• family

    Social Media Superstars – Very First Award

    May 5, 2012 - By 

    It`s here. Finally! I have been talking about this for weeks, so today this is me delivering. So what exactly is this? Social Media Superstars is my brand new award to recognize excellence in social media practices. It is exclusively for brands and companies. You may email me or contact me or DM or tweet if you think your brand deserves this award, but this is not a silly pass on the sunshine blogger award. It is serious. Because I am nothing if not serious as evidenced by my vlogs like this one  (I will not choose you because you send…

  • Uncategorized

    Cooking With Kids

    May 4, 2012 - By 

    You thought I forgot this, didn’t you. Well here I am again just because it is Thursday and my kids like to cook. This week we picked a recipe for dinner from the Looneyspoons Collection. Miss American Thigh. The Looneyspoons Collection is the latest from Janet and Greta Podleski.  Miss American Thigh Chicken  from The Looneyspoons Collection. 2/3 cup of grape jelly 1/2 cup ketchup 1/3 cup minced onion 2 tbsp white vinegar 1 tsp dry mustard  YUmmy! Mix all the liquids and onions and cook on stove for a few minutes at medium until jelly dissolves. Spread sauce on…

  • Uncategorized

    McHappy Day and a Mother’s Prayer

    May 2, 2012 - By 

    Wednesday, May 2nd is McHappy Day. Tomorrow thousands of people will head to McDonald’s and pay the Golden Arches a visit. Because I am a Mom who loves to suppport great things that support children and families, I will get my food there too. Tomorrow our local McDonalds will have some local dignitaries and maybe even a character or two. Grimmace, maybe Ronald himself. I will take my kids and sit a moment. Not a drive through kind of day. A day to take a moment to sit down and cherish your children, give them a small breather from the…

  • Uncategorized

    Wordless Wednesday: Waterfall

    May 1, 2012 - By 

    If I could, I would give them 365 days of this. Because being a kid should be this fun. Because special needs disappear when everyone is laughing with you. Because when you are eight you shouldn’t be stressed out by the adults at your school. You should just be loved and accepted and able to be a kid. Because sometimes schools make terrible classrooms. Wordless Wednesday is a regular meme over at http://www.tarasviewoftheworld.com/ Link up and leave a comment.

  • active family travel - family - parenting - Travel

    Addalock Review – Safe on the Go #Travel Lock

    April 30, 2012 - By 

    Addalock Review   Imagine a lock on the go. Addalock is a simple effective little invention you can toss in your suitcase and carry with you anywhere. When I heard about the device I was interested because safety is a huge priority here and because I have a child with special needs who wanders. Now, I am pretty sure that Addalock wasn’t intended necessarily as a special needs tool, but I can see useful applications here. My daughter from a very young age could get out any door and had very little impulse control, so we were hypervigilant, and we…

  • Uncategorized

    Glee Gum – All Natural Gum and Chewing Gum Facts -Review

    April 28, 2012 - By 

    Gum the way it used to be.  Glee Gum arrived here this week for review and it didn’t take long for it to disappear. The slogan Gum the way it used to be makes Mom happy and the flavor made my kids happy. Glee Gum comes in a wide range of eight flavors and sizes. My kids loved the bubblegum flavor. Spearmint and cinnamon were some of my favorites, but it was hard to choose. Glee is available in Canada and the U.S. It is all natural made from rainforest chicle, harvested in Mexico and Guatemala. Chicle is a sticky…

  • Uncategorized

    Rockport Shoe Deal

    April 27, 2012 - By 

    My husband recently bought these Rockports Who doesn’t love a nice pair of shoes? And good quality is important. I have a few brands of shoes that are my regular picks. Rockport is one of my favourite brands. Both my husband and I wear Rockport. They are good quality and extremely comfortable. Plus near our home a specialty family shoes store sells a wide range of Rockports. For a limited time if you sign up for Rockport Family, basically click on the offer and sign up for their web site offers, you get 20% off any pair. So if spring…

  • best_butter_tarts_on_the_planet
    Food

    Best Butter Tarts on the Planet

    April 26, 2012 - By 

    Butter tarts are one of my all time favourite treats. We have made these together many times here and every single batch of these quintessentially Canadian treats is an opportunity to experiment. There are so many variations that you can make when it comes to butter tarts. In fact we like our yummy Canadian desserts simple so the flavour shines through with every bite. We’ve dubbed these the best butter tarts on the planet and even writing about them makes me want to go grab the butter and sugar and start baking. Do not scrimp on the filling whatever you…

  • Uncategorized

    Finish Revolution Cleaner Dishes – What a Mess!

    April 26, 2012 - By 

    Lately I am totally digging cooking. No joke. Never thought I would be that gal. But ever since I turned forty. (An age I plan to stay permanently) I love cooking. I cook often now with my kids and we bake and we use our really old oversized crockpot too. We even run a regular Thursday series now called Cooking With Kids. It is all about easy recipes to get children involved in cooking. So we have a lot of dirty dishes and we use our dishwasher a lot. This is a new favorite pastime. Unfortunately the messes left behind…