I remember when I had my oldest son Kyle. Besides the haze of becoming a first time parent, I suffered from the baby blues. I had trouble breast feeding and sleep was greatly lacking. I’m sure it’s a story all first time parents can relate to. With becoming a parent, came a whole lot of […]

Thanksgiving might be over, but that doesn’t mean that you can put away your nice dishes and fancy table clothes just yet.  In fact, Thanksgiving often represents the beginning of entertaining season.  We’re only in the first few weeks of October but we already have four holiday parties to look forward to before the year […]

My husband and I always joke that my favourite books are ‘magazines’ (a line from The Simpsons). While I wish this was a joke, it is somewhat true.  As a busy mom, I can never seem to find any time to read books.  I remember books, I remember loving them, I remember them taking me […]

It seems like no matter where you’re from in the world, almost everyone is familiar with Sesame Street or at least with some of its lovable characters.  Even in Israel, where I was born and raised we had Sesame Street (in Hebrew). Most of the characters were the same, but there were a few differences. […]

The other day my five year old son Kyle asked my husband and I if he could have a dance party with one of his friends at 10:30 at night. Apparently, they decided this in class earlier in the day. I thought it was so cute but then I reminded him that his bed time […]

I was recently asked to test drive the Toyota Sienna and at first I hesitated.  Not because I didn’t want to, but because we already own a Sienna (2011 model) and love it. I was told several upgrades and changes have been made to the 2015 model, so I figured that I might as well test […]