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    Swiss Chalet’s Convenient On Line Delivery and a Chance to Win With Everything Mom

    February 25, 2011 - By 

    Deep in the throws of cold and flu season here at the Schuck casa and let’s just say Mommy hasn’t had time to cook or shop or, you know, attend to anything other than getting the family well again. But we still have to eat, right? So what’s a smart, savvy, and thrifty Mom to do? Well, here’s a thought: Swiss Chalet On Line delivery. Last week Everything Mom  http://www.everythingmom.com/ offered me the chance to review the Swiss Chalet On Line delivery process and to comment on my blog. So last night, I clicked on http://www.swisschalet.com/ordering and got started. The process…

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    Five Reasons to Register Your Child For School Now

    February 21, 2011 - By 

    In the list of life’s big decisions that have to be made as a parent there can be little that is quite so weighty as the choice of school for your child. Private or public? Catholic or home school? French immersion or English language? French first language? Home school? The options, costs and geographical restrictions can have you ripping your hair out as you research and hope and then make the leap to deciding. There are benefits to each system. Whatever choice you make, it should be informed. Did you know for instance that JK is not mandatory? You are not legally obligated…

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    Family Day Weekend and Friday Finds

    February 18, 2011 - By 

    Well there are so many great sales on this Family Day weekend that it’s harder to find a place that isn’t having a sale than to make a list of those who are wheeling and dealing. This weekend’s picks: Shoppers Drug Mart: spend $75 and get a $20 Boston Pizza gift certificate. Then with the Boston Pizza code you can go on line and enter a contest to win free kid’s meals for a year.Banana Republic this weekend has a 25 % off sale. Use this code: BRC25Sale Swiss Chalet for the whole month of February is giving away $10 gift…

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    Follow Friday Bloghop and Never Growing Old

    February 18, 2011 - By 

    Hi there. Hope everyone is getting over the cold and flu bugs that have been floating around for months now and enjoying the long weekend weather. Today I wanted to show you my friend Java’s Bloghop. I often do this one on Fridays because I like Java’s blog and she has some lovely followers. This blog is for 40 somethings and up and like Java I am “Never growing old.” And frankly I am 40 for life as I tell me kids regularly. So come make some new friends with me this weekend. Click on a blog here and visit…

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    Disney Wonders and The Magic of Being a Parent

    February 6, 2011 - By 

      (Ainsley in the sweet hat a little boy gave her) (I wrote this one over one year ago and held onto it, but I wanted to share it with my readers this weekend as Disney On Ice blew through London and we again went to see it. This years I spied a couple of Moms crying – just like me)   Once a year you can find me crying at Disney On Ice. Some years I wonder if there’s a support group for Moms like me. “Hi, My name is Paula and I cry at Disney on Ice.” First step is…

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    Giving Your Child The Gift of a Second Language: Guest Post

    February 3, 2011 - By 

    In the evolving and sometimes depressed current economy it’s hard for parents not to worry about their child’s future. What will jobs look like 10, 20, even 30 years from now? What are the best ways to nurture creativity and resilience? How do you give your child a competitive edge? One of the greatest tools for children is language. Acquiring a second language early on makes a lot of sense. It is unlikely that the economy will stay terrible forever – but if current trends continue, children are likely to enter a cut-throat workforce. A good education is crucial in…

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    How Do You Answer “Mom, Am I Adopted?”

    February 2, 2011 - By 

    I write about adoption often. I travel and speak occasionally in different areas of the world about adoption and advocating for your child and other things like that. So adoption is a word that is heard often in our home. Not so much in the past year maybe, but that’s okay. I know that there are peaks and valleys and times when questions naturally arise again. I’ve started thinking of it like knitting. You pick up the needles and start stitching your adopted child’s story. Six months later you stitch a bit more. This month my youngest daughter started asking more questions. My youngest…

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    Monday Mingle: Jan. 31, Foodies and Recipes

    January 31, 2011 - By 

    I realize that during my vlog I didn’t specify that the peppers should be hollowed out. I am sure you all knew that, but just adding that on now in case it wasn’t clear. Here is my state secret family friendly recipe:Ingredients: Green Peppers, ground beef, onion, garlic, soya sauce, spaghetti sauce, rice1. Take four Green Peppers (red works too.)2. Hollow the peppers out and boil them on top of the stove for a few minutes. Drain the water and set them upside down to drain.3. Microwave or boil about one cup of rice in a different dish.4. Brown one…

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    Cheerios Blog Tour $50 Prize Pack Giveaway and babycentre.ca

    January 30, 2011 - By 

     Payton, wearing a Cheerios necklace, when she was about 14 months old.We learned fast to never go anywhere without food and we got creative too. Cheerios are fun to eat and fun to craft with.Take some dental floss and let your tot string Cheerios on there. It’s a fun way to take food with you and to help fine motor skills grow.  Should I give my baby fruit juice? When do I introduce peas? Vegetables first or fruits? When do I start cow’s milk? New parents are on the steepest learning curve ever, and yet often at the…