• active family travel - family - Parenting - parenting - Travel

    Summer Math and Travel With Tweens

    July 3, 2014 - By 

    This summer I am trying my hardest to trick my brain into forgetting summer math. June plus July plus August equals my three favourite months. Summer is fleeting, especially in Canada. It’s a blink-and-you-miss-it-kind-of-season. Time flies, but summer time well that’s like a Concord whipping by at breakneck speed. how many more weeks do we get to enjoy this beautiful weather? How much more time off school? How many more summers with my kids at home? Only 6 more years and one will be in college or university. That’s tween Mom math. Summer math. In my experience, the only way…

  • Health - infertility

    Did you know? Five Canadian Facts about Infertility #abhc4ivf #abpoli

    July 1, 2014 - By 

    Shutterstock ImagesThis Canada Day infertility patients have a lot to celebrate in Ontario, and in Quebec, and in parts of Nova Scotia and Manitoba too. But what of the rest of the provinces? What about Alberta? Patients struggling with infertility in the province of Alberta and British Columbia are still advocating and waiting for public funding for in vitro fertilization. Public funding for IVF is now in the works in Ontario. It will soon be a reality, anticipated for 2015. The Ontario Liberal government will fund one round of IVF with single embryo transfer.That’s big news. [tweetthis]Public funding for IVF…

  • family

    Trind Nail Products for Damaged Nails #trindrehab #giveaway

    July 1, 2014 - By 

      I had beautiful nails for months. It’s true. They were gorgeous.  And I got a lot of comments back when I was using gel polish, getting my nails done professionally. My professional image is part of my business. When I look good, I present a more professional image to the world as a strategist and entrepreneur. I feel more confident and I land more contracts. Confidence is important. I had lovely, coloured, polished, shiny nails for maybe even the greater part of a year and I enjoyed having them done. So, what’s the problem, you ask? Well, I mean,…

  • Health

    The Best Seat in the Pool – SwimWays Spring Float

    June 30, 2014 - By 

    You might have heard – we bought a new house with a pool a few months ago. This is our first summer enjoying our pool and we are still on a learning curve. We have a few pool toys, such as the usual pool noodles and inflatable rafts, but we didn’t have any super pool recliners until this week when SwimWays sent a Spring Float pool float for us to test out. The Canada Day weekend weather has been perfect and we unpackaged the Spring Float recliner chair so we could throw our first ever pool party here. Now, the…

  • FASD - Health - Parenting - special needs

    What Pride Looks Like: On Report Cards, Respect and #specialneeds

    June 27, 2014 - By 

    Think they don’t care much about what is written on report cards? Think that little people are oblivious to how the teacher sees them and feels about them? Words matter, and never more so than when someone is assessing a child with special needs after a year of school. This is our first experience with a really accepting and lovely teacher who clearly understood and liked my youngest daughter. I am driving both my kids to Build-A-Bear to celebrate their last day of school when the little one cracks open her report card and starts reading it word for word.…

  • Food

    Cute and Simple Owl Cake Pops – Cooking With Kids

    June 26, 2014 - By 

    Today, on the last day of school my kids shared some treats with their individual classes. My kids are both crazy about cooking and they also love cake pops. Together we decided to try to make delicious owl cake pops. So last night we made these owls. I am pretty happy with them and most importantly the kids were proud of these owl cake pops. It’s our last day of school here. Not only is it the last day of school though, it’s the last day ever at this school where my girls have been students since they were 6 years…

  • Giveaways - infertility

    Fertamax All Natural Fertility Health Supplement for Men and Women #Giveaways

    June 25, 2014 - By 

      I feature a lot of health topics here, and issues and items that make life easier, I hope, for some people struggling with various issues and diseases. Fertamax Fertility Health Supplement is a product that will appeal to my health conscious audience. Fertamax is all natural and an over the counter Fertility Health Supplement intended to support reproductive health, whether you are trying to conceive now, or just interested in maintaining a healthy body for future fertility. There are several different variations and packages, including a For Women only version, a for Men only version and a Reach Your…

  • active family travel - family travel - Travel

    Funky Mural in Puerto Vallarta Mexico

    June 25, 2014 - By 

    Mad love for Mexico any time of year. It is always a reliable family trip and affordable as well. But the public art and the food tours this last time sealed the deal for me. Check out this funky mural in Puerto Vallarta Mexico.           This was a quick tour through a very funky hotel inspired by Frieda Kahlo. It is in the old downtown area not far from the flea markets and the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta. The colours were magnificent and we might not have stopped if not for Raj. But sometimes when a…

  • Giveaways

    Planes: Fire & Rescue Family Pass #Giveaway Toronto

    June 24, 2014 - By 

    I can’t go see this advanced screening of Disney’s Planes: Fire and Rescue myself due to the timing. I think I will be on my way to Blogher 10 or seeing Katy Perry in Ottawa. It’s a busy summer here. But I hope that one of my readers wins this great giveaway. To enter just follow the instructions in the widget installed in this post. You need to follow me on Twitter and so forth. You also must be available to be able to attend a screening of Disney’s Planes: Fire & Rescue in Toronto on July 16th. Please don’t…

  • Travel

    Dolphin Discovery Aquaventuras WaterPark – Family Adventure in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico #pvpresstrip

    June 23, 2014 - By 

    Dolphin Discovery Aquaventuras Waterpark Puerto Vallarta tops my list of favourite things to do with family in Puerto Vallarta. Recently I travelled through Puerto Vallarta with my daughter. We were on a press trip that delivered tonnes of fun and adventure for everyone. Dolphin Discovery was one of our favourite excursions. This is why we loved this family waterpark. Where can you pet a sea lion, be propelled through a pool like a Superhero with dolphins beneath your feet and race watersides all day? I am talking about Dolphin Discovery and Aquaventuras Waterpark in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico of course. Lucky for…