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Last week I was invited to a dear friend’s going-away party, and was informed that the event was going to be a “Favourite Things,” party. The concept is kind of like non-seasonal version of Secret Santa parties: everyone has to choose an item that fits within the established price range that they would call one [...]
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Although technically spring has been here since March 21st, spring-like weather has been more elusive. And many of us have used that as an excuse to stay indoors. Well no more! The David Suzuki Foundation has issued an intriguing challenge: Can you spend 30 minutes in nature each day for 30 days, starting on May [...]
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The NHL Play offs are coming! While I’m sad that the Flames are not playing this year, I am excited about having 4 Canadian teams to cheer for this spring. Is hockey a Canadian cliche? Maybe but I embrace it. I was born in Montreal and surrounded by boys (Dad, 2 brothers, lots of male [...]
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A truly sweet book about overcoming fears. Fly, Chick, Fly! by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross tells the tale of three baby owl chicks. Two of the chicks hatch early, are eager to fly and start independent lives. The third chick takes her time hatching, has absolutely no interest in flying and is terribly worried [...]
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We welcome back Deborah Lowther this week to discuss the importance of vitamins in our diets. As the owner of Adult Essentials and Iron Kids, she may have a vested interest but her points are sound. In our family we take multi-vitamins (when mommy brain here remembers to buy them…) in order to supplement our [...]
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Well, I did it. I finally took my kids camping in a tent! Camping in the shoulder season can be a challenge because of the weather but with a trailer most of those issues are overcome. We had such a lovely time last year on Easter long weekend that we planned on doing it again [...]
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I woke up this morning did something I don’t usually do — I turned on the TV. My husband, who had been up until about 3 am watching CNN told me what had happened in Boston: that the suspected bombers had gone on a rampage, one of them had been killed, and that the entire [...]
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Confession time: I’ve recently taken up running. While you won’t find me running marathons anytime soon (or probably ever) I can now run more than a block without feeling out of breath! Sadly that is a major accomplishment because I’ve never been able to run very far without feeling like I was going to vomit. [...]
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Pick up any one of this week’s celebrity gossip magazines and you’re guaranteed to see an image of pregnant Kim Kardashian in a billowing white dress with headlines screaming about how she’s just “TOO FAT!” The tabloids are reveling over Kim’s “dramatic” weight gain, that she’s ballooned to a scandalous “205 lbs,” how she’s gorging [...]
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A recall has been issued for 100% cotton footed one-piece sleepers and a sleep gown from babyGap and Old Navy. Health Canada found that a sampling of the sleepers don’t meet flammability requirements for children’s sleepwear. Please note that there have been no one has reported an injury due to the sleepers. The reason for [...]
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