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All parents are concerned with their children’s safety and yet a staggering 59% of parents do NOT properly install their children’s safety seats, resulting in greater risk of injury in the event of an accident. I will be co-hosting a Twitter Party with @PamperedPatty to talk about the challenges of properly installing car seats as well as [...]

Have you ever worried over whether or not your child’s car seat was properly installed? The installation of  the car seat directly impacts your child’s safety while travelling. On Friday, May 24, Canadian Tire, together with the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ), CAA-Québec, as well as local police, will collaborate for Child Safety Seat Inspection [...]

Now that all four of my kids are riding, (Post on how we made that happen coming soon!), it was time for Mama to get a new bike.  My bike was pushing 25 years and it was just time. I couldn’t be happier than the moment I opened up the Canadian Tire flyer to find [...]

Anyone out there who… could use a night out? feels that this is only permissible after the kids are in bed? could use a massage? has Mother’s Day shopping on the to-do-list? would love to support local businesses while purchasing for those on that list? would love to do more to give back to the [...]

Is there ANYTHING I can do to help?     We often ask this question to our loved ones when someone is ill, when someone has passed, when someone has lost their job. We ask this question knowing fully well that the answer lies somewhere between “There’s nothing anybody can do” and “Just be there [...]

As I took my shower Friday Morning (Feb 1st) I reflected about the small & large achievements of a very busy month: Try a Zumba Class- Check! Be a part of something larger than myself to benefit someone smaller than myself – Check! REALLY Celebrate a milestone as opposed to just taking note of it [...]

Three years ago today, I had butterflies in my stomach as I awaited to finally see my website LIVE.  I had spent just about 1 year writing over 400 pages of content and the site was going to launch that very same day. I launched the site via Facebook & an email to friends & [...]

I was recently interviewed by Jeanette Kelly on CBC Homerun. The topic was choosing a daycare for our children. For those of you who are interested, I am including the clip: Jan 3 2013 Interview CBC Homerun What did you look for in a daycare?  What factors influenced your final decision? Please share! Have a wonderful [...]

Ever since I was a child, I have found the snow so soothing. As I lay to make snow angels, My arms and legs did all the smoothing.  I look forward to the winter, When I’ll sit by the window, Where I’ll chat with my beloved, And we’ll marvel at the snow.  Today the snow [...]

I haven’t posted about Friday’s events in Newtown because I simply have no words other to say that I am heartbroken. Thoughts have been swirling in my mind and I am sure the words will come, but for now, I am simply heartbroken. That said, fellow blogger Julie Myers Pron of Julieverse has created “Thank a [...]