Last Sunday night I had the pleasure of hosting a Mattel Game On! party.
When I first thought about my guest list and theme, it dawned on me that since we moved in to our new house, we've been so busy renovating, cleaning, unpacking and just generally living our daily lives that I hadn't yet had my girlfriends over for a visit! [Such a terrible friend!] I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and make it a proper ladies' night. A group of awesome ladies (including my mama who was visiting
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As I announced last week, I have decided to take my growing blog to its very own URL (and new platform).
Well, a case of what was likely the flu and an accompanying blocked ear and subsequent vertigo and dizziness knocked me flat on my back for a few days. I've kind of fallen behind on getting all of my updates in place, and I have absolutely fallen way behind on all of my writing and posting. Sigh.
So... I am biting the bullet and hoping that I've done enough to make this new and improved site
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Hi Everyone!
Unless you've been living under a rock, I'm sure you're well aware that what is otherwise the dreariest, greyest month of the year, November, is also fondly known as "Movember". It's the time of the year where all of the usually clean-shaven, baby-faced men we all know and love suddenly start to sprout every imaginable shape and variety of "manly" facial hair (and those who love them keep just THAT much more distance when embracing them), all in the name of philanthropy.
What
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Perfect
Author: Rachel Joyce
Publication: Nov. 5, 2013, Doubleday Canada
PUBLISHER'S SYNOPSIS:
In 1972, two seconds were added to time. It was in order to balance clock time with the movement of the earth. Byron Hemming knows this because James Lowe has told him, and James is the cleverest boy at school. But how can time change? The steady movement of hands around a clock is as certain as their golden futures.
Then Byron's mother, late for the school run, makes a devastating
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My munchkin is turning 2 in just over a month (WHAT?!), and I realized this weekend that she is quite possibly the most inspirational human being I know.
She's a BIG talker-- a real chatterbox-- (hard to believe with such quiet, reserved parents), and she tends to say a lot of laugh-out-loud and/or cute things. She also tends to shock us on a daily basis with what comes out of her mouth. I am actually sitting here, shaking my head and smiling just thinking about it. It's more than pride-- it's
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So Much it Hurts
Author: Monique Polak
Publication: 2013, Orca Book Publishers
PUBLISHER'S SYNOPSIS:
Iris is an aspiring actress, so when Mick, a well-known visiting Aussie director, takes an interest in her, she's flattered. He's fourteen years older, attractive, smart, charming and sexy--in other words, nothing like her hapless ex-boyfriend, Tommy. But when Iris and Mick start a secret relationship, she soon witnesses Mick's darker side, and his temper frightens her. Before
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