• Back To School - beauty products

    LittleMissMatched Quirky Back To School Sale

    August 31, 2011 - By 

    http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000036889258&pubid=21000000000360399 I remember how excited I was when I found this cute brand one year. My girls can be dressy, and sporty and fancy and girly and tomboyish and messy all in one day. So this adorable quirky brand suits both really well. We love the socks. Perfect for those kids who often wear mismatched clothing anyways. LittleMissMatched has school supplies, clothing, quirky socks that come in threes so that your child is never without a match and can change it up style wise as often as they wish. So why not go with it? LittleMissMatched now has a wide array…

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    Monday Mingle From the Beach

    August 29, 2011 - By 

    Hi all. Happy Monday. I am mingling from the beach today crossing items off my summer to do list. Monday mingle is a blog/ vlog meme hosted by Eightymphmom.com.Usually I vlog, but I have missed a few this summer. And today I felt like posting from the beach in Port Stanley where the weather is fabulous today.Anyways, the questions today are:1. What did you do for your Sweet Sixteenth? Um I am guessing whoever asked this question is closer to 16 than me. I do not remember at all. Probably a small family birthday at the cottage. Dunno. So long…

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    Backyardigans and Toopy and Binoo and an Amazing Playdate of a Lifetime

    August 29, 2011 - By 

    Who doesn’t love The Backyardigans? I can remember when they first came out and how my kids loved the show, with its cute characters always solving mysteries and, even I enjoyed the fun, varied, styles of music. Adorable! Over the years we have seen these guys a few times on stage. They are one of the more believable children’s performances. As in, the The Backyardigans on stage look like the ones from TV. http://www.facebook.com/KobaEntertainment So I couldn’t be happier to tell you that I have partnered with Koba entertainment to bring you news, reviews and contests involving some of their most…

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    KinderToys and Ten Things I Still Want To Do Before September

    August 27, 2011 - By 

    No other season comes close to summer. As a family, we try to make opportunities to play all year round. We have been known to run around after dinner in February in three feet of snow playing Dark Tag (Tag in the dark) or Hide ‘N Seek After Dark. I love to be moving and to get my family moving. It helps too that our rule has always been no TV after dinner. We play instead. So, even when I have to get the whole crew in boots and snowpants after dinner, movement and play is a philosophy we embrace all…

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    Back To School Friday Finds and Midnight Madness

    August 26, 2011 - By 

    Well, here we are one week closer to Back To School and while some are singing that Staples song It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year, others among us dread the start of school and the crazy schedule that follows. I am the latter of the two. Summer was not long enough and I missed half of it at least. So I will not be happy when school starts. We started our BTS shopping yesterday at White Oaks Mall in London and I have one thing to say about that..where are all the clothes for little girls who aren’t…

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    Twitter Meets The Tooth Fairy or Why I Love TWITTER!

    August 25, 2011 - By 

    Darling daughter number two missing her front tooth. Cutie Patootie number one missing her front tooth. I love Twitter, unabashedly. It is filled with the smartest Moms and Dads around. Oh,  and there are some savvy brands on deck too. But, for now a word about the Moms and Dads. A few weeks ago at bedtime I had a tooth fairy problem. My daughter, 10, lost a tooth, perhaps her last for the tooth fairy and she forgot to put her tooth out, but we remembered late and stuck it in the cute little bedside tooth treasure box we have.…

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    Jack Layton’s Death: Cancer and Who Else Do You Pay Tribute To Today?

    August 22, 2011 - By 

    A few short months ago I stood in a room in London with supporters of the federal New Democrat Party awaiting Jack Layton’s arrival. The federal election campaign had just begun. It was April. The NDP were slow and steady at the start. Layton, a career politician, who was for many years a Toronto politician, was late on this particular night. The crowd was anxious, a somewhat ragtag bunch of students and seniors, visible minorities and young families, disabled people in scooters and wheelchairs. Middle aged working couples wearing jackets that declared their jobs. When Layton finally arrived, he stood filling up…

  • Back To School - Parenting

    Each Adoption is Like a Snowflake

    August 17, 2011 - By 

    Having two children that are so incredibly different has taught me a lot. My eldest was easy going from the start – a good sleeper and a bright cheery little babe. She was Christmas Day every morning for the first five years of her little life. My youngest, well she appeared with some potential special needs and was born with prenatal exposures to drugs and alcohol. She was a sweet baby and a really challenging toddler. She is an active child with special needs. She teaches us a lot about life every day. I love my two unique girls with…

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    Monday Hop

    August 15, 2011 - By 

                                                                     http://makobiscribe.com/ Happy Monday! I am trying out a new hop. A Not So Moody Monday. Click on the button above or the link (whichever works and make some new friends.) Makobi Scribe is a super savvy blogger. So for my fellow bloggers out there, I highly recommend following and learning a few smart blogging ideas.

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    Monday Mingle Freestyle Summer

    August 8, 2011 - By 

    Alright here it is. I can’t get vimeo up and running well tonight and facebook is no better. So for those of you who want to watch my Monday Mingle click on the link and visit me there. Thanks!                                  http://www.facebook.com/v/263560776987412