Monthly Archives: July 2015

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Set Your Children up for Success with Reading Materials from @Owlkids

From as far back as I can remember, if you wanted to find me you just needed to go where the books or crafts were and there I’d be. Even when we went on our annual summer roadtrip* to Florida… «more»

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

WIN at our Weekly Canadian-Friendly Giveaway Linky (Ends 8/11) #canwin

Family and Blog Update For the past two weeks, at exactly 8:55am, I’ve found myself standing on the sidelines of our local pool slumped up against the wall hoping that The Kids will think that my snoring is acknowledgement of… «more»

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

29 Things You Can NOT Do When You Lose Power

This post was originally going to be called “29 Things to Do When you Lose Power”. But then I got to thinking, people don’t lose power half as much as we do. In fact, it happens so often that people… «more»

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

WIN at our Weekly Canadian-Friendly Giveaway Linky (Ends 7/28) #canwin

Family and Blog Update This week, The Kids started swimming lessons. They took private lessons for four days last year because that was the only spots available. This year, they’re going each morning during the week for two weeks. There… «more»

Monday, July 13, 2015

Win with Family Pizza Night

They say that good things come to those that wait. I’m pretty sure that whoever “they” are weren’t talking about me or my family pizza night but the statement is true all the same. After a year of hosting regular… «more»

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

WIN at our Weekly Canadian-Friendly Giveaway Linky (Ends 7/14) #canwin

Family and Blog Update On Friday, The Kids and I went with friends to Upper Canada Village for the first time. Wow is there ever a lot of things to do for kids! Max’s favourite part of the day was… «more»

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Make Couponing a Part of your Money Saving Tips!

Have you ever seen the TLC show “Extreme Couponing”? In a nutshell, Americans go grocery shopping and rack up a bill of thousands (yes, THOUSANDS) of dollars and after they apply all their discounts, they end up paying around… «more»

Friday, July 3, 2015

What I Really Hear When You Ask Me About the Loss of My Son #loss

“To know one person who has lost is to know ONE PERSON who has lost” I’ve heard this saying a lot over the years. Interestingly, it’s never been in the context of loss but instead autism*. Over time, I’ve wondered… «more»

Child Safety	10 Things to Consider When Buying a Car Booster for Your Child
Canadian	Organic Kids Clothing
Arts	Shaw Festival
Mexico	Locked Out of The House
Travel	Heading to Walt Disney World - May 6, 2017
Parents	Valco Baby Stroller
Loss	Loss of a Child
Charity	#1DollaraDay Campaign

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