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    All Wrapped Up! Holiday Gift Wrapping Made Easy!

    It’s a wrap!  All of my Christmas presents are finally wrapped!  If you’re anything like me, you really hate wrapping presents too!  I usually let all the presents pile up in bags or boxes in the basement and keep putting the wrapping off until Christmas Eve and I can’t procrastinate any longer!  I’m surprised I did it 5 days early this year! Even though I hate wrapping presents, I really do love how pretty they look when they’re all wrapped up, especially at Christmastime under the tree.  I’m a sucker for pretty paper, ribbons and bows.  So this year I decided to get a bit more creative and go on…

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    Best Holiday Movies of All Time!

    Last night we caught the late show of the latest Grinch movie with the kids!  I know, the’re party animals and could do the late show!  It was so much fun and reminded me how much I love movies during Christmas-time.  Movies are such an important part of the holidays for me and now for my family too!  Movies bring back beautiful memories of the holidays and also connect us to people.  I remember seeing A Christmas Story with one of my best friends for the first time, being introduced to the Sound of Music by my boyfriend who is now my husband (thank you!), and watching the classic Little…

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    How to live a love you love!

    Over a year ago, I wanted to start a blog so that I could share all the fun parties we had for our kids.  And then life happened. I had an accident that put a lot of things in my life on hold as I tried to recover.  I couldn’t read.  I couldn’t write.  I couldn’t deal with computer screens, lights, or noise.  I couldn’t drive.  I couldn’t handle listening to my children play or their laughter.  I couldn’t enjoy life.  I was in complete darkness – literally.  But in those difficult times, in that time of darkness, I found the greatest clarity. My time during my recovery made me…

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    5 Amazing Things To Do This Holiday Season in Toronto

    Well everyone the holiday season is about to kick off in Toronto and I am so excited about all the great activities and events this city has to offer over the holidays!  Here are some of the great things we’re looking forward to doing this year that I think everyone should definitely check out!   The Santa Claus Parade What can I say, I feel that the Toronto Santa Claus Parade really does kick off the Christmas season in Toronto!  I remember going as a kid with my mom and now continue that tradition with my little ones.  The parade has been around for over 100 years and always happens…