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    Tria Beauty Series – Post 3 – Home Hair Removal Tips

    February 19, 2013 - By 

    Well, I have been at this Tria Home Hair Removal Laser 4X routine for over one month now and I have picked up a few tips to pass on to those who will be looking to buy a Tria for themselves. The Tria is a fabulous invention providing dermatologist services right in your own home. I use it almost every morning and it fits handily into my morning beauty routine without adding a whole lot of time to the process. I will soon be posting my giveaway for one of these incredible little gadgets. So keep reading. In the first…

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    Health - Parenting

    What is the New Normal #FamilyDay? #ohip4ivf #onpoli

    February 18, 2013 - By 

    On Family Day I wanted to spend my one thousandth post talking about family and the new normal and the changing face of family. Today, people will spend the day with their children, or their parents. Some may celebrate new births, a few may go out for dinner, sledding or to the movies. In our family we often take the afternoon to go skating on Family Day. It’s a fun tradition here at our house, one my daughter reminded me of today.  I spent a lot of time thinking about family here lately, and policies that impact family. On Family…

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    Iris: The Happy Professor DVD #Giveaway

    February 18, 2013 - By 

    Learning about science is fun for kids and holds many hands on lessons. Iris: The Happy Professor is a quirky, fun bird that will take your kids on an educational adventure. Launched on DVD, this past December by Organa, Iris is intended for children ages five to seven years old. This one was a bit young for my kids, but fun and different from the usual fare. Iris, Kids Collection, volume two, contains five episodes ranging from senses, to hair and hands and feet. Iris’s friends, the piano, plant and skeleton will help him in the classroom as Miss Principle…

  • Food

    #FamilyDay Sweet Cheerios Treats #LMDConnector

    February 17, 2013 - By 

    This Family Day I felt like making a delicious treat I’ve had on my radar for awhile now. These chocolatey Cheerios bars looked so amazing months ago when I first spied them on the Life Made Delicious site, that I couldn’t wait. But we never really had the time, or the right ingredients until the other day.  Now, I modified these just a little. The original version is a yummy Chocolate Cheerios Hearts for Valentine’s Day, but honestly we’ve had enough hearts for the time being and I just wanted something I could make with the fabulous Peanut Butter Cheerios…

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    Health

    On the Eve of Family Day #ABHC4IVF #ABPOLI

    February 15, 2013 - By 

    Updated – for Family Day 2017 On the eve of Family Day 2013 I asked infertility patients a question. The answers were emotional and many were heartbreaking. For those who do not yet have a family many holidays are reminders of loss and grief and health care struggles. That could change if Alberta started to fund IVF in the province. There are currently in 2017 four provinces funding the procedure. Alberta is not yet one of those provinces.   A couple of short weeks ago I asked the question on Generations of Hope Facebook page I help manage. The question was this:…

  • Food

    Cooking With Kids #HappyValentinesDay Easy Pops

    February 14, 2013 - By 

    I spied this one awhile ago on Alexandria Durrell’s Facebook page as a picture and thought it was perfect for Valentine’s Day here. Quick, simple to make and tasty too. She has some amazing treats on her blog today and they are much prettier than mine.  If you don’t know Alexandria @clippo you should, she’s pretty amazing. Her posts on adoption are some of my favourites.  This is her Valentine’s Day roundup of simple treats for kids. Anyways these are mine. Or were mine. They were well received and now all gone. Here is the low down on how to do…

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    Dear Mom: Camp Series February #MuskokaWoods

    February 13, 2013 - By 

    Dear Mom:  It’s February and school is in full swing. Some of the little kids did their 100th day celebration last week, so you know what that means, right? That means the school year is half over and it’s time to start thinking about camp. Oh I know it’s still snowy and the skates are still in the mudroom, crocuses are probably nowhere in sight. But camp registration is well under way and this year, I really want to go to a camp that makes my heart sing, where I can do arts and crafts all afternoon and hardly come…

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    Five Reasons Why It’s Time For BC #IVF4BC #BCPOLI

    February 11, 2013 - By 

    Five Reasons Why It’s Time For British Columbia to Fund IVF 1. History: BC is the province where the first IVF baby in Canada was born many years ago. It is the province that led the way with in vitro success for Canada; therefore, it’s only fitting and logical BC should be the western province to lead by funding in vitro fertilization. 2. The Numbers: A study released in British Columbia recently stated that 73 % of all residents in B.C. think there should be public funding for IVF. The Infertility Awareness Association of Canada (IAAC) released the survey which clearly…

  • Giveaways

    WhoopTee Custom T-Shirts #giveaway

    February 9, 2013 - By 

    Baseball teams, budding fashion designers, tournament goers, fundraisers? I’ve even seen custom t-shirts designed that said Just Married, or Our First Trip to Disney. No matter what your purpose there is a T-shirt for you at Whoop-Tee. How tickled was I when WhoopTee approached me and asked if my readers would be interested in their design your own t-shirt business site? I thought, well of course. WhoopTee has offered five Thrifty Momma’s Tips T-shirts to my US readers. So follow the instructions to enter the contest and you can choose any size you want or need. I love how easy…