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    Old El Paso Makes Dinner Fun #Giveaway #LMDConnector

    August 21, 2012 - By 

    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…

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    Chimpanzee Swings onto Blu-ray Combo Pack #Giveaway

    August 20, 2012 - By 

    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…

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    Make Some Memories With Hershey’s S’Mores Kit #Giveaway

    August 18, 2012 - By 

    What could be sweeter this time of year?  A couple of short weeks ago, I attended this tiny affair called Blogher 12. One of the amazing sponsors was Hershey’s and they had this fabulous suite they called Camp Bondfire where we were able to indulge a love of S’mores and sit and relax on the 42nd floor of the Hilton New York City, Avenue of the Americas. It was indulgent and fun and made me crave more S’mores. So, lucky me, when I got home I also received this great gift pack of all you need to make S’mores. I…

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    Back to School #giveaway

    August 17, 2012 - By 

        Many families spend a fortune on back to school shopping, often on school supply demands they have little choice about. Mix in the needs of the ever growing children who need bigger clothes and August ends up being a very cash strapped month for many families. Thankfully, many states have instituted tax-free shopping periods during the month. Even though this great giveaway ends at the end of August, it could be a welcome relief to three families who have taken advantage of these tax holidays.  Meg’s Moxie and Deals From MS Do have teamed up with some other…

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    Adoption and Camp: Realities of #adoption

    August 12, 2012 - By 

    My daughter left for sleepover camp tonight. I raced back from Blogher in New York City to drive her down a gravel laneway ever closer to her grownup self. It is a little thing for some, developmental grains of sand slipping through a timer. But, I have learned, as a speaker, an adoption advocate and most of all an adoptive parent, there are very few little things when you are adopted. Everything is amplified. Everything is different. How does adoption at camp differ than any other camp experience? In a lot of ways actually. From separating from parents and understanding…

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    My New Baby Blogger Brooke

    August 12, 2012 - By 

    Instagram courtesy of Brooke Berry (with her son)Brooke writes at http://www.hiretoinspire.blogspot.ca/ My blog thriftymommastips.com is on the grow again. No secret my budding tweens and school aged kids are far too old for baby items and toddler products too. Mine are more inclined to be asking to do babysitting these days than to be asking to review baby products. In fact, baby stuff is not so cool when you are eight. Although some days I wish it were so. Luckily I have a new and fabulous blogger Brooke Berry, of Calgary, a mom of three and a really lovely lady. So…