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Just For Kids Giveaway Event ~ Over $250 in prizes!

2012-06-04T01:48:00.000-04:00

I'm pleased to be taking part in another cool group giveaway event, the Just For Kids Giveaway! We've teamed up with some of our favourite children’s online retailers to offer a total of $275 in prizes. There are five fabulous sponsors taking part. Be sure to visit each of their websites to see the many awesome children’s products they have available! Here are the prizes up for

Phineas and Ferb: The Perry Files 2-Disc DVD Set {Giveaway, 3 Winners!}

2012-05-31T02:03:00.000-04:00

Who the heck is Phineas and Ferb? Judging by the buzz in my feed I'm the only mom out there asking that question. Everyone else seems to be well acquainted with them, and really psyched about the new PHINEAS AND FERB: THE PERRY FILES 2-Disc DVD set coming out on June 5th. The Perry Files focuses on Perry, Phineas and Ferb's pet platypus, who leads a secret life as Agent P deftly battling the

The Great Canadian Giveaway Link-Up!

2012-05-31T00:10:00.001-04:00

Welcome to the The Great Canadian Giveaway Link-Up hosted by Mom vs the Boys and Maple Leaf Mommy. This is a weekly link-up, with a new linky published every Thursday (often up by Wednesday night). Canadian? like to enter giveaways? Check out the list below for Open to Canadians giveaways going on now. Click on the link to head on over and enter! Fellow Bloggers - Link Up all your

The best part of helping to bake..... {Wordless Wednesday}

2012-05-30T01:15:00.000-04:00

The best part of helping to bake is licking the spoon!

In a Galaxy Far Far Away.... {Star Wars Giggles}

2012-05-29T01:41:00.000-04:00

Okay here are a couple of gems I recently overheard while the big one was trying to teach the little one how to play Star Wars the "right" way. First there's the names they call "The Star Wars Guys" by... Star Guy Gun Guy Good Guy Bad Guy Woooookie and Mom. Wait, Mom? Yeah, I tried to convince the kids that Leia and I don't even bear a passing resemblance but the little

Monday Mutterings... on Television

2012-05-28T05:30:00.000-04:00

98% of American homes have TV sets, which means the people in the other 2% have to generate their own sex and violence. ~ Franklin P. Jones.

Speroway ~ Delivering Hope to Needy Children {Charity, Goodness & a Very Cool Contest Alert}

2012-05-27T10:28:00.001-04:00

Speroway is a fantastic charity that helps children in need. You might not have heard of them, and that's probably because they used to be called "Feed the Children - Canada", but recently changed their name. Their new name, Speroway, comes from the Latin for "hope" (spero) plus the word way, so together it roughly means "to lead the way to hope", which fits nicely with their motto "

The Big Reveal - Mystery Boxes Unveiled and Winners Announced

2012-05-26T14:47:00.000-04:00

I've had a couple of people ask if we were going to reveal the contents of the mystery boxes, so I decided to post these pictures to give you an idea of all the awesome loot our four winners are going to be receiving. And the winners are.... Patricia W. ~ Baby Box Jayda T. ~ Kids Box Eva U. ~ Box of Intrigue Courtney F. ~ Health & Beauty Box Congrats ladies! Thanks to everyone who took part

Unique Father's Day Gift Ideas: handstampedpendants.com {Giveaway}

2012-05-26T02:24:00.000-04:00

Looking for a few unique Father's Day gift ideas? Check out www.handstampedpendants.com. Liz, the artisan behind this small Canadian retailer, creates lovely one of a kind handstamped items. I just wasted a good chunk of time browsing through the gorgeous designs on her site. This isn't the first time I've found myself looking through a handstamped jewellery site, and aside from the fact that

Donate Space on Your Social Media Streams & Help the Missing Children Society of Canada

2012-05-25T01:31:00.000-04:00

Did you know that today is International Missing Children's Day? The Missing Children Society of Canada has created a simple tool that allows you to "donate" space on your Facebook feed or Twitter stream. It's super simple, you sign up HERE and authorize their app, allowing them to auto-post missing children alerts to your networks for your followers, fans and friends to view. They intend

Virtual Play Date: Coventry Gardens

2012-05-25T01:11:00.000-04:00

This is one of our favourite ways to spend the afternoon. We walk down to Pat & Hank's and buy a 3-piece fish dinner to split. And then we head to the riverfront where we have a picnic.... play in the grass, chase butterflies... and watch the big boats pass by. We speculate on whether or not there are any fish in the Detroit River.... follow the paths, check out the flowers

Virtual Play-Date, Link-up & Come Join in the Fun!

2012-05-25T00:26:00.000-04:00

Jennifer over at Mom vs. The Boys had a really cute idea, she's been posting virtual playdates with herself and her boys where she invites you into their world for a fun day out, mostly through photographs. I thought, "Wow, that looks like fun! I want to do this too!" So I contacted her and asked what she thought about others joining in on her fun Virtual Play Date idea, and thus this linky was

Canadian Friendly Giveaway Link-Up ~ Week of May 24th

2012-05-24T01:31:00.001-04:00

Welcome to the Canadian Friendly Giveaway Link-Up hosted by Mom vs the Boys and Maple Leaf Mommy. Canadian Giveaway Junkies - Check out the list below for Open to Canadians giveaways going on now. Click on the link to head on over and enter! Fellow Bloggers - Link Up all your Giveaways open to Canada. PLEASE ONLY LINK GIVEAWAYS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO CANADIANS. Your giveaway can also be

On the Road to Freedom: Stalled Out, or Getting Behind the Wheel is Scary

2012-05-19T18:17:00.000-04:00

Ok, I have a confession to make. This is embarrassing and difficult to admit. I have been putting off taking my in-car lessons with Young Drivers. Yeah, I'm done my in class lessons. I'm ready to move on to the next stage, and anyone who's ever seen me attempt to play Grand Theft Auto should be running in fear right about now.... I know playing a video game where you drive a car isn't the same

Canadian Friendly Giveaway Link-Up ~ Week of May 17th

2012-05-17T01:14:00.001-04:00

Bathtime! {Wordless Wednesday}

2012-05-16T00:01:00.000-04:00

Keeping the Dads in Our Life Healthy with @AdultEssentials {Giveaway}

2012-05-14T19:57:00.000-04:00

One of the many reasons I'm crazy about Adult Essentials is the fact that I've finally found vitamins my husband will actually take. For years now I've been buying vitamins for my husband in hopes that he would take them.... and then eventually tossing them away as they expire. I had pretty much given up hope when Adult Essentials came on the scene. As I was writing this post I thought about

The Great Mystery Boxes Event ~ May 14th to May 24th! {Giveaway}

2012-05-14T00:01:00.000-04:00

I've teamed up with a few of fabulous fellow Canadian bloggers, Did You Know Canada, The Knit Wit by Shair, and Talking Momcents, to do a truly fun and unique giveaway event. The four of us have sifted through our secret stash and pooled together our goodies to come up with over ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in prizes!! We're divvying up the loot into four themed mystery boxes,with a little

Two Little Girls, One Bedroom {Guest Post}

2012-05-10T00:00:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone, my name is Brooke and I blog over at Creating Comfort. An interior designer by trade, I blog to keep myself sane while home raising kids. Stop by to check out design ideas, books to read, DIY projects, and just life. ___________ When Deanna told me that her two girls were going to be moving into a shared bedroom, I couldn’t wait to start finding ideas for girls rooms. Having

Canadian Friendly Giveaway Link-Up ~ Week of May 10th

2012-05-09T20:00:00.000-04:00

Hey Mother Nature, Get Your Act Together!

2012-05-09T00:15:00.000-04:00

Six years ago my husband and I moved into this house. We bought it in the late Fall and we took possession in January. In May of that year we got married. It was a small civil service, with just our immediate family, plus one best man and one maid of honour. No flowers, no cake, no photographer. A few weeks after our actual wedding we had a big reception with all of our friends and family, but it

Mystery Box Giveaway Event: Over $1000 in prizes ~ Sign-ups Open Now!

2012-05-08T01:32:00.002-04:00

I am so very excited to be teaming up with a few of my favourite Canadian bloggers, Did You Know Canada, The Knit Wit by Shair, and Talking Momcents, to do a totally unique giveaway event! We've each sifted through our secret stash and we've pooled together our goodies to come up with over ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in prizes!! We're divvying up the loot into four themed mystery boxes, and four

Mondays Mutterings... on Long Car Rides

2012-05-07T00:30:00.000-04:00

Photo Credit: DarkElfPhoto Perfect response to the millionth time the kids ask, "Are we there yet?"

On the Road to Freedom: My In-Class Lessons with Young Drivers

2012-05-05T23:53:00.000-04:00

I want tell you all about my experiences with the Young Drivers in class training, but I think first I need to explain that I had high expectations going into these classes. I remember when my husband went through Young Drivers. It was about a dozen years ago , but I remember it quite clearly. He had only good things to say about the experience and I firmly believe that the skills which he

Get SASSy with Stop and Share Saturdays ~ Weekend Long #CommentLove Hop

2012-05-04T19:31:00.001-04:00

Welcome to Stop and Share Saturday, or S.A.S.S., brought to you by your hosts: Little Miss Kate, Maple Leaf Mommy, Multi-Testing Mommy, The Spring Mount 6 Pack and Two Children and a Migraine and Deals From MS Do. The goal is to get some comment love, increase your traffic and perhaps even get some new followers. It's a hop, in that you move from blog to blog, But it's not a hop in that we