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We have babies. That means we have baby gates. And boy do they take abuse! They’re climbed on, yanked around, pushed, tugged – you name it. We had one at the top of the stairs to our front landing that finally bit the dust. It just came apart and once it did, I didn’t feel [...]
The boy is 10 months old now. TEN. I can’t believe he’s almost a year old already. He’s at that cute yet totally annoying stage where he’s old enough to understand a great deal of what we say – yet can’t really communicate back to us so he’s perpetually frustrated by life. Add this to [...]
Congrats Kelvin!!! I hope you and your family enjoy the show! It’s Cirque time again! And I have tickets for YOU! I’m so excited that the fine and fabulous folks over at Cirque du Soleil asked me to host a ticket giveaway for the first Calgary showing of OVO. Last time, I had such [...]
If you’ve been reading a while then you’ll know – we’re a cat family (we have a dog too…but she’s got an identity crisis happening and I’m sure she thinks she’s a cat!) The whole family is involved, my inlaws have cats, my parents have cats…we’re most definitely cat people. While we were away visiting [...]
I like pork chops – when other people cook them. I just find that even when I get fancy and cook them in wine or with fruit they end up tasting bland. I’m obviously doing something wrong. Well, the other day I pulled out these nice fat chops and wondered what on earth I’d do [...]
We are blessed and very very lucky to have such a wonderful family. They kindheartedly purchase presents for my kids and we all appreciate it. Little H especially appreciates and loves her dollies. She dresses them up in diapers, changes their butts, feeds them and snuggles them. But the dollies are taking over. Today I [...]
Early in the spring, I was asked to try out some sandals from Naot. I wanted to say “YES!” But I didn’t…I cringed inside and I resisted my first instinctual reaction and instead said… The shoes are freakin gorgeous! I have a question for you though – I have hard to fit, large, wide feet. [...]
Vancouver Islanders are proud of the fact that they can get so much quality product locally and it doesn’t stop at wine. We checked out a local winery and had to sample a few bottles. Here’s what we found! A short drive up the old Island Highway toward Black Creek brought us to [...]
We were lucky to be provided with a vehicle for our family trip this year. It was so nice to save the wear and tear on our own mini-van. Yes, *gasp* I’m a mini-van mom! After getting over the shock of driving an impeccably clean vehicle with no juice spills, crushed goldfish crackers and lord [...]
It’s that time again where things get yummy down at Eau Claire! There’s lots to do and see and EAT! Admission is free so it’s worth it just to go down and see the entertainment – find out who is playing here.. From the Taste of Calgary Website: The city’s outdoor festival of food [...]
