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@AdultEssentials thanks to @ShesConnected ~on the road to healthy

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Can I just tell you how excited I am that my husband and I have discovered Adult Essentials Gummy Vitamins! We both are like kids at heart and look forward to taking our Adult Essentials vitamins every day after dinner. They are like a tiny morsel of sweetness for us instead of dessert.Adult Essentials are pectin based gummy vitamins that are: gluten free, nut free, dairy free approved by Health Canada made with natural flavours and colours My husband and I have been taking the following vitamins every day for two months now: Multi-Vitamins with Omega 3, DHA and EPA … Continue reading →

McCain® Harvest Splendour™ Medleys {REVIEW} and {GIVEAWAY}

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With our busy lives, getting dinner on the table, family style is often a challenge for many families, ours included. Companies like McCain® are listening to our challenges. They have come up with McCain® Harvest Splendour™ Medleys; a package of potatoes, vegetables and seasons. These packages are found in the freezer section of your grocery store. Making them is as simple as opening your freezer, dumping the contents into a fry pan, mixing it all together and cook. Harvest Splendour™ Medleys come in four different variations: Potato and Broccoli Medley, Potato and Carrot Medley, Three Potato Medley and Yukon Gold … Continue reading →

Let’s Get Healthy Together Week 19: How to Embrace Exercise

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This post is written as part of a journey inspired by the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s My Healthy Weight Action Plan, an online tool geared towards helping you live a healthier life. Feel free to get caught up on previous posts: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 13, Week 14, Week 15, Week 16, Week 17, Week 18 Here are the stats to show my progress in my “Get Healthy Challenge”: Start Weight: 190 pounds Starting BMI: 28.9 End of Week … Continue reading →

The Great Mystery Boxes #Giveaway ~Over $1000 in prizes!

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NOTE: THIS GIVEAWAY GOES LIVE 12:01AM MONDAY! Please come back then to enter!This is definitely one of this year’s most exciting giveaways! Welcome to The Great Mystery Box Giveaway! Brought to you by your hosts: Did You Know Canada, The Knit Wit by Shair, and Maple Leaf Mommy.Don’t miss out on your chance to win one of four themed boxes, full of awesome goodies and mysterious prizes! Our four hosts have pooled together to collect over ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in prizes!! The loot has been divvied up into four themed mystery boxes, with a little something for everyone…. The four … Continue reading →

Friendly Followers Social Media {LINKY}

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Welcome to Friendly Followers Blog Hop hosted by The Knit Wit by Shair and Multi-Testing Mommy where our goal is: you will find some new blogs to read you will gain some more followers you will gain some more friends you will get a new genuine comment or two RULES: Follow the two hosts’ links and the featured friend link. Enter your link (any ONE SOCIAL MEDIA link you choose–NOT a direct link to a blog/website). Follow as many people as you can throughout the week. Try to make this genuine! Leave a genuine comment after following someone new and … Continue reading →

Happy Mother’s Day!

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Feel free to read my Mother’s Day post called Open It With a Smile This Mother’s Day. There are some links to FREE Mother’s Day printables and some ideas about how to accept those lovely hand made gifts from your children. Pin It Check out Multi-Testing Mommy’s Current Giveaways Find contests for your COUNTRY

Kandoobi~animal edition {APP REVIEW}

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There are many APPS out their for young children, but one of the more fun and educational ones that I have seen is Kandoobi ~animal edition. This preview video shows you exactly what the Kandoobi App looks like:As a former Kindergarten teacher, I tend to be rather critical of various computer games and apps made for young children. When I approve of an app that is geared towards young children, it is because I truly believe it is a positive and effective teaching tool. Kandoobi definitely meets my criteria for choosing an educational app for my children to play with. … Continue reading →

#free and Easy LAST MINUTE Mother’s Day Ideas

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We’ve done the searching for you and have found some fun, Free and EASY Mother’s Day Ideas for those of you who need a last minute Mother’s Day activity. Questionnaire “All About My Mom”Mother’s Day CouponsBlank Note Paper for a “Note to My Mom”“I Went to the Store” Mother’s Day Mad Lib“Breakfast In Bed” Mad LibCraft Ideas Pin It Check out Multi-Testing Mommy’s Current Giveaways Find contests for your COUNTRY

Enter and List Giveaways {#Linky}

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All giveaways listed here must be open to CANADIANS! So, if your giveaway is open to Canadians (and any other country you want as well, of course!), feel free to list it here. Click HERE to list your giveaways and they will show up below! If you have a giveaway that has Low Entries, feel free to list it on this Low Entry Giveaway Listings – this list will be updated and shared every Wednesday. Current Giveaways

Recipe Round Up from @CdnMomsCook ~May 11th

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We’ve had another great week over at Canadian Mom Cooks.  Co-author Did You Know Canada and I have been sharing some of our favourite finds off the web and from our own personal recipes.Bacon Egg Cups – a really cool find off the net, it’s my new go to recipe for special mornings like Christmas and Easter (and the occasional breakfast for dinner!) Cheater Risotto ~quick and easyThis recipe tastes almost as good as risotto, just not quite as creamy. It is much easier to cook as it requires less tending to. Cottage Pie – people have been making this one … Continue reading →