Around the House – Crock Pot Braised Cabbage with Sausage and Rice

yummy!

First – I want to say this isn’t a sponsored post and the good folks at Spolumbo’s have not paid me to praise them.  I just honestly love their product. Although, if they wanted to throw buckets of money (or sausage) at me I’d gladly take it…..now onto the post. This has to be the [...]

When you blog about your kids

I was reading this post today about blogger Sweetney and how she’s changing up her site because her daughter is getting older and she doesn’t want to embarrass her with photos and such.  And it got me thinking about how long a mother can get away with writing about puke and chub and things of [...]

Enough with the Whine – Bring on the Wine Week 7

at least we had wine

This has been a wine filled week!  However, this post, has just a hint dinner disaster with a finish of wine review.  Here goes. My lovely sister came over for dinner the other day and she brought a bottle of Peter Mertes Liebfraumilch along for the ride.  Dinner was to be simple – Beef Fried [...]

Rapunzel dolls are the Debil

tangled isn't the half of it

Calgary Events – WineFest (Squeeeee!)

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I pretty much never ‘Squeee’  I’m just not the type.  I will often Woot, or Hurah.  Sometimes, I’ll even Yippee.  But man, we’re talking about a festival here….a WINE festival.  Totally Squeee worthy don’t you think? It’s happening this week – starting Thursday and you can get info on it here.  There are still tickets [...]

Enough with the Whine – Bring on the Wine! Week 6

This week Rhea tried a fun looking bottle of Bear Flag Smooth Red made from grapes the likes of which I’d never heard of (except Zinfandel.)  I knew I had a lot to learn about wines and that was part of the reason I wanted to do these posts (the non-alcoholic part anyway) but wow, [...]

Nintendo 3DS Release Date and Pre Order Info

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The newest hand held from Nintendo is about to be released! I wonder how long it will be before hubs decides we must have a Nintendo 3DS in our house, you know, for the kids. It’s supposed to offer real 3D images without the need for special glasses.  I can’t even imagine what that might [...]

And then I Laughed, Because Pharmaceuticals Were my Only Other Option…

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There are days as a mom where everything about your children is sweet and full of love and you want to remember each moment in it’s exact form and detail.  And then there are days like today. Days like this…only worse.  Much worse. Today started out as any other day would.  Up at 5am, feed [...]

For the Love of Chub

chubby baby

Calgary Tower Events – Twice the Fun for Alberta Wilderness

Calgary Tower

Alberta Wilderness Association Mural Painting Competition – March 19, Calgary Tower (Deadline for applications March 4) Celebrate Alberta Wilderness with the 2011 Calgary Tower murals! With four categories (Family, Junior High School, Elementary School and Adult) this is truly a competition for everyone. Join us as we transform the Calgary Tower stairwell from a dull [...]