The Halloween inventory
If you happened to ask us about how much Halloween candy we brought home last night, we would answer you with the following statement:
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A decade of pumpkin picking in Ottawa
We've been doing this pumpkin-picking thing for a long time.
Here's a snap of me with our youngest. It's one of my favourite photos. (Can you believe my hair was ever that short? Sarah's sporting harvest colours too. Ha! I can't believe I dressed her to match the gourds.)
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Lest I forget to give thanks for the little things
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Financial literacy for kids: part two of two (jobs for tweens!)
This post is the second of two about financial literacy for tweens, the writing of which was supported by a Mom Central Canada Blogger Grant. (Thank you Mom Central! You can read more about the Blogger Grant Program here.) And in case you missed it, the first part of this post was here.
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Leaf peeping in Ottawa. (Extra fun for bird nerds!)
Today's SavvyMom article is about where to catch the best fall foliage in the Ottawa area. Where do you go? I mentioned a few different places in the article but my hands-down favourite has to be the trails in the Stony Swamp area near Bells Corners. Lime Kiln, Jack Pine et al. are a great place to … Continue reading