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Mabel Mama of Many

By Julie Cole
Julie Cole is one of the founding mompreneurs of Mabel's Labels Inc (mabel.ca), and the mother of six small children. You can find her on Twitter @juliecole, as well as her company @mabelhood.
Last weekend, the whole family was in the truck and Daddy-o needed to dash into a shop. The rest of us waited in the vehicle, talking about capital cities. By the time he returned, we were in a big conversation about Penn State. He shot me the “How the heck did that ... Read more...
Just prior to taking this photo, someone may have attempted a triple back flip off of the diving board.... I’m all about dads p ... Read more...
This past weekend I was supposed to go on my first “girls weekend” in three years. Instead, I was sick so lounged on the couch with children piled on top of me. But, ... Read more...
You’d think the statement “It’s not fair” would be commonly heard around our house. Strangely, it’s not. Or at least it wasn’t. I’m not sure why we had the good fortune of escaping it for so long, but it has recently become a part of our family’s vernacular. ... Read more...
Sweet, yet powerful. www.clbuchananphotography.com The youngest of my six children has had a pretty sheltered existence to date. He has ... Read more...
By the time I had my sixth kid, I figured I had this parenting thing wrapped up. Well, this cheeky toddler has knocked me square off my parenting high horse. One of our ... Read more...
My kids love hanging out with Shane and his team from Adamson Lawn Care (www.adamso ... Read more...
My father died in December. He had spent the last several years very unwell, and my mother spent a lot of her time taking care of him. That is a difficult situation ... Read more...
Rather than "shush" my kid, I just throw another plug in his gob I’m a little bit nosey and don’t pretend otherwise. On my ... Read more...
Every so often we bark an order at a kid and moments later, regret it. Why do we regret it? Because it was said with no forethought of what a pain it would be to follow ... Read more...