• parenting

    Thursday BlogHop

    November 19, 2010 - By 

    Hi there and hope your Thursday has been fun and productive. I have two sick children this week and they’ve been home various different days, which means my week has gone sideways. I just found this Bloghop courtesy of Bass Giraffe’s Thoughts and I felt up for a fun post tonight. So here goes. If you want to join in visit her blog and leave your button then follow as many new people as you can. Bass Giraffe’s Thoughts asked her star blogger some questions about blogging and although I am new to the process I thought it might be…

  • Food - Health

    Quaker Wellness Journey

    November 17, 2010 - By 

    My commitment to health and wellness as a Mom is a constant challenge. We are an active family of four and our diet is usually quite healthy, but there is always room for improvement and with that in mind we are tackling the next year or so along with Quaker and Mom Central Canada and Lynn at http://www.quakerjourney.ca/. Our family will be looking for ways to make our diet more natural (see the video clip above) and we welcome feedback from others on what they do and how they make more natural food choices, or where they shop for organics.…

  • Parenting

    Friday Finds and Christmas Kickoff: How Do You Save Money at Christmas?

    November 12, 2010 - By 

    With gas prices rising and little good news on the grocery shelves lately, I am finding it hard to get too excited about Christmas. Not to be a Debbie Downer or anything, but prices are not coming down and cost of living seems to keep increasing. So, I wondered what are you doing to save money this Christmas? I buy all year round and put gifts away even in July. That’s one way I save. Also this year I am tightening my budget for magazines. (I think if I added them up I would have close to 10 magazine subscriptions here. I…

  • FASD - Giveaways - special needs

    My 411 Mabel’s Labels Review and Giveaway Open to Canada and US.

    November 8, 2010 - By 

    My 411 wristbands from Mabel’s Labels: Good for All, Excellent for Kids With Special Needs It is a moment, hardly longer than the blink of an eye, and your child disappears from your line of sight. Your stomach sinks, breath catches in your throat, heart freezes and your mind races. Where is she? Did someone take her? Is she hiding? You tell yourself it will be okay, but newspaper headlines are all you can see or think and you fly into panic mode, or maybe survival mode. Every parent on the planet, if they have a child who is old enough…

  • family travel - special needs

    Mickey Moms Club: Giveaway

    November 6, 2010 - By 

    Planning a trip to Disney? Never before have their been so many great tools to help you map out all of the details. When is the best time to go? Where should I stay? How long is the lineup for Soarin’ at Epcot? Are there any special character meals I should plan for, and how far in advance do I need to book them? My child has a peanut allergy, where can we eat safely? How far am I from the nearest hospital should anything go wrong? Disney is one of my favourite destinations and companies. They do a lot…

  • Uncategorized

    Bobs and Lolo: Interview

    November 5, 2010 - By 

    Canadian Musical duo Bobs and Lolo are in London this weekend, the latest stop on their whirlwind Ontario tour. The duo, friends from high school, sing, write and perform songs like Raindrop POP (in video above). Their fun children’s songs are often on Treehouse TV, and they are fast becoming favourites among the preschool set. Their fun songs encourage kids to get up and dance while exploring topics like friendship and the environment. On Saturday they perform at Aeolian Hall  http://www.aeolianhall.ca/ . Tickets are still available at $15 each and children under one are free. There are two performances schedule for tomorrow (Saturday,…

  • beauty products

    For Curly-haired Girls Especially: Review

    November 4, 2010 - By 

    This post is for all those curly-haired girls out there. My daughter Ainsley and I both have curly hair. Curly-haired girls often get noticed. But we also have a love hate relationship with our hair. Our hair can be an instrument of torture. Nobody gets tangles like curly-haired girls. When we are little we suffer through agonizing hours of brushing, tugging and ripping hair out by the roots. When we are older we learn to hunt for the products that will nourish our hair, which is often dryer than straight hair and certainly more prone to damage, leaving split ends and tangles. I…