Read more...]
A Fabulous Weekend at Blue Mountain!
One of the drawbacks of working from home is the lack of contact and camraderie with my colleagues. Writing for Urbanmoms, I've gotten to know a fabulous group of people and fellow writers, but thus far it's largely been a virtual relationship. This past weekend in Blue … [Read more...]
Incredible India!
We're back from our wild and wonderful vacation! The trip was amazing - food, shopping, family bonding, a multi-event family wedding and lots of sun. I wanted to blog more frequently from Chennai, where I was based, but it proved to be more difficult that I hoped with a clingy toddler … [Read more...]
Eid lowdown
Yesterday we celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr, the end of Ramadan. This year was our turn to host the family lunch. Here are some of the highlights (I will post some pictures later this week). Waking up early to prepare kheer kurma, a traditional Eid dish made with milk, vermicelli, pistachios, … [Read more...]
Help! I am Wobbling!
Help! I am wobbling!!! Phew,thanks, that was close. I just spent the last four days in beautiful Quebec City with my best friend who I haven't seen since last spring. Full buffet breakfast every morning, evening snacks at our disposal, crepes, croissants, cheese...oh my … [Read more...]
Visualization Really Works!
I am on my way to Quebec City to spend 4 glorious days with my best friend who is coming in all the way from Goose Bay, Labrador. I can't wait. After too long apart we will have plenty to talk about and plenty to do. Here is my problem, this is the same best friend that was my room … [Read more...]
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