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    Graduation Trip Ideas for Your 8th Grader

    May 13, 2015 - By 

    Great Graduation Trip Ideas for 8th Graders Your 8th grader is gearing up for his or her graduation, and that means you might be thinking about a  graduation trip to celebrate. You might be wondering about the best things to do for a graduation trip. Here are a few ideas that I think are great. Some are extravagant, but graduations trips don’t have to be over the top. Know your budget before you travel. Graduation Trip Ideas Your 8th Grader Will Love There are a lot of different ways you can approach a graduation trip, and none of them are…

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    family - Food - Health - parenting

    20 Must Try Homemade Salad Dressings

    May 13, 2015 - By 

    Homemade salad dressings can be tastier and healthier for you and your family. Here are some of the best homemade salad dressing recipes I have found. There’s no better time than the spring and summer to start making some of these. With farmer’s markets opening this month you can easily find the fresh vegetables and natural herbs close to home. Due to high blood pressure readings that came back three times in a row late last year I have tried hard to revamp my diet and lifestyle. First thing to go out the window entirely was salt. Happy to say…

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    active family travel

    Stratford Traveling Display of Heroes and Medals #travel #WordlessWednesday

    May 13, 2015 - By 

      We were in Stratford a few weeks ago now to see The Diary of Anne Frank. After the play we realized there was a traveling exhibit of medals and heroes in Canada. So we naturally went in to see what was inside. The kids found this and I found some compelling information that was educational about various Canadian medals and what they mean. It was a great afternoon. By the way did you know that those hats are made of real bear fur? I asked. This is a Wordless Wednesday post.

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    active family travel - family - Travel

    Travel Is Respite #wordtraveling #NTTW2015

    May 12, 2015 - By 

    This month I am taking part in a special Travel is ____series for travel bloggers. There are new posts each day of May. There are also some incredible prizes that can be won this month too, including one trip to Florida. My post Travel is Respite runs today. This is an excerpt from the article. Travel is a beautiful way to experience the world with your family and to build your relationships and increase your knowledge about culture, geography and history. For my family travel is all those other things and more. It is also respite. When your family routine…

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    Technology

    The Art of Marketing Conference Coming To Toronto May 25 and a Promo Code #TheArtOf

    May 12, 2015 - By 

    Last year around this time, I had the opportunity to attend The Art of Leadership for Women. I spent the day hearing from a talented and diverse group of women who excelled at marketing and business. Hayley Wickenheiser was a real show stopper for me and Martha Stewart is always interesting, to say the least. Last year my personal, and business philosophy, was all about growth. I grew in a lot of ways last year and the social media consulting business at Thrifty Mom Media flourished as well. Growth took me to places I never knew I would be. I worked with…

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    Camping With Toddlers 101- Keeping Your Sanity and Keeping Them Safe

    May 11, 2015 - By 

    Camping with toddlers is a wonderful way to show them all kinds of new and exciting things. It’s a way for the family to bond over every leaf and bug and critter you come across. It’s also a great way to lose your mind if you don’t come prepared. Camping with Toddlers 101 When camping with toddlers, you have two main concerns: keeping them safe, and keeping your sanity intact. Toddlers can be tons of fun, but they can also be little devils if they aren’t properly occupied and stimulated. Tiny, screaming, red-eyed devils. You know it’s true. So what…

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    family - Food

    Blueberry Lemonade Cupcakes – A Splash of Flavour

    May 11, 2015 - By 

    Blueberry lemonade cupcakes are the perfect treat to share this spring and summer. After all, summer is fast approaching! Maybe not quick enough for some of my readers. But don’t worry it’s on the way. That means countless opportunities to get outdoors and enjoy your yards and decks and campsites and Recreational vehicles too. And of course there’s so much entertaining. But if you are at all like me you always wonder what to serve. These sweet and tart cupcakes will go beautifully at any picnic, bake sale or cupcake worthy event. I mean any excuse to eat scrumptious cupcakes,…

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    active family travel - family - parenting - Travel

    Tween Clothing Brands For Sports and #Travel

    May 10, 2015 - By 

    I am a Mom who loves children’s clothing that is versatile. Limeapple Asana pants and the first place zip up jacket go from the playground to the airport to the basketball court to horseback riding and gym class making changes effortless for athletic girls. Limeapple has a fabulous range of girl’s athletic clothing that is perfect for kids like mine. I have really active girls who participate in half a dozen sports. Swimming, martial arts, horseback riding and basketball are just a few of the sports they take part in. There was a point when they were little that I…

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    family - parenting

    Mother’s Day Word Search Printable

    May 9, 2015 - By 

    It’s almost Mother’s Day – which means it’s time for my Mother’s Day Word Search Printable. May is a great month, isn’t it? The first real long weekend of the summer launches an amazing season. And right before that there’s Mother’s Day. If your Mom loves word searches then this is the one for her. If kids need something to do to keep them busy on Mother’s Day so mom gets a break then again, print out my Mother’s Day word search.   Mother’s Day Word Search You know that I love a good word search. I think some of…

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    Food - Giveaways

    Earth Balance Healthy Spring Snack #Giveaway

    May 9, 2015 - By 

    Up until fairly recently I had never heard of the Healthy Shopper. I heard about them about one year ago when a friend Margarita Ibbott at DownshiftingPro started trying some. This past month Health Shopper sent me two new snacks and I agreed to try them with the kids and post a quick giveaway. One of my lucky Canadian readers can win one package of Earth Balance P.B. Popps, a delicious popcorn coated with oats and cuddled in a peanut butter cluster that make a yummy snack.  These crunchy nuggets are Non-GMO, Vegan, Dairy and Gluten-Free and have 0g trans fats.…