The Scoop from SavvyMom Savvymom.ca - the trusted resource for moms across Canada 2012-05-23T17:57:22Z Copyright (c) 2012, SavvyMom.ca SavvyMom.ca tag:,2012:05:23 Minnow’s Five Things tag:,2012:/index.php/blog/25.6319 2012-05-23T16:18:21Z 2012-05-23T17:57:22Z Minnow Hamilton After a long weekend and a short week, there was a lot in my inbox to review. Here are five things that caught my attention this week.

1. Here’s an interesting pitch that came through this… ]]> http://www.savvymom.ca/index.php/blog/minnows-five-things6 We’re Having a (Twitter) Party! NEW DATE tag:,2012:/index.php/blog/25.6261 2012-05-22T18:05:33Z 2012-05-23T17:05:34Z Sarah Morgenstern If you’ve been reading the Globe and Mail  , you might have read… ]]> http://www.savvymom.ca/index.php/blog/were-having-a-twitter-party What Honeymoon? tag:,2012:/index.php/blog/25.6293 2012-05-18T15:37:26Z 2012-05-20T23:46:27Z Trevor Bond Ah, it’s spring. The birds are chirping. The grass is long and green. The city’s streets and sidewalks are torn up and the Bond family, hand in hand, blissfully skips into yet another season. All… ]]> http://www.savvymom.ca/index.php/blog/what-honeymoon Minnow’s Five Things tag:,2012:/index.php/blog/25.6281 2012-05-16T17:05:19Z 2012-05-17T14:34:20Z Minnow Hamilton Even though it feels like old news already, I can’t ignore the headline grabbing TIME cover controversy. But there was so much more that caught my attention this week—like cottagedreams.ca,… ]]> http://www.savvymom.ca/index.php/blog/minnows-five-things5 Travelin’ Man tag:,2012:/index.php/blog/25.6257 2012-05-13T19:21:57Z 2012-05-13T22:21:58Z Trevor Bond Last night was exciting. Baxter has been walking with assistance for quite a while. We’re not the type of parents to thrust the next development phase on the boy. Right or wrong, we figure he’ll… ]]> http://www.savvymom.ca/index.php/blog/travelin-man Minnow’s Five Things tag:,2012:/index.php/blog/25.6249 2012-05-09T16:00:03Z 2012-05-09T19:29:04Z Minnow Hamilton There is much to report. Google’s self-driving car, pregnancy must-haves, more Fifty Shades of Grey, mason jars and sandwich bags—they all caught my attention this week.

1. The movie… ]]> http://www.savvymom.ca/index.php/blog/minnows-five-things4 Here at the Zoo tag:,2012:/index.php/blog/25.6227 2012-05-06T13:07:41Z 2012-05-06T13:13:42Z Trevor Bond Sadly, it’s rare for Amy, Baxter and I to enjoy an outing together these days. Life is busy.

Last Saturday we made a break for High Park with modest supplies and big appetites. Besides being… ]]> http://www.savvymom.ca/index.php/blog/here-at-the-zoo Minnow’s Five Things tag:,2012:/index.php/blog/25.6214 2012-05-02T15:25:20Z 2012-05-03T14:38:21Z Minnow Hamilton Another week, another five. Moms are really into the Nutella lawsuit, videos that are pulling on our parental heart strings, design-your-own-shoes sites and more. Here’s what caught my attention this… ]]> http://www.savvymom.ca/index.php/blog/minnows-five-things3 Minty White Smile tag:,2012:/index.php/blog/25.6185 2012-04-28T15:04:01Z 2012-04-29T14:05:02Z Trevor Bond Normally my visits to the dentist are not worth sharing. A little wait, a little gas, a rugged cleaning, and I’m out.

This season, the Bonds made a jaunt of it—through Baxter’s naptime… ]]> http://www.savvymom.ca/index.php/blog/minty-white-smile A Canadian Shopping Revolution tag:,2012:/index.php/blog/25.6187 2012-04-27T13:50:21Z 2012-04-27T14:18:22Z Minnow Hamilton It’s just plain rude to go to Florida and not shop. At least in my family it is—and I was raised to be a very polite young lady indeed. So when I went shopping in Florida over March Break (with… ]]> http://www.savvymom.ca/index.php/blog/a-canadian-shopping-revolution