Halloween is one of my favorite times of year. I have loved playing dress up since I was a small child, so the opportunity to don a costume in public once a year is a ton of fun for me. Halloween also marks my Dad's birthday, so Halloween isn't just about dressing up and banging down doors for candy, it's also about family coming together to celebrate. My Dad is a diehard … [Read more...]
A smoothie for every season
I almost don't want to talk about it for fear of jinxing it, however Vancouver has had quite possibly the most amazing weather as of late. I keep referring to it as an Indian summer, but in reality we're just having a really fantastic fall. In fact, I was recently in both Toronto and Vancouver on the same day. It was shocking that the temperature was 3°, and 26° respectively. … [Read more...]
Because boys will be boys, there’s KRE-O Transformers
I have a confession to make... My kids have lived a horribly deprived life. No, it's not that I left the crusts on their sandwiches, or failed to cut the carrots into cute little stars to go with their outer space themed lunch box. My children, had never owned any of those small plastic building blocks. That's right folks, those tiny little construction toys were outlawed … [Read more...]
What I learned from the BC teachers strike
Kids are expensive! Now, it didn't take the teachers strike for me to realize that kids are expensive, but the stress it put on my bank account really drove home the importance of preparing myself for the future. Thankfully the smallest has her heart set on being the Easter Bunny when she grows up, but the biggest kid has listed some career choices with heavy educational … [Read more...]
{Wordless Wednesday} Spiders – Why I despise fall
Anyone who knows me, knows I hate spiders... My lovely father sent this to me this morning, his newest office occupant. http://youtu.be/xSwjkcmVTYI?list=UUsABKMwy60Z6_quvSZ20Lfg … [Read more...]