The latest craze in new mommyhood is not a trendy Italian stroller or the hottest infant-sized outfit, in fact it really has nothing to do with the baby at all. It’s something called a ‘Push Present‘. When I first caught wind of this fad it was on some American morning TV show while I was [...]

After having traveled to the UK every few months in the last year and a half I am pretty used to the slight differences in everyday life. Looking right before crossing the street, ordering your food at the bar, trousers are pants/pants are underpants (this can make for some interesting conversations) and so on. [...]

Seeing as I have an embarrassingly long commute to work each day, (not to mention first dropping 3 kids off at 3 different locations most days) I spend a lot of time listening to the radio each day. I do not have any professional insight (unlike some people we know) into this but as a [...]

Lately there has been a huge importance placed on Early Childhood Education [wiki], ads on kids programs encouraging parents to read, special nights at schools, letters addressed to parents. All in the hopes that our kids start off on the right foot towards being successful in school.
My eldest son will be starting Kindergarten in [...]

I always like getting my sister to contribute on the blog. It adds another voice and opinion and she’s got a different perspective on many topics. She and her friend Brad, who is currently known for his frequent comments and grammar Nazi-style, see more movies in a few months than I do in years. Since [...]

Having been born and raised in Surrey I’ve heard all the jokes and have been referred to as a ‘Surrey girl’ more times then I can count. Even now when people ask me where I’m from I cringe slightly and admit ‘I live in Surrey’. Then there is the typical follow-up question of, which part? [...]

There was a conspicuous lack of holiday/seasonal/festive/Christmas cards arriving at my house this year. In years past, cousins, friends-of- the- family, distant relatives, etc.. would send these greetings via the post sometime late November or early December. I’d estimate that although most people these days have done away with this tradition we would still get [...]

Free facials, fingerless gloves, aero bubbles, the rain followed by the sun, not being cold in November (thanks global warming), American voters sending a message to GW and of course, the glorious nation of Kazakhstan.
Also check out popular UK band Razorlight, latest single ‘America’, which is all over the radio there or my fave ‘in [...]

Becky has been demanding a post about pumpkin patches, and apparently because I have 3 little ones I am an authority on the matter. I thought I’d enlist their help but when asked which places they preferred I got a few shoulder shrugs and an ‘I unno’. After some prodding they offered that they didn’t [...]

After spending 11 hours on a plane and over 3 hours on a coach, I arrived safely in South Wales, a town named Chepstow just over the river from England. The town itself is famous for it’s racetrack and is home to one of the oldest castles in Wales. After spending the night there we [...]

We’ve already experienced our first real taste of summer in the lower mainland. Which, I must say was quite enjoyable. Last summer I spent a lot of time at White Pine, Crescent beach, family members pools and various water parks in and around Surrey with kids.This year we are looking forward to another family camping [...]