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Halloween is almost here! Costumes are planned, the candy is purchased and decorations are going up in all the neighbourhoods. But in Canada, October is an unpredictable month. This year it’s been unseasonably warm, but will that hold through the 31st? Only time will tell. We have had many years of October trick-or-treating. From balmy […]
Summer is a season everyone seems to look forward to. Kids are out of school (which isn’t always great for families with two working parents) and it feels like the days could last forever. Something we are very much looking forward to in our house is the end of this virtual school year. As the […]
Are you an outdoors-y family? I like to say we are, but we could do more outdoors. (Especially in the winter – none of us are winter sport enthusiasts!) This year we did some camping – first time for my girls – and spent a lot of time outdoors around town. If you’re like me, […]
As a parent I spend a lot of time watching my kids play around water. We go to their Nanny’s pool almost every week in the summer, some years we go to a cottage, or camping, and sometimes we go walk along the lakeshore, or around the Rideau Canal locks. Keeping them safe is always […]
I spend a lot of time sitting at dance class, listening to (and sometimes participating in) various parent conversations. It’s a great source of amusement to me, and sometimes quite educational. Not long ago I had the pleasure (?) of being part of a conversation on how unsafe life is now. There […]