I have survived my first two weeks of boot camp. No, this maple-leaf-pledging Canuck did not join the American troops but I have ventured out on a new kind of workout and weight-loss program. The …

Congratulations to Amy F. of Greely, winner of our Little Hands Learning Activity kits!
I have a confession to make: I am addicted to lotion. I almost called it a fetish but such a descriptor …

Do you know a kid who is kind to animals? I don’t, which is precisely why my young children do not yet have any pets.
But for those who do, the American Humane Association is celebrating …

Have you ever called Poison Control?
When I was pregnant with our first baby, we called. Did I ingest Lysol? Was I overcome with ammonia fumes? Did I take too many prenatal vitamins? No. I …

Hubby and I had lunch at The Yard House recently. (OK, more like *every* day, but who’s counting?) The Yard House, with 50 zillion beers on tap, none of which we can have over lunch, …

The brouhaha of this past week regarding a blogger junket planned by Johnson & Johnson got me thinking about where it’s appropriate to bring a baby, and where it’s not.
Last summer, when I was …

I am not religious. And I’m not really interested in celebrating the Hallmark holidays, either. Add to this an aversion to candy and an inherent laziness when it comes to decorating/cooking/shopping/costume-making, and you end up …