As a Calgary parent with a child in the Alberta Dayhome system this story makes me want to vomit. A baby girl aged 18 months, has died as the direct result of alleged abuse suffered in the home of a ‘caregiver’ in a provincial licensed and approved dayhome. From the Calgary Herald: The toddler was airlifted to Alberta Children’s Hospital [...]

We’re gearing up for the Calgary Stampede here in town and one of the fun and unique things about our cities most famous event is the free pancake breakfasts you can find going on.  If you wanted to, you could find a breakfast event every day of the week!  There’s no excuse to go hungry,  you just need to find [...]

We went down to Bowness Park today for a little picnic and some quality time with a few famous Canadians. It was overcast and chilly enough to wear jackets but we still had an awesome time!

Ever since our trip to Heritage Park, Little H has been completely obsessed with Thomas.  I mean, she always liked Thomas but that trip sealed the deal. She really wanted a Thomas the Train cake for her birthday and had been eying the one in our local Calgary Co-op bakery where we grocery shop.  The day came for us to [...]

I’m not yet sure if I’m going to make it to this event but it’s a worthy cause so I thought I’d post it here for anyone else local who might wish to attend.  From the press release: To help the thousands of dogs admitted to shelters each year, the makers of Pedigree® have kicked-off the third annual PEDIGREE ADOPTION [...]

There was a fantastic article in the local Calgary Herald this weekend.  Fantastic I say…because I was interviewed for it. My thoughts on sunscreen usage were poignant and insightful.  And what an important topic too.  I mean, it’s sunscreen right?  It can mean the difference between enjoying a summer weekend and not sleeping because even the weight of a sheet [...]

We went to Heritage Park Calgary today for our Ride on Thomas the Train!  This  was really one of the best days we’ve had at a ‘kids’ event here in Calgary.  We didn’t tell her where we were going, just that it was for a special day.  We parked the car and started walking down the path towards the park [...]

Day out with Thomas at Heritage Park I can’t tell you how excited I am to be going to this family friendly event with Little H and the hubs!  Thomas the Tank Engine has been a huge hit in our house ever since Little H was old enough to say “toot toot!”  She knows all the engines by color and [...]

Finding childcare in Calgary is next to impossible…well, finding GOOD childcare is.  I mentioned earlier that we are losing our current dayhome because the provider is pregnant and is not wanting to start up again after her new baby comes.  I can’t fault her there, life with a newborn is so unpredictable. So this leaves us scrambling to find something [...]

I know what you’re thinking…what does a pro taste like?  Silly you. You’re meant to taste the wine. It’s much, much more satisfying   So how does one go about learning to taste wine?  I went to my very first wine tasting last week and it was very overwhelming.  I had no idea how much I didn’t know about wine…and [...]