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Princess Masks and Stomach Pills – A Day in a Mom’s Life
Getting Real With Mary Swan-Bell Lily, my five-year-old whirlwind, loves to hone her fashion designing skills. Unfortunately, sometimes her materials of choice leave something to be desired. Let me be more…
Spoiled Kids at Christmas – So What?!
So I spoil my kids at Christmas, spending more than I should and getting them sometimes extravagant gifts. So what?…
Keeping Christmas Spirit When the Kids Get Older
Christmas was easier when all the kids were young. The holidays were hardly over and they were counting down again. Now they're adults and tweens with 'tudes.…
It Must Have Been the Mistletoe …
Getting Real With Shadra Bruce Mistletoe is a fun tradition during the holiday season, giving our family excuses to show our love on a regular basis. The first year we lived…
Adventures in Jelly Making
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Growing up, my mother, grandmother and aunts always made their own jams, jellies, and preserves. I always helped make them and I certainly helped eat them. …
Camera Fun – Letting Kids Explore Their World With Photography
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Jeffrey’s cat photo Have you ever given a child a camera? You should. It’s a lot of fun. Jeffrey loves cameras. He wants to hold mine, play with…
Who Needs a Campfire, We Have a BBQ – Making Smores
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Some of my favourite summer memories are of family camping trips. Dad would pack the tent, sleeping bags, camp stove, a cooler full of food…
Everyone Can Be a Gardener!
by Lisa Van De Graaff: I find the key to longevity with my herb garden is using the plants. I trim them back every week as I “go out to…
Mommy the Activities Director
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra For some it has already happened, but I have until June 10 for school to let out. Just a few more weeks before my summer job…
An Appliance for Mother’s Day? No, I Got a Memory Maker!
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey When my friends found out what I asked for, and got, for Mother’s Day, they all thought that I was nuts. There reaction ranged from “you…
