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A few months ago, I took Harbour with me to the mall. She looked around with wide-eyed wonder at the stores and the lights and the displays and the people and asked me THREE different times, “What is this place???” We learned two things that day: 1) that I don’t take Harbour to the mall very often […]

Looking for a quick and easy Halloween costume that is baby-carrier friendly? It’s actually not that easy. Most costumes are so bulky that a baby doesn’t fit in the carrier once the costume is on. And trick or treating with a stroller is no fun at all – seriously, does every second house have stairs? […]

This post contains affiliate links. Yesterday was Magic and Mischief weekend – an event we look forward to ALL YEAR LONG. So you would think, with 52 weeks to prepare since last year’s event, that I would have thought, just maybe, to get proper wings for the girls in advance. … … … Crud. Well in […]

Welcome to the July 2012 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Family Creations This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared crafts, recipes, and philosophies of creativity. Please read to the end to find a list of links […]

As the weather turned cooler this week, I’ve become painfully aware that my wardrobe is a disaster. It didn’t help yesterday morning when I realized that I was wearing a maternity shirt. Or that it’s one of the better shirts in my possession. Almost all the shirts I owned before pregnancy are worn out, stretched […]

This post contains affiliate links. The links in the text go to Amazon.com, but I’ve also included the Amazon.ca links at the bottom of the post for my fellow Canadians.  Remember the fabulous twirly skirt I made that my daughter loved for thirty seconds and then discarded in favour of a princess gown? It turns […]