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- October 8, 2015
Pain Au Chocolat Aux Amande

There are lots of things I had read about and wanted to try when we went to France. Besides all the lovely architecture and the museums and art and the history, really I went to eat.
- family-life
- July 16, 2015
Links I love (because it’s not Friday…)

This was my last regular week of summer, folks. I suppose in summer, most weeks aren't typical, but I'm going to be living out of a suitcase until the last week of August.
- family-life
- June 1, 2015
Friday Faves

Sorry for the delay. Our kitchen reno is almost complete. I totally underestimated what a time suck it would be.
- mom-101
- May 11, 2015
To The Kids We Called “Ours”

To the kids who called us their Youth Leaders, and to the ones we hung with every Friday night and through the week. We thought we had the whole Youth leader thing figured out. We were teenagers ourselves not that long before. We had the energy, the patie
- mom-101
- March 30, 2015
When Your Feelings are More Valuable Than a Child’s Life

Our culture is funny. Maybe even a little ironic. Certainly schizophrenic. Because while we pamper our children more than ever, while we shelter them and give them fewer and fewer responsibilities, and still see them as “children” as they head int
- home
- March 25, 2015
On the Bookshelf: The Fringe Hours

I love reading. And I in the past I have still found time to read for pleasure. The more kids we've gotten the less time I have found to do it. Although when my babies are just new I do a lot of reading while breastfeeding. That's all done (and has been f
- mom-101
- March 10, 2015
How Did We Raise Kids Before Smartphones?

My oldest baby will be 15 in a few short months. He was born before the first iPhone was marketed. He was born before Facebook was created. And I'm not sure how we survived his early years without a smartphone. How times have changed! We had to
- mom-101
- March 9, 2015
To The Struggling Mom: Sometimes It’s Not Enough

I've seen you at the store and at the school. You've been at the playground, at the post office, and at the bus stop. You're hanging on by a thread, holding things together because they're about to fall apart. And you read those Facebook posts
- mom-101
- March 2, 2015
Must-Haves For Home Daycare

Running a home daycare in your home is so different than working at a daycare center. There is limited space in your home, space that you don't want to be completely overrun with daycare stuff: high chairs, cots, blankets, sensory items and toys … d
- mom-101
- February 23, 2015
What The Tornado Taught Me

The rain was falling in big, heavy drops, driving onto the ground and making the mud splash up. Dark clouds loomed overhead. I rushed the 4 kids into the house with our McDonald's takeout in hand, laughing as we went. I set the kids up at the table
- mom-101
- February 12, 2015
5 Things People Said When We Told Them We’re Adopting

Whenever we embark on a new adventure as a family, I do a ton of research. Books, blogs, documentaries, websites … it's all fair game. And even before we started down the path to adoption, I read and watched as much as possible to inform our decis
- mom-101
- February 9, 2015
4 Ways To Choose Your Battles

Being a parent means you'll be doing battle, even with the most easy-going of children. But even if it's not a full-out battle of wills, how do you decide when and where to make a stand? How do you decide when to say “No” and when to let it go
- mom-101
- February 2, 2015
Feed The Hungry Weekly Update

I have just been blown away by the support that I've received for our Feed The Hungry project! As a quick recap, we are packing and shipping a box of non-perishable food items to a family living in Northern Canada through Helping Our Northern Neighbours
- mom-101
- January 28, 2015
Giving Back

“There are children starving in Africa” – isn't that what our parents used to say to us when we didn't finish everything on our plates? I always wanted to say “Then send it to them!”. But what I didn't realize is that while there are chi
- mom-101
- January 26, 2015
To The Adoptive Parent:

If you've looked into adoption on any level, you've probably noticed helpful articles by adoptive and foster-to-adopt parents about the comments they've received from well-meaning strangers, friends or acquaintances. Along with those comments, they
- mom-101
- January 21, 2015
Things I Didn’t Appreciate about My Mother until She Was Gone

Five years ago, my mom died. In those years, I can't even count the number of times I've thought “Oh! I need to tell Mom about — ” only to realize again that I won't be able to do that in this lifetime. I learned so much from my mother, b
- mom-101
- January 19, 2015
Use At Your Own Risk #RightToToboggan

Way back in university, I broke my collarbone … while tobogganing. See, there was this jump, and I was on a GT Snowracer … and did I mention there a jump? I landed squarely on my shoulder and the crack was audible. That same year, I also sliced my
- mom-101
- January 12, 2015
Things I Wish I Had Known Before Opening a Home Daycare

Home Daycare is the perfect way to contribute well to your family's finances, while still staying home with your own children. It means that you can be there to see your child take her first step or say his first word. But there are a few things to co
- mom-101
- January 5, 2015
Simple Ways To Keep A Toddler Busy

Keeping a toddler busy can be about as easy as nailing Jello to a wall. But there are ways to capture their attention for a few moments that don't involve children's music or draining your cell phone battery. And when you need a few minutes of qui
- mom-101
- December 29, 2014
My Favourite Posts From 2014

I can not believe that this year has passed so quickly! 2015, the year of the hoverboard (according to my son and of course Back To The Future), is on the horizon
- mom-101
- December 27, 2014
10 Crazy Questions People Ask Daycare Providers

You know, travelling around town with 5 toddlers and a baby on your back always draws alot of attention. Most people assume that the children all belong to one family, and that you are the parent of this tiny hoard of children. And with most of the ki
- mom-101
- December 15, 2014
What I Learned From Scrooge

Today I'm featuring a special guest post by my good friend Tanya. I've known her for almost as long as we've lived in this little town, and she and her husband have been a constant source of encouragement and support to me and the rest of my famil
- mom-101
- October 29, 2014
Sensory Play: Foam Dough!

So I was browsing Pinterest the other day and found this super-easy recipe for Indoor Snow on Craftulate. While snow was forecast for Northern Ontario today, I'm hoping we won't see any of it for quite some time.
- mom-101
- October 27, 2014
#CanadaStrong

We are Canadian. We are are the True North, Strong and Free. Yesterday a bad thing happened. A bad man (maybe more) attacked Ottawa and as a result, our nation. What did he think he would accomplish?
- home
- October 15, 2014
75 Idea Fall Harvest Blog Hop: Free Fall Printable

Today I'm linking up with a big ol' group for a Fall Harvest Blog Hop. Lots of fun things to be found, but here is my contribution. An 8x10 printable.
- mom-101
- June 9, 2014
2 Links / Bedroom Inspiration

source 1 / source 2 We decided this week to finally get to work on our bedroom, so I'm starting to pull together ideas. This is the one room in the house that has been untouched since we moved into our house
- home
- June 6, 2014
2 Links / Bedroom Inspiration

source 1 / source 2 We decided this week to finally get to work on our bedroom, so I'm starting to pull together ideas. This is the one room in the house that has been untouched since we moved into our house
- family-life
- May 23, 2014
5 Links Before the Weekend

have a great weekend you guys! Who doesn't love a little ombre in their life? Ombre cherries, colorful gallery wall, printed maxi dress, grapefruit and mint poppy seed DIY soap, ombre pancakes
- home
- May 17, 2014
5 Links: ETSY

Finkelstein's chipmunk friend, Kelli Murray Mother's Love print, Yarning Made heart blanket, Colette Bream cloud pillow & stars bedding, Top Knot Weddings messy print I've been pinning some of my favorite ETSY products for months and I thought
- home
- May 12, 2014
City of Links Party #18

What a week. I had my siblings home because they were sick for two days plus I couldn't bring them to school with my injured arm, then my mom stayed home because she was sick one day then I went to doctor and chiropractor for my arm.
- home
- May 2, 2014
My Friday Favorite 5 Links

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday and an even better weekend. Here are my favorite 5 links from around the web today: Closet inspiration for the baby's room. The perfect linen oxfords. A chic twisted bun. Lemon curd bread pudding
- mom-101
- March 6, 2014
Scattered Links

With the recent media coverage of the complaints from the athletes participating in the Sochi Olympics, light has been shed on the state of not only orphaned dogs in Russia, but orphaned children as well
- mom-101
- January 28, 2014
I am Officially Embarrassing

There is no turning back as this mother realizes that she has officially become embarrassing to her children.
- mom-101
- January 10, 2014
New Year, New Post, New Intention.

New post and a new intention for 2014!
- mom-101
- November 24, 2013
Classic Treats

A delicious blast from the past! When was the last time you made this tree?
- mom-101
- November 18, 2013
Snow Day

Winter has arrived in Winnipeg and it sure is fun!
- family-life
- June 16, 2013
Links to Sesame Street letter songs and podcasts

Links to some classic Sesame Street letter songs

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