The Breastfeeding vs. Facebook Debate

Feb 28, 2012 by

If you guys aren’t tired of hearing more of the debate between breastfeeding Moms and pro-breastfeeding activists vs. Facebook then I have something for you! Yesterday morning, one of my favorite local celebrities, Jian Gomeshi, tackled the topic on his CBC radio show “Q”. Jian interviewed Emma Kwasnica, the mother-of-three who is leading the campaign against Facebook. You can...

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Who is ready to play?!? 30 Days of Play Challenge #LegoDuplo

Feb 27, 2012 by

Play – Time to explore, learn and use imagination The MOST important “job” for children What one toy encompasses all of those?  LEGO® of course!  LEGO® DUPLO® embraces everything that I look for in toys for A.C.: Educational – concepts such as shapes, colours, and counting are naturally built into play time  Timeless – everyone loves LEGO® DUPLO® no matter how old...

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Food for Friday – Overnight Oats

Feb 24, 2012 by

Mmm.. breakfast. I spent the first 19 years of my life eating cold cereal and milk for breakfast every day and I have spent the subsequent days trying to avoid it. Now, before I had kids (and a mortgage, and a car, and umm.. yeah) I used to just grab breakfast on the go on my way to work. With finances a little tight and time even tighter, most mornings picking something on my way to work is...

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Taking a Break – Ontario Staycation #kindermom

Feb 24, 2012 by

My recuperation from the holidays has taken a lot longer this year than ever before.  A number of factors played into the chaos including this being our first Christmas with A.C. where I was working, family visiting, JAMS accident, and Grandma passing away.  I was exhausted by mid January and feeling a little burnt out.  We have been able to have a couple of low key weekends to recover, and...

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WW – Sleeping Babies

Feb 23, 2012 by

We put one to bed and when we came upstairs to check on her two hours later, we found...

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