May 12th, 2013
Thirteen years ago right now, I was waiting. It was a few days after this that I underwent a procedure that would determine if I was going to be a mother or not. I was driving in to Toronto from just south of Barrie, Ontario every morning before 9am to have blood drawn and ultrasounds [...]
Sep 14th, 2012
I have a LONG commute every day. From my door to my office door usually takes about 1hr, 45 min EACH WAY. Like I said, LONG. I do a ton of reading (it’s okay, I take a train: I’m not reading while driving like some Megacity Mayors that we know), but sometimes, I just end [...]
Dec 7th, 2011
Wednesdays are kind of crazy in our house: first J, our 2.5 year old, has a parent and tot swimming lesson at 9:30am at the local Y. Although the lesson is only a half-hour, I can NEVER get him out of the pool when it’s done, and we’re always at least an hour in the [...]
Oct 20th, 2011
You know what our parents didn’t have to deal with? “On Demand” and PVRs. Yes, they can be sanity-saving on occasion. I know some parents use Treehouse on Demand to avoid shows they don’t want their kids watching (ahem… Janice… he WILL see Barney someday…) When your child is obsessed with a certain show (as [...]
Sep 9th, 2011
Anyone who has ever eaten at my house knows that while I’m not a BAD cook, I’m not a particularly creative one. Shake and Bake tends to be a staple, and lunches tend to be a choice of the same four or five things most days. So when I was given the opportunity to review [...]
Aug 3rd, 2011
Okay, that’s it: I try to stay neutral on the issue of breastfeeing. I’ve pointed out, on many occasions, that yes, “breast is best” for baby, but that there are many times when it may not be best for Mom, or for the family as a whole. As of righ tnow, though, I’ve just about [...]
May 24th, 2011
I have a love/hate relationship with Disney, the way that a lot of parents probably do. There are movies and tv shows that I absolutely love, and I dream about taking my kids on a Disney cruise and/or to Disney World or Disneyland. Yet, I really do hate the incessant marketing and some of the [...]
Apr 7th, 2011
Things have been kind of boring around here lately (entirely my fault, I acknowledge… would never DREAM of blaming you!) so I thought that perhaps it’s time to stir things up a bit, and how better to do that than with more circumcision talk! Dalhousie University’s Dr. Noni MacDonald published an editorial in the Canadian [...]
Mar 2nd, 2011
Apparently none of my three older children will be benefiting from this new program, as their school isn’t on the list. Depending on the outcome of this fall’s provincial election, perhaps my youngest will still have a chance at it. In the meantime, here’s a link to the school finder if you want to see [...]
Jan 4th, 2011
I’ll warn you in advance, I’m feeling “spicy” today. My motivation? The kindergarten drop-off at my kids’ school. Since the Ontario kindergarten program lasts two years, I currently have two kids in kindergarten at our local public school. The “JKs” go on Monday, Wednesday and approximately every other Friday. The “SKs” go on the opposite [...]