New Year, New Episodes from Disney Junior Canada!
The holidays mean spending a lot of time with family. Hannah loves going over to my Mom's house for many reasons - one of them is that she gets to watch the Disney Junior channel. Her favourite shows...
View ArticleGuess How Much I Love You - Someone Special now on DVD! #Review #Giveaway
Before Hannah was born, lots of people gave us books for her as gifts. One such book was Guess How Much I Love You, a great book about the love between a parent and a child. Did you know that there is...
View ArticleEn garde! Stream The Adventures of Puss in Boots now! #StreamTeam
I like cats better than I like most people. So it's no surprise I really like Puss in Boots from the Shrek movies...and that I was really excited to introduce Hannah to him in TV form.Hannah still...
View ArticleFight tough stains with OxiClean #WowOxiClean
I was in high school the first time OxiClean came home with the groceries. It was like someone had followed me around all day and was like, “I know just the product to invent for this clumsy girl.”I...
View ArticleOfficially 3, Officially a Mom
Yesterday Hannah turned 3. I remarked to Chris that I now "officially" feel like a Mom. I asked him when he officially felt like a Dad, and he said the day Hannah was born.Now before you think I'm...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Sunday #LikeAGirl #PGmom #Giveaway
Tomorrow Hannah and I leave for Mexico with my Mom. Chris is staying behind, and I think the only thing that softens the blow is the fact that he will be able to do whatever he wants on Super Bowl...
View ArticleShare the Love this Valentine's Day with Hallmark Canada #Review #Giveaway
Over the years I'll openly admit to having a love/hate relationship with Valentine's Day. When you're younger, Valentine's is all about the cute little cards and providing an excuse to have a classroom...
View ArticleThis Winter #RipYourClothesOn with Downy #PGmom #Review #Giveaway
Sorry the blog was super quiet last week. I had a great excuse - my Mom, Hannah and I were in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and my resort had no Wifi. We had a mostly relaxing vacation (I say mostly because...
View ArticleCelebrate Valentine's Day with Toopy and Binoo #Review #Giveaway
Last month, Hannah told me she wanted to change her name to Toopy Baa Baa Pizza Pizza Pie Mr. Potato. I kid you not. Clearly Toopy was in homage to every preschooler's favourite rat - Toopy of Toopy...
View ArticleCreate #KinderSmiles this Valentine's Day #KinderMom
The only thing that makes the cold week back at work bearable after a week with palm trees is an upcoming Family Day long weekend. Last week at this time, Hannah was building me sand birthday cakes on...
View ArticleI Could Have Been Elijah
This morning while I was at work I saw on social media a 3-year-old boy had gone missing in the 401/Bathurst area in Toronto. Quite quickly it was discovered he had left his Grandma's apartment - alone...
View ArticleBeauty Must-Haves for Busy Moms #PGmom #Review #Giveaway
I used to laugh at photos on the Internet of tiny fingers underneath the bathroom door. That will NEVER happen to me I thought.Then I became a Mom.The first few weeks of my maternity leave, I was super...
View ArticleEducate your child & yourself with the Ontario College of Teachers
I wanted to be a teacher when I grew up – at least I did until about Grade 8. That's when I discovered you could actually write for a living, which began my quest to get in to Ryerson’s Journalism...
View ArticleLearning about professions with a preschooler on Netflix Canada #StreamTeam
One of my favourite things about having a preschooler is our conversations. Throughout a single one, Hannah can change what she wants to be when she grows up multiple times. The top professions usually...
View ArticleSpring has sprung at Hallmark Canada #LoveHallmarkCA #Review #Giveaway
It's officially less than two weeks until spring! Whether or not the winter weather will completely ease up on us is to be seen, but we can dream of spring - especially Easter and Mother's Day - with...
View ArticleClean Water Family Kindness Challenge #CleanWater #PGmom #Giveaway
Since April 2014, Canadians have come out in droves to support the P&G and Walmart Clean Water Program, raising more than 20 million days of clean drinking water for families around the world and...
View ArticleMy Brother, My #TideColdHero #PGmom
There are people who refuse to be chained to a desk all day. There are people who refuse to work within four walls. There are people who willingly work in -40 C weather in the winter in our great...
View ArticleHave a Hoppy Easter with Zack & Quack and the Treehouse Ultimate Collection...
With thawing temperatures this week, I'm starting to get excited about spring and Easter. Kaboom! Entertainment has us covered with the perfect DVDs to celebrate the slow arrival of slightly warmer...
View ArticleMake March Break Magical at Wizard World! #WizardWorldFun
If you asked me to describe Wizard World, I would say it's a mini indoor CNE for kids. (The for kids part is very important - you won't be admitted without one!)Happening now until March 22nd, 2015 at...
View ArticleP&G wins Best New Product Awards #PGmom #giveaway
It's no surprise that I REALLY love P&G products. Did you know that several P&G products received the Best New Product Award, based on results of the 2015 BrandSpark consumer survey conducted...
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