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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 [...]

Dreaming of getting away for a week-long adventure?  With your hubby?  Your best girlie? Your Mom? With National Geographic’s Passport to Explore contest, it could be closer to reality than you think! The Grand Prize is a 7-day adventure for 2 to a North American Destination of your choice (anywhere Air Canada flies) with accommodations at [...]

We have a beautiful shower, but it has no storage. We had one of those wire gizmos hanging from the shower head but things would slip through & slip off and it wasn’t enough to store the family-size bottles of shampoo, etc. plus the various body scrubs & gels that have made their way into [...]

The question of whether or not to provide our teens with cell phones or smartphones is not easily answered. On the one hand, it’s a safety issue. In a dangerous situation, a cell phone can be a lifeline. That’s no small argument in favour of the cell phone, especially for our generation of helicopter parents. [...]

As many of you know, I am super-excited about finding a nutritious on-the-go Drive-Thru option: Fruit & Maple Oatmeal from McDonald’s. You can read why I’m a believer right here. Being that getting nutritious fare on-the-go is something of concern to busy moms, it’s worthy of a chat, and if we’re going to have a [...]

You’ve dropped off the kids, and as the door to the minivan closes, you begin calculating how long it will take you to get to your downtown appointment. Your stomach grumbles. You suddenly realize that in all the hoopla of finding mittens & packing lunches, you forgot to eat. AGAIN. I’ll just grab a muffin [...]

Sleep- The gift that keeps on giving. When your kids sleep better, you sleep better. When you sleep better the day goes smoother. When the day goes smoother, everyone sleeps better… …and it all starts with bedtime.  We all know that when our kids embrace bedtime, sleep comes faster and easier. Cloud B products are [...]

Have you ever noticed that your kids take things WAY more seriously when it comes from a source that is not Mommy or Daddy? Well, how seriously do you think they would take it if Santa had something to say to them- personally? Uh-huh…me, too.  You BET they’d take it seriously!  Especially if they think [...]

As I have expressed more than once, in a world of buttons & screens, earbuds & trackpads, I tend to favour old-fashioned toys that encourage imaginative play. A few years ago our family became acquainted with the American Girl line of dolls, clothing and accessories and although they cost a pretty penny, my husband & [...]