Life Size ELF on the Shelf – He’s Back! (2016)
Looking for a 2020 real life Elf the Shelf story? Check out this Elf in a bubble in Newfoundland or the awesome Rock the Elf over at That Dad Blog. For more on Moncton’s original…
Category: Ponders
Preemies: Then & Now
In May 2016, local photographer Jill McMillan, mom of two preemies, took ‘then & now’ photos of Moncton-area preemies who gathered for a graduates picnic. We’ve put them together as a slideshow in honour of…
Our premature babies’ story
Each year, dozens of moms and dads in Southeastern New Brunswick begin their parenting journey surrounded by monitors, incubators, and healthcare professionals. They are the parents of preemies, babies who arrive weeks, and even months,…
Salt Water Hearts
That was our wedding song. Salt Water Hearts. Tonight, it suits us for an entirely different reason than the original love story behind the title. Tonight, it’s about salt, water, and hearts. Today I tried…
Education reform is a study in patience
The first report cards of the school year will soon be sent home. But the province’s report card came more than a week ago – and it wasn’t the gold-star studded A+ masterpiece we’d all…
Fall Time Change and Keeping Kids On Schedule
It sounds lovely when you’re solo – have the clocks ‘fall back’ and enjoy an extra hour of sleep. But parents of little ones know it is not that simple. The fall time change can…
Teaching Critical Thinking and Technology to Kids
Our eldest is five years old and started school this year. Once a week, she goes to the computer lab with her classmates. She thinks it’s awesome, and so do I. I want technology to…
Family of Five Halloween Costumes
One of my favourite things about Halloween is creating homemade costumes – especially now that we can have fun family themes! Here are a few of our past creations. They’re not perfect, but they might…
Rough and Tumble Play Can Be Okay
It’s not often I feel judged about my parenting, but recently my children’s actions drew audible gasps of horror from a waiting room full of families. Me? I was unfazed by their behaviour. It was…
Cure for Wereduck
Settle in folks; I’m about to share one of my biggest parenting crushes with you all. Do you have a parenting crush? You know, someone who you look at in amazement and wonder just how…