Category Archives: General

Caught On The Way Out

As I wrote on Sunday, I’m trying to run more – in fact I’m “training” to run a half marathon on May 29th. I say “training” because this time my goal is just to finish it – no hill work, no speed work, and I’ll probably walk like 1/2 of it. For once I’m not…

Wordless Wednesday: Watch Out For Crawling Hamsters

Wordless Wednesday: Picture With Santa

*Picture courtesy of my mom

Dear Amber (1 Month)

Dear Amber, Wow!!! You’re 1 month old now! It feels like you’ve been a part of our family forever. You just fit in so well with us. You’re an amazing sleeper, and eater. Yes – you just eat & sleep, just like your daddy! The other day I placed you on your tummy to do…

The Canadian Ten Dollar Bill

If you look at the back right-hand side of a Canadian $10 bill, you will see an old veteran standing at attention near the Ottawa war memorial. His name is Robert Metcalfe and he died last month at the age of 90. That he managed to live to that age is rather remarkable, given what…

Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Bath Gift Basket Giveaway!

Wow! Time is quickly tick, tick, ticking away! Before I know it we’ll be bathing a new baby! I really can’t wait – not only because I’m completely DONE with being pregnant, but also because Johnsons and Johnsons sent me this awesome baby bath gift basket that’s literally overflowing with awesome Johnsons baby bath products – 1 for me and 1 for you!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Fall has arrived here in Canada and so has Thanksgiving! There will be no blogging for me this weekend because I will be stuffing my gloriously huge preggo belly with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberries, chocolate, and pie (both apple & pumpkin)! Have a great weekend folks & I’ll be back blogging on Tuesday!

5 Tips for Making Money from Your Blog

Yeah, yeah, I know there are MILLIONS of posts about this – but I’ve been asked recently by a few of my friends to offer my tips on how to make money from your blog (apparently they’re under the assumption that I make big money from my blog). Which truthfully, I don’t, but I do…