There's days were I can sit at the computer screen and nothing comes to me, nothing to say. Writer's block strikes again! Of course, late at night, when I am lying in bed trying to sleep.....that is the time when my brain switches on and the words pour into my head! Anyone else go through this? Whether your a writer, blogger, student, or struggled to write out a personal note, you likely understand! 101 Motivational Stories for Writers — Budding or Bestselling — from Books to Blogs No matter … [Read more...]
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Writers
Visit the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Charlotte NC
disclosure: We received complimentary tickets to visit the NASCAR Hall of Fame and ride the simulator, however, all opinions expressed are honest and my own. My family recently took a two week road trip to sunny Florida! We were really anxious and excited to get there, so we drove 25 hours straight with the beach calling our names the whole time. On the return home though, we decided to take it a little slower and get to know some of those states we had driven through on the way … [Read more...]
Mommy’s So Pretty
All of my boys are quick with kind words, but maybe none more than my Little Buddy. He started telling me I was 'so pretty' at a young age and never looked back, saying it so many times in fact that it grew into a song! And with him only being 3 and all, he didn't have a huge play list of songs running through his head and this one really stuck. He would sing it almost every day at random times. At the breakfast table, in the van, playing in the sandbox....it quickly became my favourite song … [Read more...]
Bringing Home Baby ~ #ILoveSwaddlers Twitter Party Wed June 26th 8-9pm est
With the world's most popular baby due any day now, people are buzzing with anticipation on having a new royal baby to ohhhh and awwwww over. And while our baby boys didn't arrive with nearly as much fanfare, we were just as excited as Princess Kate and Prince William are and we gave all of our boys the royal treatment with Pampers Swaddlers. I remember those last days of pregnancy fondly, I savoured every last kick and bump, knowing that soon my baby boy would be here at last! We had waited … [Read more...]
PC has everything for Summer’s on the patio!
The first day of Summer is finally here! woot! go ahead Canada make some noise!!! It's no secret from coast to coast we have been inundated with horrible weather and finally we can rejoice! Summer is officially here and it actually felt like Summer today too! Patio Weather = Patio Food Time to fire up the barbie folks! Tonight at casa MVTB, it is ribfest! With none other than PC's Molasses, Brown Sugar and Bourbon sauce! This sticky goodness is a perfect pairing for the bbq and equally … [Read more...]
The Great Grocery Giveaway!
It's officially barbecue season Canadians!!!! And you know I say that because traditionally the kick off would have been wayyyy before June, but Canadians from coast to coast got rocked with crappy weather all Spring! It really wasn't fair, was it? Time to make up for it now!! The Great Grocery Giveaway! Play the Great Grocery Giveaway scratch game on Facebook for your chance to win daily and weekly prizes and be entered for a chance at the Grand Prize... wait for it....wait for … [Read more...]