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Win A Unique Handmade Children`s Hat #Giveaway
My friend Dana is a bit of a dynamo. She created all of these great handmade designs and she raises four kids. She is a fellow adoptive parent and she has at least one or two with diagnosed special needs. I wrote about her here before once, when her little girl Sophie, a sweet dolly with some challenges including autism and FASD (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder) was still working on fundraising for her autism service dog. It was a costly proposition and yet it got her Crosby and he is an amazing helper for her. Dana is resourceful. I have no idea really where Dana finds time, with such kids,…
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Monday Mingle: August 27th, Back to School Soon edition
Well since I couldn`t recall the pickup line at the start of this vlog, here it is: (But I am only sharing it if you guys promise to get more creative than this and never ever use it.)Okay? Is this heaven? What? No, why? Well, I must be in heaven to be standing near an angel like you. (GROAN! I know, I know. I heard it and I didn`t make the line up you guys. Don`t shoot the messenger.)
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Kettle Brand Potato Chips: Birthday Flavors
Dirty little secret. I like my potato chips. Tiny fitness faux pas, but you know if I workout hard the rest of my week then I can have a small treat one or two nights, right? Kettle Brand potato chips have been around now for 30 years and in honor of their birthday, they have released a mess of incredible creative flavor combinations. Limited edition. To be quite honest, I rarely stray from my lovely standby of sea salt and vinegar. So when I saw Jalapeno flavor and Cheddar and Beer, and even Salsa Mesquite, well I was a bit scared. I saved Jalapeno for last and we had Cheddar…
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Friendship Friday – Pets
This is a little something new I thought I might try here tonight, because it is topical here at our house. Friendship Friday is a Bloghop. This week’s theme is Pets.These are ours. These are our fur babies. They are ready to move on now. This summer my girls learned that the pet store is sometimes wrong when they tell you that your guinea pigs are both girls. We ended up with a surprise litter of the sweetest babies ever. I am a wee bit worried about the girl’s concept of the birth process though. The guinea pig barely made a hint of noise and simply started showing three days…
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Cooking With Kids–Preserving Memories–#LMDConnector
It’s so very hard to believe that there are only 10 days left until school goes back. A wee bit sad about that. Our time vanished much too fast and yet, there were some very fun times. A week at the cottage. Our first ride on the subway in Toronto. A weekend in Toronto. For me, there was Blogher 12 and a great work trip to New York City. For my kids there was drama camp, riding camp, learning to ride a new bike, visiting Toronto and of course the baby guinea pigs!! My oldest girl got to sleep in a tent, real camping (I am not a camper so…
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Linked Moms Chat is back – Home Schooling Tips
We’re Baaa-a-ack! Hey all you savvy moms and dads, we are back to our regular chats on the #linkedmoms channel. So, join us please at 8 pm EST tonight. (Wednesday) This week’s topic is in honor of Back to School. Yes, I said it. Back to School. Grr… not long enough for my summer, but hey I am not pouting. Never. Here at Linked Moms chat we like to bring i8n a guest every so often to take the mystery out of a topic. So, this week I am so thrilled to be chatting with Ann Marie Brown, my good friend, adoptive parent of one, parent to many biological…
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The Beach with Awe–#Wordless Wednesday
This is a regular photo meme hosted over at Tara’s View of the World. Link up and share the love. We just got back from the cottage.
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Old El Paso Makes Dinner Fun #Giveaway #LMDConnector
Who doesn’t love taco night? Seriously. We spent a week at the cottage recently and the fridge was bare when we got home. Imagine that, no little magical fairies exist that do my shopping when I am away. Luckily a truckload of boxes at my front door revealed this great Old El Paso Family Fun Kit. I was thrilled to crack it open and have a Mexican – themed evening. The kit contained one Old El Paso Extra Mild Super Tasty Hard Taco Kit, a container of salsa, jalapenos, refried beans, and a family-sized container of Old El Paso Hard and soft taco dinner kit AND, yes there’s more, separate…
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Monday Mingle: August 20th
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Chimpanzee Swings onto Blu-ray Combo Pack #Giveaway
One of my favourite movies this year, Disney Nature’s Chimpanzee swings into the stores this week August 21st on Blu-ray Combo pack. So you can bring the story of Oscar home to your little monkeys. I previewed this one months ago and loved it madly. It’s a cinematic masterpiece and the scenery is remarkable. But, most importantly, it is a story of foster care and adoption and I love that. My daughter, 11, enjoyed it a lot. I have one copy to share with a Canadian reader of my blog. Follow the instructions. This is a quick turn around ending Tuesday. Good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway