Category: The Mom Scene
Quilts from baby clothes
This project has been sponsored by Atlantic Fabrics’ six locations across Nova Scotia, including the newest store on Parkland Drive. Back in January I wrote about how I’d finally decided to purge the (very large) plastic bins of “special” baby clothing in our closets.… Continue Reading “Quilts from baby clothes”
I hate buying birthday presents for my kids to take to parties, and here’s why …
When we got four invitations within two days, I knew it was coming. I could feel its sticky icing-fingered clutches: birthday party season. Parties are a great way to entertain — and wear out — your kids on the weekend, and sometimes there’s a… Continue Reading “I hate buying birthday presents for my kids to take to parties, and here’s why …”
I hate buying presents for birthday parties
When we got four invitations within two days, I knew it was coming. I could feel its sticky icing-fingered clutches: birthday party season. Parties are a great way to entertain — and wear out — your kids on the weekend, and sometimes there’s a… Continue Reading “I hate buying presents for birthday parties”
The family that Sudokus together
I was working in a newsroom when Sudoku really took off in Canada. I started doing the puzzle in the paper each day. It was excited and new, and everyone was doing it — wait, that makes it sound like something else. As someone… Continue Reading “The family that Sudokus together”
Teaching kids telephone basics
It all started with a rotary phone. Well, a push-button phone styled to look like a rotary phone, anyway. It was bright red and shiny, and I mostly wanted it because it looked awesomely retro on my kitchen counter. I didn’t have it plugged… Continue Reading “Teaching kids telephone basics”
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