All things life and mom life from Tammi Roy, Canadian Mom blogger
Last month I started Christmas shopping. Armed with names and some ideas beside each, I thought I was well prepared. Yet I still found myself standing in the toy department, looking obviously bewildered. You know the confused and lost gaze moving up and down, side to side – aisle to aisle. There were a few…
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by TD and the TD Common Ground Project Memories of when I was a kid mainly consists of outdoor play. Behind the area that I lived in, there was a massive green space that didn’t have a traditional playground yet was full of so much nature, it forced us kids…
As much as I can resist, the Stark motto is true – winter is coming. The days are getting remarkably shorter and baby, it’s getting cold outside! Now is the time to soak in the pre-winter season and get outside to tackle some much needed yard work for the transition to a new season. Yet…
This summer I shared information about Fuelling Women Champions (FWC) which is a national, multi-year initiative spearheaded by Canada’s dairy farmers. With this initiative, attention is focused on the advancement of women in sport, by financially assisting selected applicants with monetary grants. Female athletes, teams and organizations all across Canada applied for the grant, and 30 have…
It only goes without saying, my memories of Saturday morning cartoons were always paired with a bowl of cereal with Dairyland milk on my lap. It’s a brand my parents always chose not only because they knew first-hand that it’s a top brand of fresh local milk in Western Canada since 1917, but for a…
This post is sponsored by Bayer. To make sure these products are right for you, always read and follow the label. The dreaded cold and flu season is here, and we’ve already seen the effects in our home. Every year, it’s the same story, and usually it starts with one child who’s exposed from another…
When we were looking to adopt a cat last year, it quickly became apparent that there were a great number of older cats available versus younger ones. My daughters wanted a kitten, merely months old – for reasons most likely for the adorable size – yet cats do get older anyway, so that wasn’t a…
In 2016, Kaila Gavel of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, entered herself into the Champions Fund for young women, an annual initiative by Canada’s dairy farmers which gives young female athletes a $5,000 grant to further their athletic aspirations. In her entry, Kaila was asked this first question to which she answered with her story: WHAT WOULD YOU DO…
Thanksgiving is looming just around the corner and for the novice hostess to the most seasoned one, it always comes with it’s fair share of stress and chaos. The pressure alone to pull the holiday off like a boss, is enough to make anyone bail entirely. Yet with a few dependable and simple tips and…
I think we’ve all daydreamed regularly about wishes we’d make, big and small. Personally, many of my wishes are ways that would enrich my daughters lives. It only goes to say, when there is a chance to fulfill those dreams, I don’t hesitate in doing so. In fact, I made my eldest daughter’s wish come…
According to a Nature Valley survey conducted by vision critical, 43% of Canadians claim they don’t get outside because it is too cold. While it’s a shame to acknowledge, I completely understand. Since the season went from summer to fall, and our first snowfall sent a permanent chill through the air, I’ve been very swayed…
It’s so disheartening to know that due to our technology era, time spent outdoors is way too infrequent. If nothing is done in this shift, the direction only gets worse as time passes. I spent less time outdoors than my parents, my kids less than myself – what about my Grandchildren? This is an alarming…
According to a 2016 study commissioned by Canada’s dairy farmers, only 59% of girls aged 3-17 {and 16 per cent of adult women} in Canada participate in sport. This is one statistic, while unfortunate, doesn’t surprise me. My own sport involvement dropped significantly in my teen years, then to pretty much nothing in my adult…
The residents of Red Deer were teased with hints all around the city these past few weeks. There was much buzz and speculation over what the many #SeeYourselfHere stamps adorning city sidewalks were all about. The news was finally revealed with an official press event followed by a free festival on the promised 8.23.2017. It…
When the kids were younger, I worried about foods staining their clothes, which explains the countless bibs everywhere. At one point it was so bad that I had ‘eating shirts’ for the twins, that poor fabric didn’t know what hit it. Then as the kids grew older and their dexterity perfected, I didn’t cringe serving…
I used to laugh at the term ‘lazy days of summer’ because in reality, it’s been anything but. Compared to the school year, I’ve had much less duties on the calendar, yet somehow seem to be running like mad from one place to another. Day trips to lake trips, yard care to summer camps –…
This post first appeared on Nature Valley Once upon a time {pre-kids} in a life long ago {pre-kids}, my definition of ‘camping’ involved tenting, and I loved everything about it. Well, maybe not everything because one cannot truthfully say they absolutely adore using outhouses or showering with a bag and hose tied to a tree,…
Did you know that 25% of kids suffer from poor vision that is serious enough to impede learning, and sometimes a vision problem might be misdiagnosed as a learning disability? Also, it’s been estimated that a whopping 80% of a child’s learning is through their eyes. These alarming statistics are ones I learned on a…