Ever since a doll catalogue arrived in our home last fall, Sunshine and Lily have been talking about dolls. They poured over the catalogue, picking the doll they wanted. They made lists of doll accessories and prices. They counted and recounted their birthday and Christmas money. At first, my husband and I listened and waited […]
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas from Uncommon Goods
The days are getting longer, the trees are starting to bud, and Mother’s Day is just around the corner! It’s time to start thinking about what to get for your mom (or, if you are the mom, to start dropping hints about what you’d like to get!). I was recently invited to check out the […]
Dream with Your Husband this Valentine’s Day
This time last year, my husband and I were busy house-hunting. He spent hours on a local real estate website, browsing listings for appropriate places. On weekends, we went to open houses or private viewings with our realtor. Every house we went to see held the anticipation that this could be it—our dream home. When […]
MELT His Stress Away with a Massage This Valentine’s Day!
He comes home from work tired and grumpy. Maybe he missed a deadline. Maybe his boss barked at him all day. Maybe he works a physically demanding job that leaves him exhausted at the end of the day. However your husband provides for your family, his job likely involves some sort of stress (maybe more […]
Start a New Tradition with a Personalized Christmas Book from I See Me!
Christmas traditions are a big part of what makes the holiday season special and memorable. When I was growing up, my mom only bought Mandarin oranges around Christmas because that’s when they were cheapest. Today, peeling an orange still brings back memories of Christmas (even if I’m eating it in the summer!). Other families have […]
A Minted Photo Calendar Makes the Memories Last All Year!
For the past four or five years, I’ve made a photo calendar for ourselves and our relatives. The girls love flipping the page each month and seeing whose picture is featured on the new month. For our relatives, it’s a fun way to give them big photos of the girls to display on their walls. […]
Win a Pair of Shaughnessy Shoes for Baby’s First Christmas!
I had the chance to meet Rebecca Aston, the mom behind Aston Baby Online, at a Vancouver Mom Top Blogger party. I’m super excited to be featuring her Shaughnessy Shoes in my Christmas Gift Guide. Most of the shoes my girls have worn as babies have been gifts. First shoes are special for a baby—how […]
Christmas Gift Guide for Moms, Dads, Kids & Families!
When do you start the countdown to Christmas? after Thanksgiving? after Halloween? in Advent? in January? I tend to start thinking about Christmas around now—the beginning of November. The weather is getting cooler. Holiday treats are starting to appear in the stores. And Christmas shopping needs to get done, if it isn’t already. That is, […]
Groupon Lets You Shop Without Breaking the Budget
For most of our marriage, my husband and I have been on a tight budget. We’ve lived on one income or no income for the past ten years, and had four kids and put ourselves through university. While my husband has a good job now, we live in a city with a high cost of […]
Personalized Stationary encourages kids to write more!
When I was a child (probably under 10), my aunt gave me a set of stationary. It included a pad of lined, flower-printed paper, heart-shaped notepaper, envelopes, and pens. I soon filled the lined paper with letters and sent them off to my aunt and grandma in the matching envelopes. The heart-shaped notes lasted longer. […]
