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L is for LeapPad

April 14, 2017

So 2008 pre-mom me would be just as horrified about our embracing of the LeadPad as she would have been …

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K is for Kumon

April 13, 2017

If aspirational mom-me of 2008 had met actual mom-me of 2017 she’d be pretty horrified about the whole Kumon thing. …

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I Can Read Beginner Books

April 11, 2017

I am Sam. Sam I am. He doesn’t like Green Eggs and Ham. Until (spoiler alert #1) he finally tries them. …

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#FamilyLiteracyDay Reflections

January 26, 2016

Tomorrow is Family Literacy Day in Canada and the former Frontier College volunteer and all round book lover in me can’t …

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I’ve Got This!

September 28, 2015

Until the moment when I clearly don’t. Hi! Remember me? I’m Louise. It’s been a few weeks since my last post. …

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Summer Reading Club

June 24, 2015

So, rock star mother that I am, last Wednesday I realized that last Thursday was the end of school. After …

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Happy Family Day Federal Employee!

February 16, 2015

I’d like to preface this post by saying that if my youngest hadn’t broken my first Mommy Sippy Cup; and …

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Preschool Princess Fan Fiction

February 1, 2015

Setting: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 31, 2015. Our house. – Prelude –  Dad: Girls! Time for bed! 5-yr-old: Mommy, YOU are …

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My First Friday 56

January 30, 2015

So I saw this idea over at Part Time Monster – which is always worth a read – and I …

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Go Shish! & Other Literacy Fun

January 26, 2015

January 27 is Family Literacy Day in Canada. In honour of this occasion, I thought I’d share what we’ve been …

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