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…]
The end of June brought the end of school and ‘graduation’ for many children. If you read my last blog post, “ Preschool graduation? Isn’t that a little silly? ” then you have probably guessed that we didn’t plan a big celebration, gifts, or anything of that sort for our twins.
Darren took a couple of hours off of work, over lunch, and made the trek back to the suburbs from downtown Calgary to see their year-end show. I thought that was pretty awesome! Darren is always talking about how busy he [Read more…]
Gray and Miss A on the last day of preschool
Preschool Graduation? Isn’t that a little silly?
That’s the kind of thing I would have said before I had kids.
And listen…when the twins ‘graduated from preschool’ last week, there was a small part of me that felt a tiny bit silly hearing ‘congratulations’ from the other parents in the class. I mean…it does sound sort of funny. Congratulations for what? You can still play with sand? You get an A+ for managing to get through snack time? [Read more…]
Ever since my husband and I scored tickets to the Ellen Degeneres Show, the number one question I have gotten is, “How did you get tickets?” – so I thought I would write about it for you!
Here is the good news my friends – it actually really wasn’t that difficult. It just took time, patience, teamwork, and a little flexibility!
Periodically, the Ellen Show opens up their website to accept ticket requests for a select range of dates. That’s a [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!
