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Learning How to Enjoy the Journey…

September 4, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant 3 Comments

Starting the new school year off with a quote from one of my fav Canadian authors, Charles de Lint. And my kids will be off tomorrow, with a hop, and a skip and smile. Excited, as always, to start a new year.  Whatever path they take, whatever adventure they are off to next, it's always with a jump and twirl and a giggle, these two. Miss 10 has grown bunches since I … [Read more...]

Comfort and Convenience with Douglas Mattress {Plus Mattress GIVEAWAY!!}

August 7, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant 12 Comments

There is definitely something to be said for the convenience of ordering a mattress online and having it show up at your house. Poof. Magic. It arrived on our front porch in a box which was both somehow smaller and larger than I thought it would be. As I stood there eyeing it my 10 year old came up next to me,"Wow, that's a big box." she said. "It's bigger than Gigi. Both of … [Read more...]

Shhhh… A Little Sneaking is Good For Your (Mental) Health….

August 1, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant 3 Comments

The kids are home for the summer. My mother-in-law just moved in with us last month. Time to myself? Ha. The very idea is ludicrous. It's non-stop go-go-GO over here. Like every mom (or at least every mom that is still holding on to that last shred of sanity), I get creative with finding ways to fit in slivers of me-time. My current trick is to wake up late. Yeah, you … [Read more...]

True Courage… Cowardly Lion Style

July 31, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

"There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid." ~ L. Frank Baum   … [Read more...]

The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places…

July 10, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places. But still there is much that is fair. And though in all lands, love is now mingled with grief, it still grows, perhaps, the greater. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring … [Read more...]

Mom Guilt and the Magic of Childhood — Little is Enough

July 6, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant Leave a Comment

With Summer Break just starting I've been thinking back on how much I hated March Break this year. For about six years now, ever since my eldest first started school, I've watched on social media as other parents complained about summer break (or March break, or Christmas break, or whatever), saying how it drove them bats to have their kids home for x many days... but I just … [Read more...]

The Secret Society of Blogging, What Our Readers Never See

July 2, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant 6 Comments

There is a secret underside to blogging, one that our readers never see. A secret virtual room where we all meet and sit around the water cooler and chat.   From the outside, there's a lot going on that you as a reader may not notice. We make blogging friends and connections. We meet in person at conferences. We email each other back and forth. We have private Facebook … [Read more...]

Let Those Good Thoughts SHINE

May 15, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant 5 Comments

"A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts it will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” Roald Dahl, The Twits … [Read more...]

Mork from Ork had it right…

May 8, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant 1 Comment

"Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen." ~ Mark Twain   … [Read more...]

Moms Don’t Do Sick Days, #NoSickDays

March 24, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant 23 Comments

Waking up with sore throat pain, cough, nasal and chest congestion, aches and pains or a fever? I don't have time for that. Back in the B.C. days (a.k.a. Before Children) it wasn't that big of a deal if a cold or the flu laid me low for a day or two. I'd call in sick, sleep a bunch, read a book, and order some take in. But now? No way. Life doesn’t stop just because I'm feeling … [Read more...]

Don’t just wait for your ship to sail in…

March 20, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant 3 Comments

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Can I cheat and not raise a cheater?

March 6, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant 6 Comments

I tell my children they are not allowed to cheat. I tell them that it's not good to lie. That it's not good to try and hide things from mom. And then I turn around and I do all the things I tell them not to do. I cheat, I lie, and I hide things from them. I'm trying to decide if I should feel guilty over this or not.   It started with snacks. When they were younger I … [Read more...]

Knitwear Care Tips from the Experts, #FabricConditioner

March 2, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant 2 Comments

We Are Knitters sells DIY knitting and crochet kits that they design and create themselves (there are some super awesome kits on their website that I've got my eye on, like check out this Beginner Level Chewing Gum Sweater). They are one of the leaders of the handknit revolution, that is seeing people's perceptions of knitting change from something you think of your granny … [Read more...]

Saving Sweaters with Science, or When Kids, Laundry and Experiments Mix

February 22, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant 14 Comments

I washed my daughter's favourite sweater dress twelve times in the past two weeks. I did it for you guys. I did it to test a theory. I did it for SCIENCE! You see, knitwear is the bane of my existence. Oh don't get me wrong, I love a cozy sweater as much as the next gal. But, as a general rule, knitted things don't wash up well. They ball up, wrinkle up, stretch out, and … [Read more...]

Anything Can Happen Child, Anything Can Be

January 30, 2017 by Deanna Tousignant 3 Comments

  The nine year old has discovered the joys of Shel Silverstein. Listening to her read poem after poem out loud is a treat. This is one of her favourites, and when I hear her read it my heart soars with hopes and dreams for her bright future. … [Read more...]

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