Category: Holidays

Toddler craft: Making thank-you cards

We have a lot of extended family that live out of town, out of the province, out of the country, and even across the pond, so we’re no stranger to mailing “real mail” (as I call it). Once the Christmas chaos was over, I… Continue Reading “Toddler craft: Making thank-you cards”

Resolutions? I guess you could call them that …

I don’t typically make New Year’s resolutions. I’m more of the mind that you have to do things when it makes sense to do them, not when you’re “supposed” to think of things to do. If I decide I want to tackle a major… Continue Reading “Resolutions? I guess you could call them that …”

Back to normal

Welcome to January! As much as I love Christmas, I have mixed feelings about the temporary suspension from reality. In a way, I like that it’s a break from your everyday routine, especially when it involves presents and special treats and visiting. But I… Continue Reading “Back to normal”

Tales of toddlers and (two) Christmas trees

For D’s first Christmas, he was six months old and we lived in a carpeted condo. So it was no surprise that while he did frig around with the tree (and try to eat it), he never broke any ornaments.   Last year, D was… Continue Reading “Tales of toddlers and (two) Christmas trees”

More wooden gift tags

Yesterday I showed you the homemade wooden gift tags I’d made two Christmases ago for D — keeping in line with our special approach to gift-giving — and now I’m happy to report that C has her very own set …   I started… Continue Reading “More wooden gift tags”