Posts by ceilydhmama

We hang out with a couple of friends who have onlies - and it's wonderful. The kids have the same need to have some quiet time every so often and they try so hard to accommodate each other that we rarely have any kind of conflicts. On...

Quote: Originally Posted by Devaya Checking in here too. It's been a bit hard recently bc suddenly a lot of friends and acquaintances with similar age babies are pregnant - usually having got pregnant around the 12-15...

How about giving each girl a pillow case and let them decorate them with fabric pens? My 15-year-old niece did one of these with her two closest friends when she was about that age and it's still the pillow case she takes with her when...

What a nice thread. I'm in Vancouver too and we're pretty outdoorsy. We go up Cypress quite often for snow shoeing and X-country skiing and we just checked out the new Olympic Park up near Whistler. There are definitely some good...

I have an older copy of Recipes for a Small Planet and a couple of the recipes became staples for us (with modifications). It is pretty cheese heavy though. I tend to use my Laurel's kitchen way more than this one for everyday cooking.

I'd love feedback too - especially because I just attempted my first podcast and I'd like an outside perspective on it's length, usefulness and quality...

I have to say that while I know financial donations are really helpful to places - people just seem more comfortable bringing *something* to a party. This is why I like the ones with lists so much. Kids still get to go pick a gift - they...

We've been to several and they have all gone well. The ones that seem to get the best response are ones where it's clear the kid is on board. Try to keep the language casual too - otherwise it sounds too earnest to be something that a...

My dd was happier with nature movies or things like Dance and Cirque du Soleil when she was smaller. We also kept them pretty short. The other thing we did at that age - if movie night is too much, was family games night. We played...

I'd start by sorting out what your goal (s) for having a blog are. The blog I write http://www.granvilleonline.ca/gr/blogs/home-economics certainly won't make me rich (although I'm a paid blogger) but it does provide several things my...