Road trips (#MOEontheRoad)

As our children get a little older and our lifestyle changes, we tend to place more value on experiences as gifts. In fact, no joke, this year, when I asked my boys what they wanted for Christmas, their answer was “nothing”. And while I will always have something under the…

As parents, we can talk the talk, but can we walk the walk? Telling our kids that going to school will be OK is the right thing to do. Encouraging them by saying things like “you got this” is great but when they look up at you and say, “how…

In Montreal, our March break cannot be titled a “spring break” because we still have ice and snow EVERYWHERE. It can actually mess with your mind because you still feel like you are in hibernation mode and then, just like that, spring is almost over and your errands and activities…

October means we will be taking a road trip back to Upper Canada Village to see Pumpkinferno! This has become a tradition for us as a family to take a drive and see these amazing pumpkins before Halloween. It really gets us in the spirit and what we love about…

Just before the summer break, I worked with Outaouais Tourism to give the boys the ultimate birthday surprise. It involved arranging with their teachers to secretly get them out of school and organizing for any missed work. After the teachers assured me all was good, I concocted a story to…

As a family, we spend many hours on the road. Whether it is commuting from school or family visits, long trips to the country, or even longer trips anywhere from 3-9 hours (or more). Since the boys were little, I made it a point to have an activity bin in…

Did you know there is a Sibling Day? Yep, the date is April 10th and Ford Canada helped me celebrate Sibling Day with my sister and family during the Easter break. I was invited to test drive the Ford Explorer with my family. Here is how we enjoyed the drive.…

It might be a little hard to imagine right now, but before you know it, school will be out. If your kids are anything like mine, they mentally have one foot out the school door, ready to start summer vacation. These last weeks can be tough to keep them focused…

I recently had the opportunity to attend the Montreal Auto Show, thanks to Ford Canada. I was able to go inside the auto show before it began to listen to a panel of Montreal entrepreneurs talk about the ups and down of creating their brand and expanding their business. It…

This summer, I read Mitch Albom’s The Five People You Meet In Heaven. If you haven’t read it, it is a book that you can finish in a day. In my case, I managed to finish it through the summer here and there when I had a quiet moment (as…