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Family Night with Panago Pizza

*sponsored content I grocery shop, I meal plan, I try to cook healthy, balanced meals that everyone in my family will eat but come Friday evening I’ve had ENOUGH. At the end of the week I don’t want to have to cook anything else. So, Friday night is…

Sugar Bush Bound in the Ford Fusion Energi

Last month I had the pleasure of leaving my very old family mini-van in the garage for a week and test driving the 2019 Ford Fusion Energi hybrid. I have never driven a hybrid plug-in vehicle before and it was an enlightening experience! The Energi has three modes…

The Missing Frame: Getting Moms Back in the Photo

I love taking photos of my children. High quality cameras on our smartphones have given us the ability to take decent photographs with amazing accessibility. While it is important to remember to put the phone down sometimes and instead focus on living in the moment, it also means so much…

Celebrating Our Family’s Story with a Star Map

This month my husband Leo and I celebrated our 9 year wedding anniversary. Nine doesn’t seem like a super significant number. I mean, next year will be ten years and that feels like the big one. But, this was a significant year in our marriage, as we had…

Family Fun in the New Ford Escape

I’ve never been the mom with the cool car. In fact, I never had a cool car even before I was a mom. I have pretty much always driven a mini-van. And, as a 6 ft 3 woman, with a 6 ft 8 husband, I have a…

Little Kickers Offers Fun and Learning

There are so many great programs out there for kids to be a part of these days. Often it is difficult to decide what to sign your child up for. I know I struggle with whether to put them in swimming, skating, soccer…maybe all of it, or even…

Making Picture Perfect Memories with Magenta Photo Studio

It’s crazy how much kids change over such a short amount of time. Looking back on photos of me from a year ago and I basically look the same. But looking back at a photo of your four year old, or two year old from a year ago…

Hey Moms, Need Something Done In a Jiffy? There’s an APP for That

Ottawa moms and dads, have you tried Jiffy on Demand yet? I just used their services for the first time. Jiffy is a new app, available here in Ottawa as well as in Toronto. It’s basically like UBER but for a handyman. Pretty much whatever you need done…