When life hands you lemons, made lemonade, as the saying goes! Hear about a few people who know how to do just that in Chicken Soup for the Soul's latest book, From Lemons to Lemonade! Chicken Soup for the Soul: From Lemons to Lemonade 101 Positive, Practical, and Powerful Stories about Making the Best of a Bad Situation When life hands you lemons... make lemonade! This collection is full of inspiring true stories from others who did just that, and will help you make the best of any bad … [Read more...]
Chicken Soup for the Soul ~ From Lemons to Lemonade {Giveaway}
2013 Royale Inspire Us Collection with
Have you ever looked at your box of tissue, with it's floral decor or amazing landscape shot and think to yourself 'I've got a photo that would look great on this box'? Well, you would be among good company, because when Royale held the ROYALE Inspire Us Photo Challenge, more than 9,100 Canadians entered the contest! Turns out, we all have a few good shots that would look amazing on the side of a tissue box! Here's a couple of my own that I would have submitted! … [Read more...]
Virtual Play Date ~ River Fun
Last Summer I was so good at sharing with you all our weekend adventures through a series of Virtual Playdates. This Summer, I admit, I dropped the ball! But right before Summer ended we took the boys back to one of favourite river spots on a hot day and my camera was in tow. The place was packed, as the whole town it seemed had arrived to splash and play on the last weekend of Summer! The water in this area is only ankle to knee deep in most areas. You might be wondering why my oldest son … [Read more...]
KidzBop 24
My boys love to sing "Scream and Shout" when we are driving along in the car together, it totally cracks me! So when I saw it was on the line up for the all new KidzBop 24, I knew my boys were going to love it! Mommy has a few favourites too like "I knew you were trouble" and "Girl on Fire". I like that the already popular songs are sung by kids just for kids so you know the songs are all appropriate and geared to their age group. "Don't Stop the Party" with KidzBop 24! … [Read more...]
RW Garcia Tortilla chips and crackers
Our family has a handful of items that we keep stocked up on so we never run out, ketchup, peanut butter, cheese and tortilla chips. Yes, we love us some tortilla chips and with a house of picky eaters where it's impossible to find an item the whole house can agree they love, this is the one! From chips and salsa, to nachos, to the good old dip scooper we adore tortillas! Recently, we had the chance to try out a new brand to us, RW Garcia. The brand is available throughout Canada and offers a … [Read more...]
There’s a new Swiffer in town!
Because the entire main floor of our house consists of almost no carpeting, I am long term BFF's with my swiffer. It's a family love really, because the boys love nothing more than to drive that bad boy around the house frightening dust bunnies that were cowering in corners and under couches. But there is a whole new Swiffer in town, all shiny and new and with the power of steam! The Swiffer BISSELL® SteamBoost™ is a steam mop that deeply penetrates dirt and helps remove messes mops can leave … [Read more...]