As much as I’d like to claim our kids are little angels on long car trips … they’re not. Even on the hour-long drive to Halifax, they whine and ask how much longer and decide they need to use the bathroom (they don’t) because… Continue Reading “DIY tablet holders for the car”
It was the moment when Penguin bites off that guy’s nose — and blood rushes down his face — that I wondered if maybe Batman Returns was not a suitable film for our children, who are six and four. OK, that’s not entirely true.… Continue Reading “Should they be watching that?”
Ten and a half hours. That’s how long we stayed at our provincial exhibition the other day. TEN AND A HALF HOURS. STRAIGHT. And you know what? It was pretty great. Even though we stayed the longest we’ve EVER stayed (I think our previous… Continue Reading “How to save money (and your sanity) at a fair”
The following is sponsored conversation with Put Me In The Story. All opinions and dusty dishware, as always, are my own. *** Bonjour, my lovely readers! You are cordially invited to my very fancy tea party today on zee blog … Yes, this is… Continue Reading “The day we had a tea party”
When we took the kids on their very first airplane trip last summer to visit my dad and stepmother, we were so pumped to show them the gorgeous pool in the backyard. “You guys are going to LOVE this pool!” we kept telling them.… Continue Reading “Prepping your kids for a pool”