I loved everything about being pregnant with the twins. I loved gaining weight, being able to eat what I wanted, and being so in tune with how my body worked. I was proud and amazed to be growing two more miracles to complete our family! What I didn’t know was how different my twin pregnancy would […] Read more…
Our family loves all seafood, especially, salmon, fish and shrimps so I’m always looking for new, fast and delicious recipes we can all enjoy on a busy weeknight! I have to admit that I didn’t know much about sustainable seafood, but after a recent trip to Loblaws to look for the new Certified Sustainable Seafood […] Read more…
The other day, I read this amazingly honest and poignant article about coming to terms with a daughter who has a learning disability and it hit very close to home. I decided to comment on a friend’s Facebook share, not really realizing that everyone could see that I wrote “hits. close. to. home“. A few other friends jumped […] Read more…
Halloween after loss is horrible. I hate driving around my neighbourhood this time of year. My eyes just can’t stop looking at the graves, skeletons and gruesome heads coming out of the ground on my neighbours’ lawns. Do you have these types of decoration on your front porch? Maybe you should consider that they might […] Read more…
My house is buzzing with talk of this year’s epic Halloween costumes and Paul and I are working hard to steer the boys away from the Grim Reaper and Zombie looks that they are attracted to and challenge their creativity like WE did as kids! Remember when you checked your parent’s closet for a cool […] Read more…
Thanksgiving is this weekend and we can’t wait to spend it with family up at my parent’s house at the lake. There is nothing like watching the leaves up in the country to really set the scene for this holiday. Like most years, it will be my responsibility to bring a dessert that we all […] Read more…
So, the last four nights, I’ve woken up in a panic that BlissDom Canada is this Thursday. My heart raced and I felt physically ill when I thought about all that I need to do, pack and prepare before this epic and last conference of its kind. When I finally got a grip on reality and calmed […] Read more…
It’s apple picking weather so that naturally means it’s apple baking weather too! Luckily for us, we have a house full of apple picking and eating fans! We usually make it a family annual tradition to go pick apples at a local farm but we missed out on it this year. I did buy some […] Read more…
Today marks the middle of a two week business trip for Paul and 7 days of solo parenting for me. He’s been in Amsterdam for the last week and we only get 24 hours with him before he heads off to the U.S. for another business trip. We all really miss him when he’s gone […] Read more…
Fall means a totally different schedule, now that it’s hockey season in our house. It also means that meals have to be fast and easy, but also healthy and filling for our active boys! Going from bbq meals to indoor cooking is also another huge change in our house during the fall months, but I […] Read more…