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Voula Martin



Author Bio:

A University of Calgary Political Science graduate and mom of two, Voula was born in Montreal, grew up in Calgary and lived for 5 years in the lovely west coast city of Port Moody before returning to Calgary. As Editor in Chief of Family Fun Canada, an idea she helped take from a kitchen table discussion to a country wide digital distribution, Voula oversees a dedicated team of talented, amazing contributing writers. *Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) member

Website: https://www.familyfuncanada.com

Posts by Voula Martin:


The Gathering-Review

Posted on: April 16, 2011

The Story The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong is as story of a group of kids living in a remote small town on Vancouver Island (yay Canadian setting) whose primary employer is a medical research facility.  Some weird incidents start occurring, including suspicious deaths and encounters with cougars, which forms the
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How to Raise a Boyfriend-Book Review

Posted on: March 15, 2011

Does your boyfriend/husband/partner royally tick you off from time to time? Does he have a bad habit that you really wonder if you can continue to tolerate? Do you think he is worth it despite all that? If that’s the case read “How to Raise a Boyfriend” by Rebecca Eckler
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Oh those Relatives!

Posted on: March 10, 2011

Everyone has a crazy relative. Sometimes it’s a grandparent, sometimes it’s an uncle, but we all have at least one. If you are someone of a more ethnic background; Philipino, Italian, Dutch or even Newfie, you likely have several. I, being Greek, have more than my fair share of colourful
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The Lucky Sperm Club-Book Review

Posted on: March 1, 2011

“The Lucky Sperm Club” by Rebecca Eckler is about Amanda, a 20-ish woman who had a child with Slade, a wealthy guy who dumps Amanda when he hears she is pregnant. With her court ordered child support, Amanda and her daughter Clover are doing okay until the day that Slade,
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A Christmas Tree Tradition

Posted on: December 8, 2010

My husband and I decided to get our Christmas tree the “old-fashioned way” the first year we moved into our own house. We put the quad in the back of the pick-up truck, wore warm winter clothes and drove out to the woods near Millarville with our map and $5
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My Mother, My Daughter?

Posted on: November 23, 2010

One day a mother and daughter are getting ready to leave the house. One looks at the other and says; “Is that what you’re wearing today?” “Yes” she replies a little defensively, “why do you ask?” “I don’t know about that skirt, it seems too…” Do you think she was
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Secretariat – Movie Review

Posted on: October 8, 2010

My father-in-law never passes up an opportunity for a good road-trip. As newly weds in the late 60’s he and my mother-in-law drove from Calgary to Mexico City to visit friends and only blew one transmission. They were always up for an adventure. Before my husband was born they would
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Kooza is Pure Cirque Magic

Posted on: September 20, 2010

Today we offer a little something different. Our blog has been co-written by one of the Family Fun Calgary Dad’s 🙂 First, Melissa’s husband Justin gives us his perspective of the show: I have seen three Cirque shows in Calgary. My view of Cirque du Soleil is that they keep
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I HATE Potty Training!

Posted on: May 27, 2010

A friend recently posted the following status update on Facebook : “If there’s a book out there called “How To Potty Train a Stubborn 3 Year Old With An Attitude” please let me know where to find it.” I laughed until I cried because I could have written it. Except
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Random Thoughts by a Sleepless Mom…

Posted on: January 3, 2010

It’s been so long since I blogged about not being able to sleep. I’ve done it a lot, so I will spare you another one whining about not getting my much needed beauty sleep. Tonight (this morning?) I woke up at 2:30 and couldn’t get back to sleep. Half an
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