Just wanted to mention that I have an article appearing in the September/October issue of Mothering Magazine.  It is an article about pampering mom so take a few minutes to check it out. I know the September/October issue is going to be an excellent one. Thanks Sirena Van Schaik

Today it was official, we took down the pool so it has to be the last day of summer. Okay, maybe the last day of summer is officially on September 21st and the last day of summer vacation isn’t until Monday but you can definitely feel the days winding down into a new schedule. Already [...]

It’s probably a little early to be dreaming about snow but with the muggy weather I had today, I’m almost ready for winter. Well, almost ready…okay, not really, but the thought of winter made me think that it would be an excellent time to share my recipe for Whipped Snow. This is a fun little [...]

If you aren’t Canadian, chances are you won’t be affected by the current recalls to hit the Canadian public but it is still important to take a few minutes to read through this since I will have a few tips on how to keep your family safe from Listeriosis.  As you may know, Maple Leaf [...]

You know, I like to believe that I am the end all, be all of resources.  Once you read my articles, you don’t really need to look anywhere else.  I mean, who else could write such informative information on an almost daily basis. Okay, Okay, I’m not really that over extended in my ego and [...]

When my first child started school, I became aware that on an almost daily basis his lunchbox was still full at the end of the day. There might be a bite out of the sandwich, maybe a few grapes missing or a few carrots nibbled on but other than that I was basically unloading the [...]

Welcome to part two of buying a layette for your baby.  If you have been with me for a while, you will probably remember the first post about buying a layette.  I know that usually this is just one article but since I am writing a few points about every item, I decided to break [...]

It has been a while since I first wrote about Encouraging Reading in your infant and I thought it was about time that I get back to this series in case there were some of you waiting for me to get on with it. As I mentioned in the previous post, I am a big [...]

Tanja Cilia joins us again for another post on going back to school. Thank you Tanja for joining us today. ————————————————————————————- The First Day Of School. A phrase that must be written like that, because it is such an important milestone for the child -and for the parents too. School is the place where a [...]

It has been a while since I wrote a cheat sheet for That Parent Place so I figured it was time to do so again. Right now, I am the proud snail-sitter of about 10 snails. They will be going back into a nice spot in my yard very soon, not the garden where they [...]