Finding something my 2 siblings will watch together is becoming increasingly challenging. On one hand, my 11 year-old daughter Rachel loves action, drama, teen fun, and adventure. She is beyond the cartoon phase. On the other hand, my 9 year-old daughter Lauren is all about cartoons, princesses, and all things pink. They are often able to find something they both like to watch on Netflix,...
Comfort Food for Dinner Roasts in the oven, rib eyes on the grill, or a sliced flank steak to share… our family loves beef. We cook a variety of meals for dinner, with a variety of proteins. But beef is always the one that we save for a special occasion, a weekend dinner, or any time while camping. Beef compliments quality family time. Why? Because...
Wendy and I have been feeling very nostalgic as of late. Looking back at old vacation photos… printed photos. Pictures that were taken on my SLR camera, or my first digital camera. Pictures that were uploaded to Facebook several years after they were originally taken. Why? Facebook wasn’t around back then. Neither was Twitter, Instagram, or any other social network we currently use. We were...
Is it just me, or do other parents notice that the call to cancel buses and schools comes a lot quicker than when we were growing up? I am not going to go on some long rant about how we had to walk uphill through 2 feet of snow to school when we were kids, but I can say we didn’t get school cancelled as...
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of spending the weekend with the folks at Mill Street Brewery for #BeerDays. I was one of 30 media invited to this awesome event, from the GTA, Ottawa and Montreal areas. It wasn’t my first time to the Distillery District, but it was my first time to the Mill Street Brewpub and Beerhall. “Instead of putting up...
