Is tax talk taboo in your family? Is your Mom mum when it comes to sharing information about money? Some families have a difficult time sharing important details about finances and wills. We are often told from a young age that talking about what people make or asking questions about money is impolite. So no big shock that some families guard their estate secrets closer than the royal jewels. But waiting for an emergency or a health crisis to hit is not the way to manage an estate or carry out a loved ones retirement or health care wishes. According…

Hi! And Happy Late Thursday post…I know. I know, it’s Friday. Life is busy. But I promised a healthy meal this week. This is our recipe for meatloaf. And it’s a goody. Take about one pound of ground beef (lean) Put in a mixing bowl and add two eggs Add one cup of bread crumbs Add one small onion (chop very fine) If you have the special meatloaf seasoning from a brand you like add it. Tiny dash of salt and pepper. One half cup of water (sometimes I vary this by adding soya milk instead) Bake at 350 degrees…

Last weekend I was invited to attend a camp on Lake Rosseau, called Muskoka Woods. It was a jam-packed, active, fun-filled event with bloggers, traditional media, moms and their school aged children. At camp, we had a weekend to explore activities like skateboarding, swimming, canoeing, climbing and the big swing. Adult Essentials gummies give me the energy to try new things with my kids, because you can’t preach active living and healthy eating if you don’t walk the walk and have a little fun while you are at it. So, this is me skateboarding. Because I knew if I was…

                                       Chocolate caramel pizza is by far the most decadent dessert item my kids and I have cooked. Oh my gosh was it yummy. Next week I promise it will be a healthy food item. How to make chocolate caramel pizza was one of the recipes near the very end of a cookbook I was sent for review. The Cookie Dough Lover’s Cookbook, by Lindsay Landis, is a real treasure. When I first got it, published by Random House Canada, I thought what can possibly be made with raw cookie dough? Well, there are about 155 pages full…

Well, here it is Thursday again and I wanted to share the yummiest recipe ever with you guys. This week we found inspiration on Pinterest and we made Peanut Butter Banana Bread with Reese’s minis in it. Oh my gosh, so delicious! This is ours. And this is the pinterest source for the details.  http://www.cookiesandcups.com/ We followed her easy recipe and also used two small packs of Reese’s minis. Oh crazy delicious! Everyone loved it. No peanut allergies in our home, thankfully. Source: cookiesandcups.com via Paula on Pinterest

I like to Move it. Move it. It is a kick being a #KinderMom for the second year in a row handing out chocolate love everywhere. This month, we got a special batch in honour of the upcoming Madagascar 3, to be released June 8th, my husband’s birthday, Kinder Canada and Madagascar/ Dream Works partnered to do some cool things together. One of those things is contained inside the eggs, with fun Madagascar themed toys in specially marked packages. We already have a Gloria magnifying glass and the penguin train above. This year I have taken the toys to our…

Good thing for insurance plans. I have often joked to my kids, somewhat bitterly given the amount of money that winds up going in one of these two directions: dentistry and veterinarians, that they should pursue either one of these options as careers. From what I can see, it’s like a licence to print money. Especially that last one. When our poor sweet cat Magnum was dying, every time I walked through the door of the emergency vet clinic in town it cost me $75 to say hello. It never cost less than $700 to help our cat. I know…