Toronto now has a Mayor that I had the pleasure of speaking with over two years ago! We had been invited, like other Patient Ambassadors, to be a featured family at the SickKids Radiothon hosted on 1010. The boys and I sat down during John Tory’s “shift” in the Atrium at the hospital and recounted […] Read more…
No words could really explain the whirlwind of amazing adventures that Kathryn and I experienced this past week. Having been named Target Canada’s VIP Mom for World Mastercard Canada Fashion Week came with more privileges and pampering than I could have ever dreamed and a chance to escape reality for just a few days! […] Read more…
What a year it’s been! Who am I kidding…we’ve had terrible, horrible, no good, very bad YEARS in our family. Days that turned into months, months that turned into years. This past Saturday was an amazing, memorable family day for us. Our delicious sushi lunch was a great chance to slow down and catch up […] Read more…
The secret is out! If you can believe it, this amazing adventure started with a simple critique on Twitter, to Target Canada. Something along the lines of…“More empty shelves at @TargetCanada, I have faith that you will figure this out soon #hopeful”. Target loved that I had faith in them and took this as a challenge […] Read more…
I was inspired by a baked pancake muffin photo that I saw on Facebook and realized that as much as the kids LOVE pancakes, we just don’t have time for them on busy school mornings. Using a one-ingredient pancake mix (yup, out of the box), we made these amazing mini chocolate chip pancake muffins this […] Read more…
For the past several years, I have felt as though the roads I’ve taken in life, have been chosen for me. There has been no choice when it came to choosing the direction, no input on where I was headed and surely no decision on how it would end. There have been so many times […] Read more…
The leaves are changing, our fall jackets are out of the closet and my favourite time of year is approaching. I love the crisp air, apple picking, tall black boots and celebrating all that we are thankful for at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Despite our loss, I find that we work hard to find things that […] Read more…
It started in my inbox with my monthly Grief Watch Newsletter arriving late yesterday afternoon. I scrolled down to find a quote that truly spoke to the way I feel as a bereaved mother. The way I feel every day. The silent pain and sadness that I hold in my heart, while I work, while I’m alone, […] Read more…