• Giveaways

    Win a D-Link Wi-fi Baby Camera #giveaway ARV $180

    January 20, 2014 - By 

    When it comes to those first months with baby, safety is such an overarching concern that it can be entirely all consuming. You want to be sure that you are doing right by your precious new little one. You handle them gently, getting to know exactly how to cradle them into your body. How to read each cry, each sound and gesture. You put them down to sleep or down for a nap and you worry. When you can’t see them you listen for every little whimper, for the rhythmic rise and fall of their breathing. Almost a decade later…

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    My #FinishPowerAndFree Experience and a Freebie

    January 17, 2014 - By 

    There are some brands I am diehard committed to. Tres Semme hairspray, Sunlight liquid dish soap, Tommy Hilfiger polo t-shirts, Jelly Belly jelly beans and Finish. These are my tried, trusted and true brands that provide real solutions, or reliable results for my family. They are integrated into my life and my shopping experience. I don’t swap them out for anything, for any reason, ever. They are untouchable.  When my darling husband and I were younger, we would always opt for the cheapest shopping experience. We bought a lot of No Name products. Sometimes they worked, sometimes they didn’t. As…

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    Our #MajestaEZ Science Experiment and Contest

    January 16, 2014 - By 

    It’s something we all need but don’t give a whole lot of consideration to – toilet paper. MAJESTA and Mom Central Canada dared us to try MAJESTA EZ Flush, more specifically they dared us to give it the shake test, alongside another leading brand. You can see the results when you watch the video featuring my scientist Payton. MAJESTA EZ flush breaks down faster than the other leading brand. We did this test about 3 times and the first time MAJESTA dissolved into bubbles, while the other national brand looked like a mound of feathers all clumpy in the water.…

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    Disney on Ice Family Pass Tickets #giveaway #ldnont

    January 15, 2014 - By 

    You might have read my announcement last week with discount codes about the coming Disney on Ice show at end of this month (January 2014). If you did, then you know this is a show not to be missed. My original post is here. We go every year as a family. We really enjoy this spectacular ice show. It’s pure magic, and a Feld Entertainment production. This show Disney on Ice Passport to Adventure runs from January 29th to Feb. 2 at Budweiser Gardens. But wait, I also have a package of four tickets to giveaway to one lucky Thriftymommastips.com…

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    Team Vega 2014 #health

    January 14, 2014 - By 

    This year I am thrilled to announce that I am again working with Vega as one of their bloggers. I have been using some of their products for the past year. More importantly I have been committed to my own health and fitness plan for an entire year. I know I feel better and can manage the regular business of working, parenting and life in general when I am striving to be fit. Last year I worked out consistently and attended yoga and centergy classes at least 3 times a week. At the start of this year I made it…

  • Health - infertility - Parenting

    Please Vote: Wego Health Activist Award Nomination

    January 13, 2014 - By 

    I am not going to say I don’t do this often. But I am going to ask for your help. I advocate here often for issues that are close to my heart: senior’s health, Alzheimer’s research, adoption, child welfare and infertility. WEGO Health  I blog often about health and I champion the causes that mean a lot to me because behind every single one of these issues are real live people struggling with health issues. This month I was nominated for a Wego Health Activist Award in the category of Advocating for Another. Please take a moment to endorse me…

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    Kidz Bop 25 – Win Universal Studios Minion Contest

    January 12, 2014 - By 

    My kids are gigantic Kidz Bop fans, which makes me a Kidz Bop fan. I love the cheerful, familiar, tunes and family friendly lyrics.        Right smack dab in the middle of our snow day this week Kidz Bop 25 arrived. We might have cracked that CD open and danced a bit. Maybe. Snow days can be awfully boring especially when they are on the second snow day of the week immediately after a lengthy Christmas holiday. We just finished reviewing Kidz Bop 24 and Kidz Bop Christmas. You can read that review by clicking the link here.…

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    Disney On Ice at Bud Gardens – Discount Codes #ldnont

    January 10, 2014 - By 

    Every year, from the time my oldest was 2, we gleefully set aside an afternoon or an evening for Disney On Ice. Not sure who gets more enjoyment out of the amazing ice skaters – myself, or the kids? I wrote about the experience once and how blessed we are to get to see Disney on Ice through our children’s eyes.  That first year when I sat beside Miss Payton, aged 2, staring half at her and half at the ice as skaters told the magical story of Cinderella, Simba, and Belle, I caught myself crying. I never knew happy…

  • parenting - special needs

    My Hopeful Year for 2014 Tween Fashion

    January 8, 2014 - By 

    Back in August of 2013, I wrote a fashion rant from the perspective of an annoyed Mom, and then hit publish and left it behind to do its thing. A Mom of tween fashion rant to be exact. Oh I noted a few comments over time and some tweets and so forth on the post, but I moved on to other topics. Today, because I am backtracking trying to learn a few things about what worked well on the blog in 2013 and what didn’t work well, I hit upon this back to school post again. It was one of…

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    Charmed I’m Sure #WordlessWednesday

    January 8, 2014 - By 

    This was how we spent the day after Boxing Day. Uncle Norm bought Payton the coolest gifts this year. He nailed it with the Zoku and the Klutz Kids presents. This is the Klutz Kid’s Charms. It was such pure girly fun that we giggled and laughed and talked so much while making them together that my husband fled hearing range entirely.  Roll the tiny charms after you choose a design. The clay inside the kit comes in rainbow shades and is polymer. The designs are mapped out inside the book. There are some portion suggestions too. Almost fool proof.…