A new gig, Tweet up and a great local business
Now that I am working on Sense and Community more, I have started to do a little more consulting. I like to help people (mostly parents, women entrepreneurs, small businesses) with their Twitter accounts, managing their…
Cooking with kids: Easter Bunny cookies
(note: I am not very fancy with my baking decorations! 😉 A couple of years ago after Easter, I picked up a bunny cookie cutter on sale. It has turned out to not…
Healthy Snacks and Overcoming Unhealthy Marketing Messages
I read a really interested post by Andrea over at A Peak inside the Fishbowl about a pitch she got asking her to promote a new food ‘snack’ option for kids. Her post…
A Day at Kids CBC and Impressing my children
It was an exciting day when I received an invitation from Kim Wilson, Head of Children’s Programming at Kids CBC, inviting me to a day event to connect with parents. We have long…
A Trip to the Sugar Bush
Today we took the kids on our annual sugar bush trip. We go for pancakes, running around outside, real maple syrup and maple sugar candy. Sugar bushes (or camps, or shacks or pancake…
It’s Raining, it’s pouring…
Today it is a rainy mess in Ottawa. Spring has decided to throw a few more flurries our way. The rain is cold. It’s dark and after a weekend spent outside in the nice…
Being a Kid again
Having children may be a lot of work, but it also gives us adults a reason to enjoy some really fantastic kid fun that we possibly hadn’t in some time. These moments of…
A Stay at Home Mom, who also works
I was recently at a birthday party with my son, with women that I don’t know well. When asked ‘what I did’ I answered simply (and truthfully) that I was at home with the…
Beating Cancer: Monthly Check Ups and the numbers game
I love sharing good news. Especially when it comes to Andy’s health and beating cancer. The oncologist believes that there is no active cancer, and while he is on a monthly appointment schedule that…
The stuff they say
A few bits and bites from my children: __________ As I call down to the playroom asking Andy if he wants a cup of coffee, I hear back from the 2 year…
