Beautiful Calling

  I was so excited when Hannah emailed me to say that an Ergo was on the way. I was so excited; did I say that already? LOL!  I’ve had limited baby-wearing experience (Snuggli, Hotslings, Bjorn) and up until now, it has been so-so; something I simply did when I needed the convenience of it [...]

  View Full Album Daddy had coupons for free ice-cream at McDonalds! View Full Album This post links to Two of a Kind and Wordless Wednesday

I don’t think Chloe remembers snow from last year. It wasn’t even 8:00am and she was dressed and outside exploring the frost and exclaiming, “Snow! Snow!” She was so excited Shortly there after she was back inside informing me that she was, “So Freezing!” Some breakfast and a blanket worked wonders. Thank you Lord, for [...]

View Full Album Growing up in a small town in Northern Ontario where a pizza cost a fortune, we made our own. I loved it because it was so fun “decorating” the pizza and mom always let us drink the pineapple juice. Here is the recipe from my childhood. It is even better eaten cold [...]

View Full Album Robeez has been a staple in our home since 2006 when we discovered we were expecting our first baby. Chloe was born in 2007 and John arrived in 2008. We have had over a dozen pair of Robeez since then. I’ve loved the cuteness of each pair, the quality and also the [...]

        Thank you Flirty Aprons for hosting this giveaway. If you haven’t already, become a facebook fan so you don’t miss out on their monthly giveaways! Sale alert: up to 30% off for the holidays. Makes an awesome gift! I’m absolutely delighted to announce that Amy of Amy Loves It! is the [...]

Quite some time ago my friend and super-star Epicure consultant, Carmen Locke, provided A Healthier You kit for review. I am excited to share it with you. Let’s make 2010 a great year and take a step in the right direction; one of healthy eating! Do you want to be healthier? Feel better? Are you [...]

Photo by Zellaby Years ago, when our family was experiencing some dramatic changes, my mother wrote this poem. As a young adult, almost out of my teens, I had dismissed it just mom’s ramblings (sorry mom!). But having come across it last week in my recipe box, I read it again; this time through the [...]

So far we have learned How to Break Down a Chicken and we’ve roasted the backs, collected back meat for a future meal, saved drippings for gravy and saved the fat for some unknown use! Today we roasted a couple of breasts and boy are they yummy! Chopped potatoes, parsnips, onion and carrot and placed [...]

Source I am excited to announce that the talented April of April Showers Blog Design is working on my site. The preview I saw is awesome and I am so happy {insert happy dance here}. I wasn’t sure exactly what look I wanted but when the preview arrived in my inbox – it was just [...]