I was lucky.  When we decided we wanted to be parents we did what you’re supposed to do and 9 months later there was a little baby in our arms.  I realize not everyone has the same experience.  One in six couples in Alberta struggles with infertility and while some give up on parenting all [...]

Pick up your socks. Don’t play with your juice. Stop throwing that ball. Put it away. Make your bed and remember to hide your pjs. Pick up that towel. Put it in the laundry basket. Don’t make a mess with your breakfast. No, we aren’t doing a craft today. Stop whining. Mommy is wiping the [...]

I’m going to miss the Zellers brand – I remember when the lowest price was the law and when I got my first Club Z points card.  I always did my Christmas stocking stuffer shopping there because it was less crowded than Wal-Mart (which I can’t stand shopping in.)  They sent me this video to [...]

I adore Dragon’s Den don’t you?  I mean, it makes me feel pretty good about myself.  There are so many hair brained ideas on there that I wonder how these people manage to get dressed and live through the day without meeting an unfortunate death worthy of a Darwin Award.  There’s usually at least one [...]

Out of the blue one day I got an email asking me to check out the Shopcatch app for iPhone (and Android too!)  They asked me to think about hosting a party for the launch of the app and as I saw a great excuse to hang out with some bloggy friends, I took them [...]

This is the recipe we make most often with our ‘mother recipe’ of Slow Cooker Pulled Pork.  Everyone loves it, nobody goes hungry AND if you use part skim mozza, it’s about as healthy as pizza can get – it’s no worse calorie and fat wise than a ham and cheese sandwich but watch out, [...]

You might have noticed this image in my sidebar to the right there…it’s been there for a while.  Well, launch time is getting closer and so I thought I’d do a post to let you know what it’s all about! Ford of Canada is providing us with a new Ford Explorer for a couple weeks [...]