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    The Ultimate Blog Party #UBP13

    April 8, 2013 - By 

    This is the second year I have taken part in this great event hosted by 5MinutesforMom.com. It’s a fun annual event and a great way to get to meet a few new bloggers, expand your circle and build some connections. So what’s involved, you ask? Well over $20,000 in prizes and a massive group of bloggers who write about various topics: from review bloggers to niche bloggers that focus on special needs. There are Dad bloggers and Mom bloggers and even some parents in waiting bloggers. So, for those taking part in the party who are new to this blog…

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    What Do Kids Like Better Than Fart Jokes?

    August 10, 2011 - By 

    What do kids like more than fart jokes? Well pretty much anything gross. It’s true. They may pretend to be squeamish but when faced with an entire room full of displays about bugs that suck your blood and different types of animal scat, they are entirely captivated. So I knew when The Museum in Kitchener had a traveling exhibit called Grossology that my kids would love it. And they did. Last week I drove my niece back to Kitchener after a sleepover and met the rest of my niece’s family at The Museum. The entry fee for the exhibit is…

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    March Break Madness

    March 13, 2011 - By 

    Don’t be sad to be in town this March break, there is so much to do in and around the London area, that I am having trouble picking out the best events to hit with the kids on the cheap, of course. I aim to spend less than $100 all week on activities for March break and I am betting this thriftymomma can do it. First off March Break means Sugar bush. There are several around this area. The Kinsmen Fanshawe Sugar Bush is fun with guided tours and pancakes. They have a hotline to check conditions and etc. 519-461-1073Also rumour…

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    Vancouver’s Coast Plaza

    March 10, 2011 - By 

    The View From My Window in Vancouver’s Coast Plaza Hotel Downtown near the shore in Vancouver I discovered this gem by accident really and I was very fortunate, so I wanted to pass it on to my readers. While in Vancouver on business at a conference last week I had the good fortune to stay at the Coast Plaza Hotel on Comox Street, near Denman Plaza. The prices were excellent and the variety of rooms plentiful. I understand there are some folks who live here year round inside the Coast Plaza and therefore some of the rooms are the size…

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    Follow Friday Bloghop and Never Growing Old

    February 18, 2011 - By 

    Hi there. Hope everyone is getting over the cold and flu bugs that have been floating around for months now and enjoying the long weekend weather. Today I wanted to show you my friend Java’s Bloghop. I often do this one on Fridays because I like Java’s blog and she has some lovely followers. This blog is for 40 somethings and up and like Java I am “Never growing old.” And frankly I am 40 for life as I tell me kids regularly. So come make some new friends with me this weekend. Click on a blog here and visit…

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    Last Minute Club and Saving Money While Seeing the World

    January 18, 2011 - By 

    So maybe you are looking to travel this year, really keen to get away from all of this dreadful snow we are having. But the budget is tight and the economy still doesn’t feel that great. Well, I have a couple of thoughts on that. There are a few ways to save money while seeing the world and one of those is http://www.lastminuteclub.com/ Last year for the first year ever I signed up for Last Minute Club. The club is a travel clearinghouse of sorts. You may have seen those old newspaper ads for Last Minute Club in the Toronto newspapers.…