• Parenting

    National Adoption Awareness Month

    November 24, 2010 - By 

    As many of my readers know, ours is a family formed by adoption. I would quite simply not be a parent, if not for this unique and wonderful way of forming a family. I am forever grateful to the London Children’s Aid Society for helping us to become parents. November is National Adoption Awareness Month and today I head to Ottawa, with good friend LeeAnn to speak to the topic of adoption and permanency planning. It is a topic that currently has the eyes and ears of the federal government. Tomorrow I will try to convey all that is needs…

  • family

    Monday Mingle: November 22. The Day The Kid Did It

    November 23, 2010 - By 

    This is my Monday Mingle, hosted by Jennifer over at EightyMPHMom.com. My daughter did a better job than I did on my early take of this, so today she is running the show. Have an excellent week and wish me luck in the House of Commons talking adoption and permanency options for children in care. Happy Turkey Day, my American friends!

  • Giveaways

    My Santa Sack – Friday Finds and a Giveaway or two.

    November 19, 2010 - By 

    I have a few amazing deals that you will not want to miss this weekend. And the race is on starting tonight. Santa came early to my house..And since I feel like sharing, here are a few freebies and giveaways for you…please specify which giveaway you are entering. Good Luck! Win! Win! Win! Travel much? Shop Much? These are great for helping your child stay safe…Last chance to win my Mabel’s Labels 411 wristbands giveaway. I am going to draw for those on the 22nd. Enter that one here: http://thriftymommastips.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-411-mabels-labels-review-and.html (Canada and US) I have a family pass for four to London Regional…

  • parenting

    Thursday BlogHop

    November 19, 2010 - By 

    Hi there and hope your Thursday has been fun and productive. I have two sick children this week and they’ve been home various different days, which means my week has gone sideways. I just found this Bloghop courtesy of Bass Giraffe’s Thoughts and I felt up for a fun post tonight. So here goes. If you want to join in visit her blog and leave your button then follow as many new people as you can. Bass Giraffe’s Thoughts asked her star blogger some questions about blogging and although I am new to the process I thought it might be…

  • Food - Health

    Quaker Wellness Journey

    November 17, 2010 - By 

    My commitment to health and wellness as a Mom is a constant challenge. We are an active family of four and our diet is usually quite healthy, but there is always room for improvement and with that in mind we are tackling the next year or so along with Quaker and Mom Central Canada and Lynn at http://www.quakerjourney.ca/. Our family will be looking for ways to make our diet more natural (see the video clip above) and we welcome feedback from others on what they do and how they make more natural food choices, or where they shop for organics.…

  • Parenting

    Friday Finds and Christmas Kickoff: How Do You Save Money at Christmas?

    November 12, 2010 - By 

    With gas prices rising and little good news on the grocery shelves lately, I am finding it hard to get too excited about Christmas. Not to be a Debbie Downer or anything, but prices are not coming down and cost of living seems to keep increasing. So, I wondered what are you doing to save money this Christmas? I buy all year round and put gifts away even in July. That’s one way I save. Also this year I am tightening my budget for magazines. (I think if I added them up I would have close to 10 magazine subscriptions here. I…

  • FASD - Giveaways - special needs

    My 411 Mabel’s Labels Review and Giveaway Open to Canada and US.

    November 8, 2010 - By 

    My 411 wristbands from Mabel’s Labels: Good for All, Excellent for Kids With Special Needs It is a moment, hardly longer than the blink of an eye, and your child disappears from your line of sight. Your stomach sinks, breath catches in your throat, heart freezes and your mind races. Where is she? Did someone take her? Is she hiding? You tell yourself it will be okay, but newspaper headlines are all you can see or think and you fly into panic mode, or maybe survival mode. Every parent on the planet, if they have a child who is old enough…