• parenting

    Swiss Chalet’s Convenient On Line Delivery and a Chance to Win With Everything Mom

    February 25, 2011 - By 

    Deep in the throws of cold and flu season here at the Schuck casa and let’s just say Mommy hasn’t had time to cook or shop or, you know, attend to anything other than getting the family well again. But we still have to eat, right? So what’s a smart, savvy, and thrifty Mom to do? Well, here’s a thought: Swiss Chalet On Line delivery. Last week Everything Mom  http://www.everythingmom.com/ offered me the chance to review the Swiss Chalet On Line delivery process and to comment on my blog. So last night, I clicked on http://www.swisschalet.com/ordering and got started. The process…

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    Five Reasons to Register Your Child For School Now

    February 21, 2011 - By 

    In the list of life’s big decisions that have to be made as a parent there can be little that is quite so weighty as the choice of school for your child. Private or public? Catholic or home school? French immersion or English language? French first language? Home school? The options, costs and geographical restrictions can have you ripping your hair out as you research and hope and then make the leap to deciding. There are benefits to each system. Whatever choice you make, it should be informed. Did you know for instance that JK is not mandatory? You are not legally obligated…

  • Travel

    Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Via Train Travel and Business Class

    February 20, 2011 - By 

    I am a frequent Via train traveller. For those day trips to Toronto, or the occasional trip further to Ottawa, you can’t beat the comfort of travel by train. And frankly with the cost of gas, sometimes train travel ends up being almost the same amount when you do the math. Up until recently, I always selected supersaver or enconomy class travel. I figured it was the cheapest way to go, so it made sense. I have often eyed the business class with envy and wondered what extras they might get for the price. At the end of last year,…

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    Family Day Weekend and Friday Finds

    February 18, 2011 - By 

    Well there are so many great sales on this Family Day weekend that it’s harder to find a place that isn’t having a sale than to make a list of those who are wheeling and dealing. This weekend’s picks: Shoppers Drug Mart: spend $75 and get a $20 Boston Pizza gift certificate. Then with the Boston Pizza code you can go on line and enter a contest to win free kid’s meals for a year.Banana Republic this weekend has a 25 % off sale. Use this code: BRC25Sale Swiss Chalet for the whole month of February is giving away $10 gift…

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    Follow Friday Bloghop and Never Growing Old

    February 18, 2011 - By 

    Hi there. Hope everyone is getting over the cold and flu bugs that have been floating around for months now and enjoying the long weekend weather. Today I wanted to show you my friend Java’s Bloghop. I often do this one on Fridays because I like Java’s blog and she has some lovely followers. This blog is for 40 somethings and up and like Java I am “Never growing old.” And frankly I am 40 for life as I tell me kids regularly. So come make some new friends with me this weekend. Click on a blog here and visit…

  • beauty products

    Bourjois Cosmetics Eyeliner Review

    February 16, 2011 - By 

    Bourjois Clubbing Eyeliner I adore liquid eyeliner. But let’s face it there are some very big problems with some of the brands out there. Several I have used go on too thick. Some chunk and flake off halfway through the day. Others are difficult to wash away at the end of the evening. And a couple of the cheaper brands I have tried just look wrong, like they are trying too hard. So I was a bit skeptical when I heard of this one from Bourjois. Last year at Shes Connected I was given one to try in my swag…

  • special needs

    House Rules and Can a Book Change Your Life?

    February 14, 2011 - By 

    How can a book change your life? Well beyond the actual reading part, the educational value and the entertainment we all get from reading a book, some would argue that books can change your life. I recall having this conversation in a newsroom in a mid-sized paper where I once worked as a daily news reporter back in the mid-90s when The Celestine Prophecy was hot news and people were jumping on that bandwagon. Myself and an unnamed entertainment reporter were arguing over whether a book could change your life or not. He felt they could. I took the opposite…

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    Disney Wonders and The Magic of Being a Parent

    February 6, 2011 - By 

      (Ainsley in the sweet hat a little boy gave her) (I wrote this one over one year ago and held onto it, but I wanted to share it with my readers this weekend as Disney On Ice blew through London and we again went to see it. This years I spied a couple of Moms crying – just like me)   Once a year you can find me crying at Disney On Ice. Some years I wonder if there’s a support group for Moms like me. “Hi, My name is Paula and I cry at Disney on Ice.” First step is…

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    T-Shirt and Clothing Printers

    February 5, 2011 - By 

    Have a team that needs some customized shirts printed? Hoodies or hats? Well, I have found a good one that makes high quality cotton shirts and very cute ladies T-shirts. A couple of weeks ago we received this t-shirt in the mail from http://www.tshirtprinting.net/ It is 100% cotton, a staple here at our house because sensitive skin issues mean a lot of us, especially the kids, itch like crazy in any other material. This basic men’s tee fits my husband well and has a cute little monkey logo on front. I received the tshirt through Tomoson reviews. The t-shirt is…