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    NeoCell Cosmetics: Hydrating Skin Care for Women

    June 18, 2012 - By 

    I have dry skin. It takes a beating throughout the winter months and, in the summer too. So when I get a product here that works to hydrate I get a wee bit giddy. These gorgeous NeoCell Cosmetic products arrived recently and I honestly thought them too pretty to use for a bit. Thankfully I got over it fast. The Refreshing Herbal Mist was the first item that grabbed my attention. What a great idea and a useful women’s skin care product. Frankly this will be used a lot. I love its size and it’s perfect for the purse or…

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    Building Stronger Bodies With Adult Essentials Gummies and Shes Connected

    June 16, 2012 - By 

    Last weekend I was invited to attend a camp on Lake Rosseau, called Muskoka Woods. It was a jam-packed, active, fun-filled event with bloggers, traditional media, moms and their school aged children. At camp, we had a weekend to explore activities like skateboarding, swimming, canoeing, climbing and the big swing. Adult Essentials gummies give me the energy to try new things with my kids, because you can’t preach active living and healthy eating if you don’t walk the walk and have a little fun while you are at it. So, this is me skateboarding. Because I knew if I was…

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    How to Make Chocolate Caramel Pizza: Cooking with Kids

    June 15, 2012 - By 

                                           Chocolate caramel pizza is by far the most decadent dessert item my kids and I have cooked. Oh my gosh was it yummy. Next week I promise it will be a healthy food item. How to make chocolate caramel pizza was one of the recipes near the very end of a cookbook I was sent for review. The Cookie Dough Lover’s Cookbook, by Lindsay Landis, is a real treasure. When I first got it, published by Random House Canada, I thought what can possibly be made with raw cookie dough? Well, there are about 155 pages full…

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    Linked Moms Chat: Tonight – Inside Track on Dads

    June 13, 2012 - By 

    Chris Read and his son, or is that Mario?Thanks to Chris for use of this photo and for guesting tonight on Linked Moms chat Ever wonder what Dads really want for Father’s Day? Ever wonder what they are really thinking? Do they like those handmade kid’s version of Hallmark cards, sweets, chocolates, picnics? Would they rather have a Big screen TV for their Father’s Day present? Some days, even after almost two decades of marriage I still feel like my husband and I are talking two different languages, so luckily tonight we have Canadian Dad blogger, and a really great…

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    Wordless Wednesday

    June 12, 2012 - By 

    On the way to camp #Muskoka Woods.  An amazing jampacked weekend adventure. Wordless Wednesday is a photo meme with multiple spots to link up and share. I share here and at http://www.tarasviewoftheworld.com/

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    School’s Out For Summer Contest: Win a Camera with OurKids

    June 11, 2012 - By 

    School’s out for summer!! Well, almost. And @OurKidsNet wants you to take a picture of your kids, or kid, doing something to celebrate, or cheer the end of school. Take a pic, send it in and win a camera. An awesome camera by the way. First prize is a Pentax Optio RZ 10. So how many days do you have left? My kids have been counting down since Day 45 or something like that. This year, summer will be embraced here with open arms, squeezed for all it is worth and then turned upside down and shaken. Because I love…

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    The Positivity Experiment: #special needs

    June 7, 2012 - By 

    S I like to bitch. This should come as no great shock to you all, my friends and readers. But I don’t just bitch randomly. I bitch with purpose – mostly. Because people do dumb stuff and it makes me mad. And you know what? I got enough of mad to open up a whole shop of Joe Pesci movies. On Ebay or Kijiji. So anyways, I gave mad up for a bit. I did. It’s true. (Oh, don’t act all suprised.) I thought what would happen if I woke up all happy happy and set out to think a…

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    Cooking With Kids: Peanut Butter Banana Loaf

    June 7, 2012 - By 

    Well, here it is Thursday again and I wanted to share the yummiest recipe ever with you guys. This week we found inspiration on Pinterest and we made Peanut Butter Banana Bread with Reese’s minis in it. Oh my gosh, so delicious! This is ours. And this is the pinterest source for the details.  http://www.cookiesandcups.com/ We followed her easy recipe and also used two small packs of Reese’s minis. Oh crazy delicious! Everyone loved it. No peanut allergies in our home, thankfully. Source: cookiesandcups.com via Paula on Pinterest