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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 [...]

TOYS – HOUSEWARES – FURNITURE- CLOTHING… YOU NAME IT. They’ve got it. I have been to liquidation outlets but NONE like this. They’ve got 1 MILLION DOLLARS worth of inventory that they are selling at 40%, 50% & up to 75% off! Rather than put it all into words, I just figured I’d show you: [...]

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 [...]

I just caught wind of this or I’d have shared it sooner… It’s called the SnowPass. Designed to encourage activity this season among Grade 4-5 students, the SnowPass allow FREE access 3 times during the season to EACH of the 150 participating ski areas across the country.  54 of those areas are in Quebec alone. [...]

The Montreal Children’s Hospital: Doctors, Nurses, Volunteers, Caregivers, Comforters & Miracle Workers… We’ve all benefitted from their services at some point or another, and some, unfortunately, have had to rely on them far more than others. We sometimes hear of initiatives created by families of kids who have received care at the Children’s.  Sometimes that [...]