A few weeks ago, we went to the Mandarin Restaurant with my sister, her family, and our family. That’s four adults and three kids, some with picky eating preferences, one with food allergies, and a couple who’ll eat whatever isn’t … Continue reading
Softsoap Body Wash skin is in™: GIVEAWAY! ***CLOSED***
EDIT: Congratulations to Kara, who has been emailed today. She won the SoftSoap gift basket! It sure feels like this winter is never going to end, doesn’t it? They say that March comes in like a lion and leaves like … Continue reading
Review: Kraft Pourables
When given the opportunity to test the new Kraft Pourables, I’ll admit I was a little sceptical about how they’d taste. It has been at least six years since I last purchased packaged dressings for salads, preferring to make my … Continue reading
Most romantic time of the year
Back in April of 2004, Ryan and I had been dating for about 6 years, and I’ll admit that I was wondering if we’d ever get married. I wasn’t waiting around silently for a magical proposal — oh, no, we … Continue reading
Easy snack for kids: Sprinkled Bananas
It’s March Break, my husband is in the UK on business for a week and we are moving to a new home in less than ten days. It’s busy times around our house, and that means I look for the … Continue reading
CLOSED: GIVEAWAY! Wizard World Toronto Tickets
UPDATE: Our winner, Vanessa, has been chosen and notified via email. You guys! I’m super excited about this fun prize, but we gotta be quick about it because March Break is upon us. The lovely folks from Wizard World have … Continue reading
World Society for the Protection of Animals: Take the Pledge
I unabashedly love bacon. I love steak. I love chicken, too. What I don’t love is that often animals are treated inhumanely. And yes, while I do realize that animals are killed to become my tasty breakfast, I absolutely do … Continue reading
Zippy Zipfy: Thanks, Mastermind Toys!
I’m not a fan of the winter, that’s well-known, but this year has been the Winter of Fun around our house. So much snow! We’ve spent as much time out there enjoying it as we can. We are really lucky … Continue reading
Near-death by hashbrown
First, I want to point out that I totally love when I type “I Don’t” into my search bar, and “I don’t like you in that way” is the first option, not my own blog. Internet, are you trying to … Continue reading
Easy Valentine’s Day Treats for Kids
Valentine’s Day is this week (which means I should buy my husband a card or something, right?) and that means your little Sally and Billy will be coming home with a carefully-decorated paper bag filled with pencils and cards from … Continue reading