Monthly Archives: July 2014

Garden Full of Weeds

Does Your Garden Look Like This After Vacation?

Every year, I look forward to my garden. Tilling, planting, harvesting, watering and even weeding. My excitement begins after the garden has been tilled in the Fall. I carefully harvest the seeds that I can, place them in paper bags… «more»

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WIN at the Weekly Giveaway Linky, WW, 8/5

On the family front… We’re finally home after three weeks away. The first week was spent in Toronto with Nanna where we played tourists. Watch for reviews and/or giveaways on each of the five places that we featured in our… «more»

African Lion Safari Riding the Train

A Boy and His Trampoline #StopMotion

Remember how I recently posted a quick and easy tutorial on a stop motion animation app called MonkeyJam. Well, I’m in love. Probably as much as the Vine app. The only thing that it doesn’t do that I wish it… «more»

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WIN at the Weekly Giveaway Linky, WW, 7/29

On the family front… Today we spent 12 glorious hours at Canada’s Wonderland. The Kids experienced the Ghoster Coaster (their first real roller coaster) and will be talking about it for the next 12 months. If you’re looking for something… «more»

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Enjoy a Day of Family Fun at African Lion Safari!

When I was growing up in Toronto, Summers were filled with a lot of Family time and never-ending things to do. As a child, I remember going to African Lion Safari and having the animals within arms reach (no, we… «more»

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child… If I’ve said this proverb once, I’ve said it a million times. Partly because I NEED a village to help me raise my kids and partly because I WANT The Kids to… «more»

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WIN at the Weekly Giveaway Linky, WW, 7/22

On the family front… Max is currently upstairs with a slight fever. Everything that was funny five minutes ago isn’t so funny anymore. He’ll be fine but as a parent that has lost a child, it’s hard not to worry.… «more»

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Smart Trike 4-in-1 Tricycle Grows with Your Child

Have you ever found a product that would solve so many of your problems except you didn’t know that it existed? With over 10,000,000 trikes sold worldwide, clearly I’m one of the few that didn’t know about the Smart Trike… «more»