This and That: Disney Edition
Welcome! Hi, thanks for swinging by! It’s a bit quiet on the blog this week because we are headed to Disney World! We are very excited. You can follow along the trip on…
Toonies for Tummies: Why nutrition education for students is important
Did you know that school nutrition programs are feeding 800,000 children each day? That’s about 1 in 6 kids. What’s one of the things we try to ensure for our kids in the…
Why it’s time for Date Night (with a little help from Brookstreet Hotel)
Date Night At Brookstreet Hotel When Brookstreet Hotel, an independent hotel in the west end of Ottawa, offered me a weekend to enjoy all they have to offer, I asked if the whole family…
High In Protein, Smooth in Taste – do the kids like it?
Introducing Nordica Smooth Cottage Cheese When we had the chance to review the new Nordica Smooth Cottage Cheese, I was excited. I’m a huge fan of regular cottage cheese but my kids aren’t. My…
Enter to Win 6 months of Netflix!
Giveaway closed. Congrats Misty and Angela M! It’s a month into the new year and many of us are other meeting the goals we had set out for the year, beating them, or…
PD Day Activities in Ottawa ~ January 22, 2016
I won’t lie, the PD Day in our school board comes at the perfect time tomorrow. I am ready for a day of not going anywhere, staying in pjs and just being at…
2016 – and all that’s to come
So I took this whole ‘holiday from blogging’ thing seriously it would seem. While I didn’t fully stop working over the holidays, I reduced all my hours greatly but did spend time away…
Merry Christmas!
As you can imagine I am in full Christmas mode. My brother is in from out of town which means extra excited kids and more video game playing for all of us. I…
Recipe: Easy Cream Puffs
How much baking can one person do, and eat, during the month of December? Every year, it seems I am trying to break a record. But let’s face it, I love it. I…
Rice Krispie Tree Pops
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…for baking! I am excited to get into the kitchen and make my usual baked treats for Christmas. Most of my recipes are quite easy (like…
