Week 207 motherhood – final EarlyON class, last week of summer, first 2 days of kindergarten!!!

 First day of school

The scene while waiting to enter the kindergarten gates for the first time

Week 207 motherhood with 3 year old 11 month old and 20 month old.

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All Day Dim Sum at Asian Queen

 Asian Queen storefront

Asian Queen located at 8750 Bayview Ave, unit 18 & 19 in Richmond Hill

We visited Asian Queen (星點心), a relatively newly opened Chinese restaurant which specializes in all day dim sum (open every day 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) on Bayview Avenue near Highway 7 in Richmond Hill Continue reading

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Too Good To Go Surprise Bags in August 2024

 Too good to go surprise bags

The surprise bags I got from Too Good To Go in August 2024

You can help save the planet by saving unsold surplus food that will be discarded by purchasing “surprise bags” from participating merchants on the free mobile app called Too Good To Go!  It’s a fun way of discovering new shops you wouldn’t have normally purchased from and it’s usually a great way to get a good deal too. Continue reading

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What I bought on the Flashfood app in August 2024

 Blackberries on Flashfood app

My favourite Flashfood haul this month: 8 boxes of blackberries for $3.17!

Flashfood is a free app where you can buy items from the grocery store that are about to near its “best before” date for 50% off.  It’s been our preferred way to shop our groceries these days.

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Ming’s Noodle Cafe in Scarborough

Ming's Noodle Cafe storefront

Ming’s Noodle Cafe located at 3447 Kennedy Rd, Scarborough

We have driven past Ming’s Noodle Cafe on Kennedy Road south of Steeles Avenue hundreds of times in Scarborough but never ventured in for a meal until now.  I was pleasantly surprised with how spacious and large the dining area was and how comfortable it felt.  Dining here with Continue reading

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Week 206 motherhood – last week of full-time EarlyON, their first AYCE hot pot restaurant experience

 Media poster art collage made by little kids under 6

Media poster art collage

Week 206 motherhood with 3 year old 11 month old and 20 month old.  Continue reading

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Week 205 motherhood – pt progress, CNE outing, more affection

 Kids activity at the CNE Farm

Picking apples at the CNE Farm

Week 205 motherhood with 3 year 11 month old and 20 month old.  Continue reading

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What We Ate and Did at the CNE 2024 (family edition)

 Super Fly noodle at CNE

Holding the Super Fly noodle, one of this year’s new foods at CNE

The annual Canadian National Exhibition unofficially marks the end of the summer and kicks us off into the cooler autumn months.  In 2024, the CNE runs from August 16 to September 2 (Labour Day before the kids return to school).  We took a Monday off this year to visit the CNE Continue reading

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Week 204 motherhood – milestones for both, “TV day”

 New backyard fence

Watching our new fence get built

Week 204 motherhood with 3 year 10 month old and 19 month old.  Continue reading

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Week 203 motherhood – sleeping through the night, pt progress

 Toddler artwork

The frame at the top corner is what another child did (what the facilitators “wanted” the frames to look like) and the green artwork is what my child made.

Week 203 motherhood with 3 year 10 month old and 19 month old.  Continue reading

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