…and thrilled to be part of the Great Canadian Blog Bash! Proud to be Canadian What does that mean to me? It means I can be whoever I am From wherever I may be Now, I happen to be born & bred, A Montrealer from Day One But that’s not something that holds true For [...]

Our family just returned from a long weekend in North Conway, New Hampshire. It’s the second time we’ve gone and we had a great time. It seems to be the only place where we can enjoy the experience of outlet shopping with the kids.  For our family, outlet shopping usually means 1 parent stays in [...]

Over 20 years ago I sat across the table at a restaurant from my future in-laws (My hubby wasn’t even my boyfriend yet) and told them my plan: I would complete my B.Comm & then go on to Law School. I hoped to get married and have children, I would take the formative years off [...]

Amidst the teachers’ gifts I wrap For my children, numbered four Stepping over stacks of paper And art brought home galore One more day ’til school is out Thank goodness camp’s next week I have a funny feeling, Moms You know from what I speak And so today I say to you I need to [...]

We’ve all heard the horror stories of parents backing out of their driveways with a tragedy that ensues.  It’s terrifying. So many parents have consulted with me prior to making their vehicle choice.  Many feel that certain technologies are necessary but are only available on the model above the one that they can well-afford. Many [...]

I just finished reading The Go-To Mom’s Parents’ Guide to Emotion Coaching Young Children by Kimberley Clayton Blaine and I will start off  by saying that I will be adding it to the list of parenting books I recommend to Moms on montrealmom.com. As someone who has worked closely with children for her entire career,  [...]

In honour of Father’s Day, I will share this recipe for my hubby’s favourite cake. Like all good recipes, this recipe has a story behind it: On a hot summer day a few years ago, I had many over-ripe peaches & lots of raspberries.  I thought of substituting these items in my regular coffee cake [...]

Something  I have chosen to do this year was to carve out a little bit of ‘me’ time here & there and one of the ways I have done this was to join a book club.  We recently read the book Room by Emma Donoghue and I thought that I would share my thoughts and [...]

I have been asked to provide some easy to prepare & digest meal ideas for quick pre & post game suppers.  Whether it’s soccer, baseball, football or both, everyone seems to be on the run to some activity or another and supper is something to get out of the way, although it needs to make [...]

This weekend, we had the pleasure of celebrating at my twin boys’ 8th birthday party.  This year we opted for a movie party at Le Colisée Kirkland for a viewing of Kung Fu Panda 2. It was a little more cumbersome to plan & host than we had anticipated. Here are some of the problems [...]