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Book Review: Art with Anything: 52 Weeks of Fun Using Everyday Stuff by MaryAnn F. Kohl

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Art with Anything is a very fun and unique Art Activity book that is written for children aged 4 to 10 in mind by MaryAnn F. Kohl. I really like how the book is organized by week and each week focuses on a different type of craft material. It’s truly amazing the number of activities that one can do with the same type of material! This way, you can stay somewhat “set up” for the week without getting too many different things out. This book is written with the craft enthusiast in mind, however, you don’t have to do the … Continue reading →

Information: Bayer Didget – glucose monitoring system (with added features for children)

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Note: We had the opportunity to ask questions to a Certified Pediatric Diabetes Nurse Educator with regards to this product. All of the information in this post comes directly from a discussion over email with this Nurse Educator or directly from the Bayer Didget website. Bayer Didget is glucose monitoring system intended for self-testing by people with diabetes. It is a stand alone glucose meter and includes all the features of CONTOUR. The unit actually connects directly to NintendoDS and DS Lite gaming console systems to help children play with a purpose. This certainly will add an element of fun … Continue reading →

(closed) GIVEAWAY and CONTEST: Philadelphia Cream Cheese Prize Pack and Contest with Anna Olsen!

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Congratulations to Commenters #139 missbobloblaw and #118 Jessica! Have you ever dreamed of being the star of your very own cooking show? Well ladies, here is your chance to practice! Hosted by Philadelphia Cream Cheese and Chef Anna Olson, Real Women of Philadelphia is a search for Canada’s next big cooking stars. People from all over Canada have joined the “Real Women of Philadelphia” community and been submitting their original appetizer, dessert, entree and side dish recipes in weekly challenges for a chance to be chosen as one of 16 finalists. Click here to read more about how to submit … Continue reading →

Sorting Through Our Children’s Clothing!

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It’s that time of year again when we tend to do a HUGE re-organization around here. We have piles and boxes and bags of children’s clothing in our basement just waiting to be sorted through. Some of it will be donated. Some of it will be given to friends and some of it will hopefully be sold so that we can buy more children’s clothes! Is it just me or when you have young kids in your house, does it not seem like you go through children’s clothing like you go through toilet paper? It seems like with every load … Continue reading →

Teaching Your Child About Safety

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I have two young children aged two and six and teaching them how to be safe is very important to me. My husband and I have always said to both of our children that we love them very much, but safety comes before happiness! This makes our children upset sometimes, but it is the truth. If our kids aren’t safe, they can’t possibly be happy right? Do you disagree? Now that my daughter is able to read (I am so lucky that she is a good little reader at such a young age!), it is very important to me that … Continue reading →

INFO: BACK UP YOUR BLOGS!

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The information in this post is for Blogger.com, as of 2013, I am using draft.blogger.com and there is a whole new set of instructions for how to back up your blog!See my post on How to Back Up Your Blog Content AND Template for more updated information. Now that Blogger is back up, I wanted to write a post about backing up your blogs, for all of you bloggers out there 🙂 This is something you should all do on a regular basis and I’m sure you’ve all learned your lesson, just like I did! Here’s how in Blogger:SettingsBasicExport Your … Continue reading →

Norwex Cleaning: Improving the Quality of Life

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I would like to introduce to you another cleaning without chemicals alternative for you called Norwex! The Norwex Mission is to improve quality of life by radically reducing the use of chemicals in personal care and cleaning. Now, you do have to have an open mind and some trust, but after talking with Mandy at length about the Norwex products and after using them, I do have confidence in how well they work! I received an Earth Day Cleaning Package that included: 1 envirocloth 1 polishing cloth 1 dusting mitt And let me tell you, these aren’t just any cloths … Continue reading →

BOOK REVIEW: You Are a Gift to the World by Laura Duksta

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The author of You Are a Gift to the World, Laura Duksta, lost all of her hair at the age of eleven. As a result of this, she has experienced bullying, teasing and depression! After learning to love and accept herself (at the age of 30!), she finally began to live her life and has began to spread the message that “we get back what we reflect to others”. She began to write books that teach people to express and accept love, something that many of us have difficult with! I love this book, it’s unique twist is so wonderful … Continue reading →

BOOK REVIEW: I Love You More by Laura Duksta

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The author of I Love You More, Laura Duksta, lost all of her hair at the age of eleven. As a result of this, she has experienced bullying, teasing and depression! After learning to love and accept herself (at the age of 30!), she finally began to live her life and has began to spread the message that “we get back what we reflect to others”. She began to write books that teach people to express and accept love, something that many of us have difficult with! Gosh, I love flip-sided books! They are SO much fun! My daughter and … Continue reading →

REVIEW: Green Apple Tic Tacs

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When I was a kid and I was allowed to walk down to the local Convenience Store to buy a treat, I often would buy a box of Tic Tacs. The white mint ones. I loved nibbling on little mint candies, one by one! I loved how you could chew them if you wanted or you could let them melt in your mouth slowly too. Now “x” number of years later (haha!) Tic Tacs have come out with a new flavour GREEN APPLE! YUMMY! We received a couple of packs of Green Apple Tic Tacs for sampling along with a … Continue reading →