I’ve just come out of a week-long fog caused by a nasty flu bug that has been circulating and am just beginning to feel (somewhat) normal. Being saddled with the flu is like spending weeks planning for a party only to have that annoying neighbourhood kid show up and ruin everything. He wrecks all the [...]
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Posted in Ages 2 to 5, Ages 4 to 8, Ages 6 to 9, All Ages, Artists, Artsy Kids' Books, Award Winners, Great Books for Siblings, Just Out, New Books, Ontario Authors/Illustrators, Picture books, Unique Books on Nov 9th, 2011
As the new baby dust settles I find I have a tad more time to write my blog. Having two is like increasing your child quotient exponentially. Really, it’s like having 4 especially at the beginning. Even in these first few months I have noticed a distinct sibling pattern emerge between my girls. Thankfully Miss [...]
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Posted in All Ages, Artsy Kids' Books, Bedtime Books, Great Books for Siblings, Just Out, New Books, Newborn to 3 years, Ontario Authors/Illustrators, Picture books, Unique Books on Sep 30th, 2011
I’m astounded that I am astounded that, in fact, having another baby means I have less time to blog and not more! This new baby makes me busier than I ever have been (who knew?) and at times the number of chores and tasks seems to have doubled as if I had 4 kids instead [...]
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Forgive me readers for I have not absconded and am still blogging. It’s been 2 weeks since my last entry and I have to confess that I have been taking that time to myself, to hang out with Miss Mouse, to organize and mainly to sleep before baby came. And guess what….she’s here! Quincey Ellin [...]
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Posted in Ages 4 to 8, All Ages, Artsy Kids' Books, Books that do good, Capers & other fun stuff, Just Out, Modern Books for Kids, New Books, Picture books, Unique Books on Apr 21st, 2011
In the home stretch of pregnancy, I am finding it harder and harder to feel passionate about much beyond nesting, sleeping, and finding the perfect chocolate covered cashew. Work doesn’t cut it (sorry boss!), entertaining pastimes, pampering, not even shopping fills me with the old familiar thrill. It’s really nice having a toddler during this [...]
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Posted in Ages 2 to 5, Ages 4 to 8, Ages 6 to 9, All Ages, Canadian Superstars, Just Out, New Books, Pets and Animals, Picture books, Unique Books on Apr 12th, 2011
I feel like I can shout: It’s finally here! Although it’s sometimes been rather cloudy, often grey and sometimes very windy, I can still feel it in the air: Spring! I relished in the warm wind yesterday that whisked my hair into an unruly mess. I savoured the joy of being in my spring jacket and [...]
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March 22 is World Water Day which was created by the UN General Assembly for reflecting on and celebrating one of our more precious resources; water. Many people work to conserve water, some work on initiatives to ensure that al l around the world people have access to clean water and many more are just [...]
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My high school was a huge brown building with loads of kids and very few windows. It was a place that was both formidable and exciting to a young whippersnapper at the tender age when we leave the cushiness of elementary school behind and become thrust into teenage life. Once you arrived you learned [...]
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Posted in Ages 2 to 5, Ages 4 to 8, All Ages, Artsy Kids' Books, Award Winners, Books that do good, Great Books for Boys, Great Books for Girls, Healing Books, Modern Books for Kids, New Books, Newborn to 3 years, Ontario Authors/Illustrators, Picture books on Feb 3rd, 2011
Happy Chinese New Year everyone! It is the Year of the Rabbit and therefore a tranquil, calm year where the better things in life will shine on everything and diplomacy will be high. SIGH! I am happy because our second child will be a rabbit and therefore possess one of the most fortunate horoscopes out [...]
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When I became a mother to a daughter, I got really enthused. Not that I would’ve enjoyed a boy less but being a woman and having a girl meant I could foster (some might say project) all those qualities in her that I wished I had when I was younger. Yes, it’s true, although I [...]
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