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August 22, 2017 No Responses

Best Spray Parks in the Tri-Cities

There’s nothing like taking the kids to cool off and have some fun at a spray park on those hot sunny days! Fortunately, we have some of the best playgrounds and best spray parks in the Tri-Cities! These are The ...

June 7, 2017 one Response

Best Playgrounds in the Tri-Cities

We love the beautiful trees, lakes, oceans and parks in the Tri-Cities, and my 8 year old has tried out many of the playgrounds at these special places over the years. We have our favourites, and today we are sharing our...

June 7, 2019 No Responses

Parent Tips to Prevent Child Falls

My kid seems to be going through the most uncoordinated stage right now as a 10 year old. He’s had a couple of injuries from falls this year, so when I saw these parent tips to prevent child falls, I instantly want...

June 18, 2018 6 Responses

3 Reasons Parents Should Say NO to Fortnite

This week we made the decision to say NO to Fortnite, arguably the most popular video game on the planet. Fortnite Battle Royale is being played by children of all ages – my son and his friends talk about it at sc...

Infertility Treatment Options: Using an Egg Donor

I have blogged a lot about infertility over the years, and while IVF it is a viable option for many couples, it doesn’t work...

How Infertility is Affecting BC Families

Infertility was one of the biggest challenges in my life – a personal and difficult journey my husband and I had to overcome to...

IVF Funding Matters because Families Matter

Everyone can see we’re together As we walk on by And we fly just like birds of a feather I’m not telling no lie...

Those Terrible Twos

Two. It’s an age of exploration for my son. A time to push boundaries, to learn, and to grow. Truth be told — two...

A Good Mother: The Mother I Strive to Be

As the 40-something mother of an active four-year-old boy, I have an ongoing struggle to make it through each week of activities, play dates,...

I Miss Daddy

Oh the drama of being a 3 year old! With my husband away for a few days on business, my boy has been inconsolable....

June 16, 2013 3 Responses

My Daddy Rocks: The Dude

Today’s My Daddy Rocks interview is with my son in honour of Father’s Day. I don’t use my son’s name on this blog to protect his privacy so we’ll call him the dude which we use a lot in rea...

June 9, 2019 No Responses

Tween Movie Fave – Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Last weekend, I ventured out to the movie theatre with my tween son and his friend to watch Godzilla: King of the Monsters. I didn’t have any expectations but we were really blown away by this movie. I am going to ...

Out of the Mouths of Babes

One afternoon, my son pointed to a picture of me on my dresser. This photo shows me seven months pregnant with the dude, and...

Boys and Bathrooms

I just sat down in a puddle of pee on the toilet seat at home, courtesy of my aim challenged almost 4-year-old. Boys are...

Pole Dancing Preschooler

I went shopping with my boy the other day at Planet Organic. As we left the store and headed towards...

June 6, 2017 No Responses

Part 7 – Unemployment: The Aftermath; What we Learned; and...

It’s been just over a year since my husband returned to work after 13 months of unemployment. His getting back to work is a huge blessing for our family, but we are still dealing with the fallout. Hubs is working o...

April 5, 2016 2 Responses

Part 6 – 13 Months of Unemployment almost Broke Me;...

My husband’s 13 months of jobs loss almost broke me. The stakes are high when you have a family and a Vancouver-sized mortgage that is still much too close to half a million dollars after 8 years of home ownership....

Vancouver Mom Blogger The Write Mama Job Loss Holidays

January 6, 2016 No Responses

Part 5 – Our Canadian Family’s Journey Through Unemployment in...

It’s been a tough year for our middle-class Canadian family. In January 2015, my husband received his notice from Big Blue that his job as an IT management professional was being eliminated through no fault of his ...

October 6, 2015 No Responses

Part 4 – Should We Stay in Metro Vancouver or...

We’ve been living with job loss in Vancouver for 7 months now. Luckily the severance package is seeing us through, but in addition to job hunting, my husband and I are considering the question of whether we should ...