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Jury Duty, the Tori Stafford murder and Trials
The last time I set foot in a courthouse it was for Happy Court. The term we use to describe the day when you finalize your child’s adoption. Yesterday, inside the same London courthouse the mood was as far removed as possible as the murder trial of Michael Rafferty began. Today I am just happy to be here, working at home. Yesterday my number was up. Well, almost. On the first day of the Rafferty murder trial in London, when our local courthouse turned into a very busy hub of activity and media from all over Ontario descended into the centre of town, I was also slated to go to court. Dreaded…
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Monday Mingle for March: Health, Humor and Food
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Nikon Coolpix #Giveaway
Welcome to the Spring Fling Giveaway Event. We have partnered up with lots of different and wonderful bloggers to bring you a fabulous prize!! Giveaway starts March 1st at 12:01 AM EST to March 15th at 12:01 AM EST. Giveaway winner will be announced through the Rafflecopter widget and notified by email by the end of the day on March 17th, 2012. Winner must reply to email notification within 48 hours of delivery, or a new winner will be chosen. Participating Blogs that made these giveaways possible: Pink Dandy Chatter Avon Beauty With Mary Thrifty Divas Thriftymommastips My Style Spot Magical Mouse Schoolhouse Capturing Magical Memories Acadiana’s Thrifty Mom Chaotic…
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Cooking With Kids Linky – What’s On This Week?
Well beautiful people it is Thursday and you know that means I am cooking with my kids in the kitchen. So what is on the agenda this week? Lemon Meringue Pie. That’s right, eldest daughter and I had a great time baking a pie. We started with a pie shell (store bought and then Shiriff Lemon Pie mix) and then we made one of my favourite desserts of all time. My dolly loves lemon meringue pie as much as I do and frankly she had a sick day – you know one of those sick days that starts coughing hacking and feverish and then ends up by noon looking fine and bored. So we…
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Is it a monkey? Is it a girl? #Wordless Wednesday
This is my girl, playing No More pictures Mom. I liked how her hat transformed her into a monkey. Wordless Wednesday is a photo meme hosted by Taras view of the world. Pop by link up and make a few new friends.
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February Business Card #Giveaway UPrinting
Tired of your dull old business cards? Ready for a change? Or perhaps your business focus has changed and your old cards just don’t communicate all of your abilities? Luckily Uprinting and thriftymommastips are here to help. I love business cards and stationery. I am forever recreating and tweaking my business as a digital media professional because that is frankly the nature of our business – ever evolving. So what happens when I need to communicate a change of focus to what I do? Well I end up hunting for new cards and shaping a new design. Is it time for you to do the same. Well Uprinting is more…
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#DisneyOnIce and Me
This is not a review. I want to be upfront about that. This has become our February family tradition – every year – we race off to see this amazing Disney On Ice show at the John Labatt Centre. This is a post about love and traditions and the ways in which we celebrate being parents and childhood. And the bittersweet way that kids grow so strong so fast and leave us shaking our heads, holding our hearts in our hands. From the time my oldest daughter was two, we would every December, walk over repeatedly to the London Public Library local branch or children’s branch and read together. We…
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Cooking With Kids – Linky
Hi fabulous readers and parents looking for fun ways to hang out in the kitchen with your kids. So my oldest child went to her aunt’s house for the weekend, and while there she made even more yummy recipes. See, it really is fun for all the kids in your life to get involved in cooking in the kitchen. There is so much to learn there and so many memorable experiences to be had. Making fun hands on experiences out of food preparation helps our children grow interested in what they eat, it also helps to learn about health and nutrition. Daughter number one made a fabulous chocolate swirl cheesecake…
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Fabulous Fisher Price Savings
When my kids were little, and even now with my nieces and nephews, there were a few brands I learned quickly to love and value as a parent. Fisher Price has always been that brand for me. They make quality products and ones that encourage and nurture little minds and bodies. They are creative and fun and safe. They let kids be kids. I love the Little People line of toys. Each and every piece is designed for small fingers and made to last. In fact I recall having some of the adorable Fisher Price Little People when I was growing up. I adore that this brand is made to…
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Look Who’s Cooking With #Equal Canada #cbias shop
The Prologue: (This is my first shopportunity. So what is a shopportunity, you ask? Well recently mama signed up with Collective Bias and Social Fabric. I was curious to see what they were all about. Here is my Google plus story about it. My first job was this week, so let me tell you a little bit about that experience. The shopportunities combine a passion for brands, blogging and shopping. And for this one, a little bit of kitchen skill. Once upon a time there was a lady who liked to shop, write and bake. That’s her – on a good day. So on a recent Sunday afternoon, she worked out,…