Hockey season is beginning and if you’re anything like me, you might not know much about the sport.
I didn’t grow up with hockey in our household. No one in my family played, or even watched hockey, so I’m really not all that familiar with the game, the culture, or the equipment. [Read more…]
A long time ago, well before my twins started school, I learned that some schools photograph twins, together, as part of their school photo set up.
At that time, I was surprised (I have never even considered that!)…But I was definitely pleasantly surprised! I mean, I just thought that sounded so great!
Fast forward to when my twins were in pre-school and school photo time arrived. I had completely forgotten about this little tidbit, yet, was blown away when I saw the pictures of my twins together in the proofs.
Photocredit: Mindy Walliser Photography
Now that my twins are six-years old, they have their own ideas about what they would like to dress up as, for Halloween. BUT – we got in four solid years of dressing them up in matching/coordinating costumes…and what fun and glorious years those were!
Each Halloween season, I enjoy looking back at previous years’ Halloween photos. I love reminiscing about how little, and cute, [Read more…]
Do any other parents feel like getting (and staying) healthy is a huge challenge since having kids? I know I can’t be the only one (please don’t leave me hanging, here, friends!).
Parenting is hard and takes up A LOT of time! Between running kids to school and activities, working, volunteering, helping with homework, chauffeuring to birthday parties, household management, etcetera, most of us barely have time (or energy) for anything else!
I totally get it!
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 duo, 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…]
Hi! I’m Dionne – and, welcome to my mommy blog!
I’m a busy mom to early elementary-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 Fairmont Hot Springs (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!
