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• My New Blog Design Revealed! (Merry Early Christmas To Me!)

  

  So...notice something a bit different? If you're reading this directly on the blog, hopefully you can see that This Mom Loves has an entirely new look! Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• My New Blog Design Revealed! (Merry Christmas To Me)

  Notice something a bit different? If you're reading this directly on the blog, hopefully you can see that This Mom Loves has an entirely new look! Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Hallmark Christmas 2013: Win an Interactive Storybook!

  

  I always love when my Hallmark Press Pause boxes arrive on my doorstep, and this Christmas package was no exception. (My decorations are already up, of course,... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Getting To 50/50: Book Explores Working Families, Marriage and Parenting

  

  "The most important career decision you make is whom you marry." Discuss. This gem of a quote, among many others, is found in the book Getting To 50/50: How... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Las Vegas Part II: Shania Twain - Still The One

  

  Click here to catch up on Las Vegas Part I: Tim McGraw/Faith Hill Soul2Soul. Our second morning in Vegas found us shopping again! Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Must-Read Books For Grownups and Kids

  

  Here are the latest titles I'm recommending (and in case you're new here, if I don't like a book I read - whether I've purchased it or received it from a... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Las Vegas Part I: Tim McGraw/Faith Hill Soul2Soul

  

  After two months of excited planning, my husband's three sisters and I finally made it to Las Vegas! We turned it into a long weekend, flying out of Toronto on... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• School Roundup: October 2013

  

  It's been a busy month in the Grade 3 class, and at our school! Some highlights from October: Cross Country I usually hit the ground running (literally) at the... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Mom/Daughter Bonding at Pretty In Pink Spa Studio, Oakville

  

  I receive a LOT of press releases and information from PR reps every day, and the correspondence really has to stand out just to get me to read it, let alone... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Kids Colouring Their Hair: Need Parent Input For Article

  I'm working on an article for a national magazine about kids roughly between the ages of 9 - 11 colouring their hair (girls or boys), and I'd love to speak to... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Taking the Laser Eye Surgery Plunge

  I got glasses in Grade 3. The first ones were a cute little blue-framed pair. Then I guess I developed some "go big or go home" attitude, and ended up with... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The One Where You Get To Laugh At Me

  I sometimes hear talk about how bloggers don't always present themselves honestly, and only share the sunny, polished, high points of their lives. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Hearts For Hearts Girls: Gifts That Give Back

  

  Last fall, I wrote about the Hearts For Hearts dolls (Changing The World One Heart At A Time) that my girls would be receiving for Christmas, and predicted... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• School Roundup: September 2013

  

  I'm making it a goal this year to share a monthly roundup of all of the great things that have been happening at school, partly as a way for me to record what... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Second Pregnancies: My Article For Today's Parent Magazine

  

  I'm very excited to share my first byline for Today's Parent magazine: an article on the physical differences between first and second pregnancies. Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Hallmark Halloween 2013

  

  As a member of Hallmark's Press Pause panel, I am lucky enough to receive regular shipments of their latest offerings. If you've been reading This Mom Loves... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• My First TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival)!

  

  Attending the Toronto International Film Festival has been a lifelong dream of mine, but I never thought I could make the early September dates jive with a... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Wednesday Words On...Well, You Figure Out The Theme

  I love all three of these quotes, and for me they link together in a common theme. I hope they'll mean something to you today. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Marci Ien's Remarkable Teacher: My Hot off the Press Article for Professionally...

  

  If you're a regular here at This Mom Loves, you know how much this mom loves Marci Ien, cohost of CTV's Canada AM. She was my very first Momterview, and even le... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Why I'm Switching To The BlackBerry Q5

  

  Ever since I got my first BlackBerry (a Torch, over two years ago) I've been hooked. Sure, I was a little bit behind the original CrackBerry crowd, but being... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING