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    Invisalignteen and a $7,000 Smile Contest #Giveaway

    November 8, 2011 - By 

    True story: I had braces when I was about 12. On the upper teeth only – which was more than enough. I had quite an overbite for most of my childhood and I also had eye teeth that stuck out of alignment with the rest of my top teeth. It was a super costly and painful period of time. I remember being outfitted with the braces and having them cemented on to my teeth. I still don’t like that idea. Anyways every month I would walk after school to the orthodontist and have those cute little elastics changed and the…

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    Dinner at My House: a Life Choices Review and #Giveaway

    August 15, 2011 - By 

    We are not a fish sticks kind of family. Like a lot of Moms, I try to serve nutritious, healthy food, on a budget. And I usually don’t have much time to cook my meals. I appreciate convenience. I love to buy organic food and I love to buy fresh items that are made or grown close to home. So when I discovered a new company called Life Choices I was thrilled and more than a bit curious. Life Choices is a company based out of Toronto. Like so many great Canadian companies, Life Choices was started by a Canadian family.…

  • Giveaways - parenting - special needs

    A Thursday BlogHop and Life In General

    June 2, 2011 - By 

    I am posting this bloghop here because it has been awhile and I plan to visit some new friends as a result. I have had a dull day of tedious things that are necessary. My Mom seems to be getting to a stage of life and state of health where it is no longer advisable to have her living off on her own in the city where she taught for 35 years and the place where I grew up. So we need to move her soon and that is not an easy task or one that I even want to…

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    Color It By Numbers And Three Giveaways TOO!

    May 11, 2011 - By 

    Coloring can be such fun for kids. Well, and adults too sometimes. It is a great transition activity. Same can be said for coloring with a program on the computer. I was offered a fun app and on line game to review for the littles and was excited when the company offered me a copy to pass on to one of my readers. So let me tell you a bit about www.coloritbynumbers.com This coloring site is available with numerous paint by number pictures for kids aged 3 and up. It is simple to use and fun with catchy music and cute…

  • Giveaways - parenting

    Cheerios Blog Tour $50 Prize Pack Giveaway and babycentre.ca

    January 30, 2011 - By 

     Payton, wearing a Cheerios necklace, when she was about 14 months old.We learned fast to never go anywhere without food and we got creative too. Cheerios are fun to eat and fun to craft with.Take some dental floss and let your tot string Cheerios on there. It’s a fun way to take food with you and to help fine motor skills grow.  Should I give my baby fruit juice? When do I introduce peas? Vegetables first or fruits? When do I start cow’s milk? New parents are on the steepest learning curve ever, and yet often at the…

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    More Kickass Blogging Lessons From 2010

    January 3, 2011 - By 

      It occurred to me after my post the other day – part one of my Kickass Blogging lessons that I had a bit more to say and a few more tips to pass on to others. So here is part two for you. 1. Be true to your genre. If you are a blogger who writes about technology, own it. Don’t suddenly deliver, I dunno, food blogging tips, because that will be confusing to readers. 2. Be true to your voice. If you are bitchy, snarky and all that, maintain it across media: twitter, linked in, Facebook and blogger.…

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    Sharing Smiles: Win a $100 Gift Card to Hasbro Toys – My Biggest Giveaway Yet – US Only

    November 30, 2010 - By 

    In the spirit of Christmas I want to make one lucky reader’s day by giving them a $100 Gift Card to purchase items at Hasbro Toys On Line. http://www.hasbrotoyshop.com/ I received this one a couple of weeks ago and was thinking about using it for my kids. But honestly I got thinking today as I wrote my Demento Bunny Smiles post that my kids have enough toys and I would rather share this with someone who can really use it. $100 can buy some gorgeous Christmas presents. Hasbro makes some amazing toys, including great games, super hero figures, Tea Cup Pups,…

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    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…

  • 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…

  • Giveaways - parenting

    Maple Leaf: Natural Selections: Giveaway

    October 31, 2010 - By 

    Once in awhile there comes a product I just have to share with my readers, friends and family and I discovered this one a couple of weeks ago at Shes Connected. Maple Leaf Natural Selections are natural slections deli meats from the makers of Maple Leaf products. The first and only deli product approved to make a natural claim in Canada. We sampled some of these yummy all natural cold cuts at the conference in Toronto a couple of weeks ago and last week I purchased some for my family to try. Dianne of @those2girls says they are the only…