A year and a half ago, I made a pledge that Darren and I would get out for a monthly date night. Some of you might remember that blog post – Keeping the Marriage Alive – One Date at a Time. At that time, it was feeling like life (children, activities, work, etc.) was getting in the way of us nurturing our marriage – and we ‘needed’ to get out and have some dedicated time for just us. [Read more…]
Me with the twins on Mother’s Day 2017. This was how the day began…
Of course I love my children – that just goes without saying but, on Mother’s Day, I just don’t want to spend the entire day with them. Does that make me a bad parent?
I remember my very first Mother’s Day. I had new twins…they were only a few months old. I was excited for this right of [Read more…]
Image provided by Bobolo Productions Inc.
I was first introduced to the musical due, Bobs & LoLo, when the twins were just toddlers. At that time, Bobs & Lolo had a joyful and musical television program called, ‘Sing, Dance and Play with Bobs & LoLo’ on the Treehouse channel. It was one of the few programs I felt good about letting them watch, at that time. [Read more…]
The twins with their very ‘offical-looking’ certificates from the University of Calgary
We are always looking for fun and interesting things to try around Calgary so, when I heard the University of Calgary was searching for ‘Child Scientists’, I wanted to know more! [Read more…]
As a family of four, living in Calgary (on mostly one income) we are really mindful of how we spend our money. We are also really conscious about saving money whenever we can.
This means we often price shop, purchase ‘new to us’ items, and we are always looking at ways reduce our household [Read more…]
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
Vaccine appointments are never easy with kids, regardless of how many you have…and they are most definitely not easy with twins. Throw in a parent who can barely stand to go through watching their kids get poked and…GAH!
Over the years, we have developed some strategies for successfully taking our twins to get vaccinated! We have been lucky to avoid a lot of the crying and stress that many kids (and parents) have to deal with…and I wanted to share our tips with you! [Read more…]
If you’re an Albertan and you would like FREE energy-efficient products installed in your home then this post is for you! Honestly…no tricks here!
I know this sounds too good to be true but, I assure you, it’s not!
In case you haven’t heard, the Alberta Government introduced a program intended to help reduce energy consumption called, Energy Efficiency Alberta. The program is ‘no charge’ (okay, I will use those words ‘loosely’) to [Read more…]
The Twins at The Wood Carver’s House, in Radium Hot Springs, a few days ago
The twins start kindergarten tomorrow and, all I can say is, I’m just not even ready for it!
My neighbor told me, a few weeks ago, that her and her daughter are ‘ready’ and are, in fact, ‘celebrating’ the start of kindergarten. I gave this some serious consideration…and wondered if I, too, should have this outlook.
But, no…that’s just not my story.
We have worked so hard to give them a good, solid foundation. Really, the last five and a half years have led us up [Read more…]
This summer I turned 39 years old and, I’m not going to lie, I was a little sad about it.
Actually…I was a lot sad about it.
Because we all know what the next big milestone birthday is going to be, right?
Cry!
In case you’re not picking up what I’m laying down right now, here is the reminder my husband gave me in card- [Read more…]
Let me start off by saying that taking the kids to swimming lessons, has historically been, one of my least favourite things to do as a parent. It’s really is just not my thing. Ask my girlfriends – I grumble about it every time the kids are registered.
…AND…for a whole laundry list of reasons, I ESPECIALLY detest taking the twins to swimming lessons in the wintertime! [Read more…]
Hi! I’m Dionne – and, welcome to my mommy blog!
I’m a busy mom to kindergarten-aged twins, a small business owner, and a wife.
…and when I can, I try my best, to be a good friend!
I live in YYC (full-time) and the East Kootenays (part-time).
This is where you can find my adventures (and catastrophes) trying to manage it all and still hold onto a tiny sliver of my own identity…and sanity!
