(This picture isn't from Halloween but rather from a Wednesday night in June) My wife and I have a fairly new thing, we both get a night out a week. It’s not every week but we do try to do a little something for us. I play in a dart league in Acton on Thursday nights and Charlene goes out for … [Read more...]
Probiotic means “for life”.
A few years ago I came down with a severe case of food poisoning. It took quite a few rounds of antibiotics and months of testing to get my intestines back to a safe zone. But it also took a couple of years to get my system back on track. Along side with my doctor's advice I also visited a … [Read more...]
Negotiating With Terrorists.
It is 11:20 AM, and candy is Ava Scarlett's favourite food group. She: Can I have something to eat, please? Me: Yes, darling! What would you like? She: Can I have some Swedish Berries? Me: Um... okay. She: Can I have ten? Me: You can have six. She: *pleading face* … [Read more...]
Stuck In A Rut
Ok moms, dads, foodies out there.We've hit the middle mark of the school year and I'm stuck in a lunch rut. I feel like I'm putting the same things in my kids lunches everyday. Time to add a little punch to their lunch. Something different.Cuyler is kind of a given with his extremely self … [Read more...]
After School Snack
This is one of his favourites.Smoked salmon with cream cheese on a crispy cracker thingie, some salami, and a scant handful of fruit. I don't really care about nitrates - I'm just so happy the Halloween candy is almost finished, ohmygod...What do your kids like to eat when they get home from … [Read more...]
Who’s That Kid…
So, the children bullied me into buying them some Oreos the other day. I have nothing against Oreo cookies (I've been known to partake in a dozen at a time a few now and again) but we already had two other types of biscuits in the cupboard, plus ice cream in the freezer, we had gift-with-purchase … [Read more...]
Feeding Frenzy
I decided this summer that we would only do a few weeks of camp, spread out. Three weeks of full day camp, two weeks of only 3 half days. The rest of the summer we're home. Just enough to give me a break but still giving them a lot of down time to do whatever they want, sleep in, stay up … [Read more...]
M & M Pretzels Have Arrived!
My family and I recently spent an amazing week on the beach in South Carolina. There is so much we love about out annual trip to Hilton Head Island, and it is always a mixture of tradition and discovery.First the traditions; we always stop at Cracker Barrel on the drive down for one of those huge … [Read more...]
Cereal on the Go
Today I'm in a giving mood....you're getting an amazing parenting tip and an incredible consumer product tip all in one column!My middle son is a picky eater. He eats what he likes (pancakes, french toast, fried eggs, hotdogs and burgers) and gags, clutches his throat and rolls around on the floor … [Read more...]
Mr. Christie’s Snak Paks
We all remember the slogan from our childhoods: "Mr. Christie, you make good cookies". And according to our expert panel of product testers, they still do. 25 lucky Go2Girlz members recently had the opportunity to sample all the cookies in the new line of Mr. Christie's Snak Paks - all five of which … [Read more...]