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    Best Business Stationery – My New Year’s Cards

    January 15, 2015 - By 

    I was a tiny bit late with Christmas cards this year. But I didn’t want to give up on my idea of sending cards out still. Last year I chose Minted.com to make a fun family photo into a business-y post card to send to contacts and former clients. I kind of loved the idea still and wanted to make a business holiday card. In 2014, I think that business postcard was really well received and I enjoyed sending it. There is obvious merit in thanking former clients for their business. It’s nice, classy and it also serves to remind people…

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    14 Best beer dip recipes

    January 15, 2015 - By 

    You know what’s coming up soon, right? The Super Bowl. Whether you are a super fan or the partner of a fan boy it’s time to celebrate while rooting for your team. That means snacks are necessary. These are a few perfect snacks for this occasion. We’ve found 14 of the best beer dip recipes on line and wanted to share them with you here. Because beer with cheese and something to dip equals heaven. Enjoy! Fourteen of the best beer dip recipes Spicy Beer Cheese Dip from Foxes Love Lemons Bacon Beer Cheese Dip from My Bacon Wrapped Life…

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    Wordless Wednesday – Ready to Dive In – Family Travel in Belize

    January 13, 2015 - By 

    This was our last day of 2014. We took a chance and disembarked the cruise ship and set aside the entire day to explore Belize with a tour guide, of course. Our first stop was a small speed boat that led us out into the ocean to explore a reef together. The four of us snorkelled together. My husband loved this excursion. It was his first time snorkelling. This is Payton. my oldest daughter, getting ready to explore family travel in Belize. This is her right before she hopped in and remembered salt water stings your eyes and had a…

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    Why I am Hooked on Cruising – Our First Cruise

    January 9, 2015 - By 

    e have travelled a fair bit as a family and yet we have always avoided cruising. Why? Well, I always thought it was a lot of work booking the cruise, then the flight and then figuring out all the logistics. I also thought it was too expensive. My husband has always been reluctant to cruise because of rumours we heard from friends. We heard that you wait for everything because of the number of people. We heard that the rooms are way too small and they make you feel claustrophobic. We wondered out loud if we would all get seasick. I wasn’t…

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    K-Tel’s Mini Pops CDs 11 and 12 for Kids #Giveaway

    January 7, 2015 - By 

    My kids are 10 and 13 now and they are all about the music and the computers and gadgets too of course. My youngest loves listening to her Ipod Nano and she also has a pretty busy social calendar which means a lot of car time. In my mini van I have a TV but I don’t always want my kids watching TV on the road so I love to have music handy and books too. My husband has no entertainment system in his car and he often pops in a family friendly CD for road trips and even for…

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    Disney Live Rocks Budweiser Gardens #Ldnont

    January 6, 2015 - By 

    This is a review by a contributor to Thriftymommastips. Thanks to Tabitha Pye for attending this event while I was away on vacation. Tabitha is a London Mom of four and a blogger. Visit her blog at http://www.notquiteahandful.com/ Today my son and I got to take a couple of our friends to see Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival at Budweiser Gardens and it was a fantastic show! We had floor seats and I am telling you they are well worth the extra cost. The energy in this show is infectious. From start to finish you couldn’t help but get involved…

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    How to Set a Budget For The New Year

    January 3, 2015 - By 

    Budget for the New Year The New Year is coming up quickly and you might be wanting to start a budget as your New Year’s resolution! There are many others, like you, who want to set a budget for the New Year but don’t know where to get started. If you’re struggling to start your budget and you need some tips to help you get it started, look no further! These tips are sure to help you set a successful budget for the New Year – a budget you can stick to. Look back at how much you made last…

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    5 New Year’s Eve Tradition Ideas

    December 30, 2014 - By 

     New Year’s Eve Tradition Ideas Just like Christmas, New Year’s Eve is a great time to think about setting traditions for your friends and family to participate in! There are so many different types of traditions you can set anywhere, from activities to games to competitions. Family party? Or adults only? Party in or party out? New Year’s Eve Tradition Ideas are endless. We have typically involved our kids in the creation of our family New Year’s Eve Tradition Ideas. Some years we skate and watch fireworks in the park. Some years we also do number five on this list.…

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    Children’s New Year’s Resolutions Printable

    December 29, 2014 - By 

    myresolution ps This time of year, when snow days seem inevitable and school lets out for holidays, there are bound to be moments when you might want to tear your hair out. Kids get bored easily in my experience and they seem to need a lot of things to do. So where to start? You might consider googling snow day activities or free printables. There are so many brilliant and fun printables or coloring pages available on blogs like thrifty momma’s tips. As New Year’s Eve approaches, it can be a totally fun opportunity to get the kids in on the…

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    IVF Funding: What’s Happening in 2015? #ohip4ivf #onpoli

    December 25, 2014 - By 

    Usually the holidays roll around and the season itself is cause for sadness among those who are trying to conceive, struggling with infertility. That may be the case still for some people, because infertility is emotionally, physically and financially draining, but this coming year there is good reason to hope and be optimistic and thankful too. So as we close 2014 I thought it was important to take a moment and reflect on what we have accomplished in Ontario and remind people of what’s happening with IVF funding in 2015. So here’s what we know about Ontario’s IVF funding program in…