Sometime over the past couple of years we've become one of those families who are always "busy". You know the ones - kids in a zillion different activities, weekends filled with tournaments, birthday parties and dance competitions, evenings booked up with classes and sports, too many work commitments and business travel plans, scheduled volunteering and school work....and … Continue reading Family Day Busy-ness
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Decadent Vegan Brownie Bites
I have to admit that I was feeling quite sorry for myself last week. It’s been a rough winter for colds and bugs in our house and my little guy was still battling a nagging cough, my husband plunked his extensive upcoming travel schedule in front of me for my (insert eye roll and loud … Continue reading Decadent Vegan Brownie Bites
The Importance of Making Mistakes
"Mistakes are simply opportunities for learning" This has been my parenting motto for a long time. It took me a while to get my head around the concept but thanks to some amazing mentors, I’ve grown to embrace mistakes as opportunities for growth and learning. Every spilled glass of juice, every blow-out sibling fight, every … Continue reading The Importance of Making Mistakes
Baby Ben
I can always tell when my husband is on the phone with his friend and colleague Bill. The snickering, chuckling and hysterical laughter always give them away. No one in Mark's life makes him crack up more than Bill and he revels in their incessant off-colour email and texting banter pretty much on a daily … Continue reading Baby Ben
A Manly Vegan Meal
This may sound sexist but I honestly think it’s harder for a guy to become a vegan that it is for a woman. The culture we live in often equates meat with manliness and strength and even after 5 years I know it sometimes hard for my husband to admit to his vegetarian lifestyle…especially around … Continue reading A Manly Vegan Meal
