Love the nice weather for the last few days and out came all our t shirts and we all went gardening and sitting around the lawn and sipping our home made margaritas.  The children love that we are all outdoor with them – it is great bonding time with them and they were on the [...]

Like I tell everyone – how much I want a dishwasher – so that I don’t have to wash dishes a few times a day and since review reading shows that dishwashers are just as clean and safe – I’m all for it to get one.  Unfortunately, since we don’t have counter space – well [...]

I loved entertaining at home and having people over for a good BBQ – that’s why when we had a hot day – last weekend – I had to have an impromptu BBQ at our place.  It was the Victoria Day long weekend and what’s better than having friends and family over for a huge [...]

We have a cottage in the country – where the kids loved to spend their time with their dad and grandparents and fish or BBQ or go hiking – so this weekend we are going up to clean up the cottage before it starts getting too warm to clean and throw out stuff we don’t [...]

The entrance to our home comprises of sets and sets of messy shoes when everyone is home.  If we have people visiting – it would just be a complete mess and it such an eyesore and if you know me – you know I hate the mess.  The ideal is to build a shoe cabinet [...]

Yes! we are cleaning up the garage to give space to a new – used car for the kid – who is going to college this Fall – but because the spouse wants to make sure that she is driving properly – we are getting the car now.   So this weekend – we are having [...]

The oldest starts her university in September but since she is moving into the city – she can no longer share a car with me, so we are looking on Kijiji everyday to find her a good but cheap used car.  Her dad said he wasn’t going to splurge on a new car but on [...]

Last year – we had a sudden death in the family – the spouse’s nephew passed away and he was only in his teens.  Very sad indeed – and very unexpected as he was so young but nevertheless sad.  We have in-laws who are not getting any younger and they did their  funeral planning way [...]

I had dim sum for high tea with a few old and good girlfriends from college and we all agree that we are not getting older – despite the fact that we are still very active in our life.  But there is no denying the fact that our body does feel old many a times [...]

The school here do encourage the students to celebrate Valentine’s day – I really don’t mind it – but when it comes to bringing some treats for the younger kids – it’s hard to decide what we want to get for them.  Not forgetting the teachers as well!  my kid has at least 6 teachers [...]