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    Cooking With Kids: Cookie Ornaments #LMDConnector

    Nothing beats a good old fashioned sugar cookie. My kids and I love to bake and so when we were asked to pick a recipe from the Life Made Delicious web site it wasn’t too hard to settle on something sweet for a treat at this time of year. We found ornament sugar cookies and I made them easily with my kids as a holiday treat. Start with a package of these sugar cookies and add what they tell you to on the package. If you don’t have the package itself, then you can easily duplicate from the Life Made…

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    Does This Blog Makeover Make Me Look Fat?

    Does my new makeover make me look fat? Just kidding. I am not one to ask that ever, because I just don’t believe in sharing that silly weight obsessed message with my girls.  Anyways, I had to share my new look with you. I am giddy I tell you, just thrilled that Greg was able to stay true to my ideas and change my logo to reflect health and care-giving as my themes. I asked for a more professional look and I think I got it. I asked him to help me highlight the fact that I am doing a…

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    Paula’s Picks – Sports Illustrated Kids for Christmas

    Looking for last minute gifts still? Here’s one that any kid would love and you still have time to get. One of my girls will be getting this for sure. My kids love magazine subscriptions as gifts. They already have numerous subscriptions to French magazines like J’aime Lire, and also National Geographic Kids.  I love giving and getting magazines because they are the gift that keeps on giving. Each month a new present arrives in the mail and my kids rip it open after school. My girls even take their subscriptions to school to share with friends and trade for…

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    Because Strangers Held My Baby First: Give to Children’s Health #MiracleMoms

    I did not hold her first, but because they did, I hold her now. Before I even met my baby girl, she was here in the care of so many angels, nurses, doctors, strangers to me. The people hanging inside a framed picture on the wall of my eight-year-old girl would have been the first faces she saw, but as she struggled, her little body hurting, rejecting the world, others appeared swooping in administering. Her first few days were here, inside a NICU like this one at Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario. It is a place I had the honour…

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    Boogie Wipes – Perfect for Children’s Colds – Review

    I may be embarrassing my kids by saying this, but even today at 8 and 11 years old, it is still often like pulling teeth to get them to wipe their noses properly. It’s true. Something about the tissue making contact with sore noses, or sensitive noses, drives my children to the point that they avoid blowing at all. This makes both my husband and I crazy. (I mean seriously? Just blow your nose already.) Anyways, how happy was I to get a batch of Boogie Wipes in the mail this past week? Well, I was giddy and ripped the…

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    Friday Finds and Don’t Forget to Give- Dec.14 #ldnont #MiracleMoms

    Friday Finds are fast and furious this week because there are 10 days left before Christmas. The bundle of flyers in my mailbox today could act as a doorstopper. Honestly. Happy shopping and don’t forget to give also. This past week I had the amazing opportunity to tour Children’s Hospital and saw firsthand what the Children’s Miracle Network can do (more on that this weekend) But here in my shopping round up I wanted to take a second to say spend your dollars wisely this year and buy someone the gift of caring and health. Donate to the Children’s Miracle…

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    #WordlessWednesday Last Shots of George

      Last week our little friend George went to his new home. Some little boy who is getting this guy for a pet will be very happy. He was the sweetest little thing, but after three months and a clear indication here that he was a male, he needed to find a home. Our mommy G.P. is crazy fertile and has already had two litters. So say good bye to Georgie Porgie. Mwah!  

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    Ten Year Journal 10+ #Giveaway

      The gift of memories and preserving memories is such a treasure, that I couldn’t resist highlighting this special journal I received for review this year. Journal 10+ is a keepsake for anyone who loves to write, anyone who has memories to share, or wishes to help a loved one preserve some of their special moments for others to read in the future. Journal 10+ is a great present for that hard to buy for grandparent or parent, sister or brother this Christmas. It is a unique journal that carries lasting appeal. This year I will give one of these…