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    Canada Day Fill Ins Printable

    June 30, 2015 - By 

    Happy Canada Day!! Hope you have a moment to enjoy this day in this beautiful country. It was a soggy weekend here so I am hoping that Canada Day offers us something a bit more seasonal. Some hot sunny weather would be in order right about now. Do you have plans to celebrate? Are you off work? Are you working through the day like me? If your kids are searching for something to do, or if it’s a rainy day, or even if they are just complaining about being bored, you can download this and print it out for them.…

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    Celebrate With Banana Splits And Gay Lea Whipped Cream #GayLeaMom

    June 30, 2015 - By 

    It’s summer time and there are so many reasons to celebrate. In fact, I counted ten. Ten Reasons to Celebrate Summer: First, school is out. WOOT! Woot!! That makes this Mom happy. Second, summer weather, HELLO! Yes, please, bring it on. Barbecue season is number three on my list of awesome reasons to celebrate! Fourth, my daughter graduated from grade eight. Fifth, my daughter has a birthday. Sixth, my anniversary, which just passed. There was also Father’s Day which is seventh and eighth is my birthday!! Ninth was my husband’s birthday. OH and wait…it’s almost Canada Day too!! That’s ten.…

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    Canada Day Maze Printable Solution

    June 29, 2015 - By 

    Yesterday I posted a Canada Day Maze Printable. I mentioned then that I would follow that up with a solution page so that you could figure out the route to the Canadian flag in the event that anyone has difficulty solving the puzzle. The solution is at top and also in the PDF link below to the Canada Day Maze. Have a great Canada Day! For those of you who don’t know, Canada Day is July 1st! Canada Day Maze Solution

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    8 Facts About Canada Day You Might Not Know

    June 24, 2015 - By 

    Canada Day is a day of national pride for Canadians. It’s the day we celebrate our sovereignty and the official birth of our country. Although we’re right next door to America, most Americans won’t know these facts about Canada Day that I’ve put together. These little tidbits are quite interesting and give non-Canadians an insight into one of our biggest (most fun) national holidays. Interesting Facts About Canada Day These facts about Canada Day are probably only known to Canadians or world history buffs, but I think they’re kind of interesting, so I thought I’d put them together for your…

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    5 Summer Crafts for Tween Girls

    June 21, 2015 - By 

    Well, school is soon to be out and you know what that means, right? It means chaos, unless you have something planned for the kids several days in a row. I have a tween and a teen and they are super crafty little things. In fact, I have told this story before but the oldest when she was three started preschool almost entirely because of the crafts. It’s true. She wanted to craft all the time and I had run right out of ideas. That was before Pinterest, obviously. So, that and the fact that she was super talkative and…

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    5 Healthy and Awesome Spinach Recipes

    June 19, 2015 - By 

    As a child we had spinach at least twice a month. It was affordable and so good for you too. We grew up on simple spinach boiled and served with butter. But there’s no end to what you can use this amazing health vegetable in at meal time. From dips to salads and pastries too, spinach is more versatile than you might think. These 5 spinach recipes prove that. If you ask me spinach gets a bit of a bad wrap. It’s not nearly as sexy as kale has become. Instead, it’s that thing caught between your teeth after lunch…

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    7 Steps – Preparing Your Child to be a High School Freshman

    June 18, 2015 - By 

    So it;s time to prepare your child to become a high school freshman!! Wait, what. How did that happen? Oh believe me I know all too well how slippery time is. Wasn’t she just literally hopping on the bus for that first day of kindergarten. Is it possible that kids can grow this fast? How on earth can my older daughter be ready for high school? Well, she isn’t quite yet. But she’s going to be with these 7 Steps to Preparing Your Child to be a High School Freshman.  Okay so just yesterday you walked your son or daughter…

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    Posterjack Acrylic Blocks Personalized Desk Art For Dad #Giveaway

    June 18, 2015 - By 

    Full disclosure. This is a case where I want you to do as I say, not as I do. Posterjack’s new acrylic blocks would make the loveliest desk art ever for your Dad. They really would. If you can give them away. Wait, what? See, I am not using mine as Dad’s desk art. Bad Paula. I know. I intended to make this and have it given to my husband as a gift, but we have several things bought and wrapped already for Father’s Day. I had this piece made by Posterjack, and as soon as I placed it on…

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    Delicious Peach Desserts

    June 16, 2015 - By 

    Peach recipes can be so light and refreshing this time of year. And what’s great about that in Ontario is that peaches are available in abundance in the summer months. They are affordable too. So, when summer arrives it’s time to take advantage of all the fresh local fruit and produce like peaches to build peach desserts that win everyone over. There are so many great recipes to try in the spring and summer months. And there are so many fun family occasions that lend themselves to experimenting with a new recipe. This time of year so many ingredients like…

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    Swig Cookies Recipe

    June 16, 2015 - By 

    I have a weakness for sweets but more than that cookies. Cookies are my soft spot. Iced cookies? Well, those are a little bit of sunshine in a perfect little bundle. Don’t you agree? What’s your favourite type of cookie? Mine are similar to these right here – iced and sweet and soft cookies. Yum! Swig cookies are pretty famous but you can make your own now with this copycat variation on a traditional cookie. You can tell with these ones that they will be soft and delicious as soon as you read the list of ingredients. Sour cream makes…