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by Candace Alper The rewards of motherhood reveal themselves to me every day. The revelations are sometimes seemingly screaming and colourful and other times are as subtle and soft as a whisper. My own personal and private joys are in the everyday moments that I have with my daughter. She is 9 years old now …
One of the things that amazes me about being a mom is that it’s the most intense on the job training you’ll ever get and it NEVER ENDS!! Just when I think I have it figured out, my kids up and change all the rules. Today I was reminded of this post I wrote over …
by Andrea from MommyGearest I’m one of those Type A women. I’m one part organized, one part high-strung. I schedule, well, everything. I arrive on time – or at least I used to before having children. So when I was pregnant with my son, you can imagine the kind of mom-to-be I was: I signed …
If you have a girl, it’s not long before your daughter is a little beyond Ramona and Beezus but not quite ready for The Hunger Games or Twilight. It can be a challenging time. Tween girls don’t want to be treated like little kids anymore and are looking for something more adventurous and challenging to …
Last week my daughter came home with a note from her teacher explaining that there was a big social studies test the following week. The children were to study the content in their social studies binder each night for review. We reviewed the content the first night, the second night I traveled out of country, …
I love the photo booths you find at the mall, fairs and carnivals. They’re just fun and those pictures are always such a hoot to look back on. I still have ones from my teens that crack me up every time I look at them. You know what else is fun? The photo booth on …
My youngest daughter came into the kitchen this morning and it looked like an rainbow had attacked her in her bedroom. She had on sports socks, leggings, a ruffled top, a poncho and a plaid kilt. And what was my first instinct? My first instinct was to go back to her room and help her …
This coming Friday will mark the beginning of the 5th Kindness Week in Ottawa. I’ve have the distinct pleasure of being involved with the steering committee for the last three years. In that time I have come to love my adopted city like it was my hometown. More so even. If there is one thing …
