Movies need to get quite a bit of information across to the viewer in their very short opening scenes, and The Great Gilly Hopkins did not disappoint; Gilly showed her tough-as-nails attitude and made me love her completely within a few seconds; what's not to love about a sassy tween?? Says the naive mother of a sassy threenager... Adapted from the award-winning, 1978 novel by Katherine Paterson, it's not a "new" story--angry tween bounced from foster home to foster home, finds family at …
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Light Up Your Christmas Without Breaking Your Bank (or Your Back!)
Christmas lights are often our first (literal) beacon of the holiday season. We all have that neighbor who runs the county at risk of a power grid-overload, but we usually secretly love when someone overdoes it, …
6 Steps to Ease Back to School Stress
Believe me. There is no one who dreads back to school as much as I do. My kids think they are the ones with all the stress and worry over going back, but under my cool and calm exterior my inner child is panicking about …
Getting Healthy on a Budget Can Be Done
Oops! I did it again. I've eaten my weight in shortbread cookies and blew the budget on Christmas shopping; which means this January, I am literally and figuratively tightening my belt - that is if I can find my belt …
Do NOT Tread Lightly: Get Winter Tires and Avoid Being “That Guy”
Skidding out in the snow and ice on a closed course with great winter tires and a professional driver is super fun. What’s not fun? Skidding out on an open road, with no professional driver beside you and multiple …
Preparing for Winter: The Fridge Files
The kitchen is truly the hub of your home. It’s the command centre, gathering place, and social headquarters for most families. If it’s running smoothly, everything seems under control. But if it gets chaotic, that chaos …
10 Money Saving Tips for Back To School
Alright, who took July? And while we're at it, who is stealing August away from us so quickly too? I swear it was only yesterday that I was clearing out rotten sandwiches from the bottom of school bags and sending my …
