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Cooking With Kids #HappyValentinesDay Easy Pops
I spied this one awhile ago on Alexandria Durrell’s Facebook page as a picture and thought it was perfect for Valentine’s Day here. Quick, simple to make and tasty too. She has some amazing treats on her blog today and they are much prettier than mine. If you don’t know Alexandria @clippo you should, she’s pretty amazing. Her posts on adoption are some of my favourites. This is her Valentine’s Day roundup of simple treats for kids. Anyways these are mine. Or were mine. They were well received and now all gone. Here is the low down on how to do this one. 1 Bag of marshmallows. I bag of those…
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Dear Mom: Camp Series February #MuskokaWoods
Dear Mom: It’s February and school is in full swing. Some of the little kids did their 100th day celebration last week, so you know what that means, right? That means the school year is half over and it’s time to start thinking about camp. Oh I know it’s still snowy and the skates are still in the mudroom, crocuses are probably nowhere in sight. But camp registration is well under way and this year, I really want to go to a camp that makes my heart sing, where I can do arts and crafts all afternoon and hardly come up for air. I really want to try some new…
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My #WordlessWednesday #rhcbloggerlove
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Five Reasons Why It’s Time For BC #IVF4BC #BCPOLI
Five Reasons Why It’s Time For British Columbia to Fund IVF 1. History: BC is the province where the first IVF baby in Canada was born many years ago. It is the province that led the way with in vitro success for Canada; therefore, it’s only fitting and logical BC should be the western province to lead by funding in vitro fertilization. 2. The Numbers: A study released in British Columbia recently stated that 73 % of all residents in B.C. think there should be public funding for IVF. The Infertility Awareness Association of Canada (IAAC) released the survey which clearly indicates that three-quarters of the province thinks help should be…
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WhoopTee Custom T-Shirts #giveaway
Baseball teams, budding fashion designers, tournament goers, fundraisers? I’ve even seen custom t-shirts designed that said Just Married, or Our First Trip to Disney. No matter what your purpose there is a T-shirt for you at Whoop-Tee. How tickled was I when WhoopTee approached me and asked if my readers would be interested in their design your own t-shirt business site? I thought, well of course. WhoopTee has offered five Thrifty Momma’s Tips T-shirts to my US readers. So follow the instructions to enter the contest and you can choose any size you want or need. I love how easy this is. I just uploaded my logo and placed it…
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Old Navy 40 % Off #ONKidtacular Spring Sale
I have a brand new baby nephew! That’s right, more excuses to shop. Luckily, Old Navy Kids and Baby Sale has a killer Baby and Kid sale on right now. How cute is this? Old Navy styles prove that boys can be dressed every bit as well as their big or little sisters. And, even more importantly, Old Navy isn’t hard on the budget at all. That’s why we love their stores at thriftymommastips.com. It’s starting to look a bit like Spring might be right around the corner here in Ontario. The days are getting sunnier. And babies are popping up all over the place. My new nephew was born this…
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Peanut Butter What? #CanWin #LMDConnector
Well, we are very big Cheerios eaters here. It’s true. My family loves every variation of Cheerios and has for years, from first food to my husband’s only choice for maintaining his strict ninja training regimen (TEEHee!) Joking a bit, but honestly he’s fitness mad and he will only eat Cheerios. And I like to mock his ninja training while pursuing my own yoga training and weight lifting. We all love trying each new flavour of this tried and true staple in our kitchen. Anywho when I heard wind of this new peanut butter flavour offered for a limited time only, well I had to try it. My daughter is…
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This is Proud #WordlessWednesday Linky
This may not be so wordless. I want to tell you that my daughter became a Junior Black Belt in December and this is my Wordless Wednesday Post. She trained for four years, starting at 4. That’s right, the day I took her to check the dojo out on a lark, the sensei invited her right on in, on a day when she was overstimulated and wearing mommy’s makeup all over her eyelids. My four year old that is, not the sensei. She begged to start after that and never ever wavered. This one committed to getting her black belt and she knew she was good at martial arts and…
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Five Triggers of Alzheimer’s Disease #Health
This year was a hard one. We have been doing our best to help my mother manage her diagnosis of dementia. Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease are heartbreaking and it can be devastating to watch. As words disappear and memories start to fade your loved one, can often end up being explosive. It’s not uncommon at all and is completely understandable. Over the last couple of years I have noted numerous Alzheimer’s Disease triggers. Here’s a bit more about what Alzheimer’s Disease triggers look like and how to cope. Alzheimer’s Disease triggers This past year was, at times, a glorious mess. I am a mom of two, a parent well versed…
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Fairy Hobmother Spreads Some Love
This past year has been a whirlwind of writing and social media and enjoyable opportunities that I welcomed with arms wide open. So far 2013 is shaping up to be every bit as good as the year that came before it. This past week when the Fairy Hobmother popped by thriftymommastips.com for a visit, I was surprised and pleased. If you blog for any amount of time at all, you learn that comments beget comments so to speak and, once in awhile a magical friendship will be struck by commenting on another’s blog. One time I referred to The Bloggess on my blog back when I was just starting out…