How to Survive Life in the Suburbs

Are Some Summers Better Than Others?

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There have been some summers where I have looked back and felt like we did nothing, went nowhere, and saw no one!  Just a blur of hazy days and hotter nights.  This year I made a vow to myself, I was not going to let the summer just pass us by.  I was going to make it a special one… View Post

Routines For Healthy Learning!

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Are you run off your feet like I am?  Trying to organize two girls for back to school when you are still in summer mode is proving to be rough!  Just in time to save the day, a Guest Post with some great recipes and tips to get us in the swing of things! It’s time to plan for back… View Post

Missing My Quiet Ride–The Buick Enclave

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Don’t be jealous, but when I made the four and half hour drive up to Cottage Country last week.  That was my sweet ride! (Okay, you can be a little jealous)  Pretty right?  This my friends is the Buick Enclave, my newest test drive of pure crossover luxury. Want to know a secret?  The pretty of this vehicle is so… View Post

Shopping On Line? It Saved My Vacay

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Running out of breath, running out of time.  Not getting through the ridiculous long to –do lists!  Always finding myself at the very bottom of each and every list.  Sigh.  Does this sound familiar?  This was the super crunch I found myself facing just five days before we were to take the long awaited and eagerly anticipated summer vacation.  Now… View Post

Did You Know Dragonfly’s Can Grin?

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I will just go ahead and apologise now.  For the next couple of weeks I might just drive you all a bit crazy with my “This one time at the cottage…” stories.  I will try and throw in a little of the usual snark and sass so you don’t get too bored and leave me forever! So this one time… View Post

Travelling With Your Kids? Um…Always!

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I live a couple of hours outside of Toronto.  Sometimes I love that I am safely tucked away in the burbs, sometimes it’s a big pain!  I have places to go, people I want to see, and events I want to attend!  So when I found out about the Crowne Plaza Toronto Airport Hotels new initiative to make life easier… View Post

And… I’m Back

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Seven days stuffed full of family time.  No television, no internet, but nearly perfect weather, and so many laughs.  So much to tell you!  For now, a teaser!It was a full week of cottage country bliss.  Thanks to @BuickCanada  we made the four and half hour drive in style.  I may be developing a bit of a crush on the… View Post

I’m Back , and I Have a Hot Tip!

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I’m back from what can only be describes as the BEST vacation I’ve had in years!  I have so much to tell you, so many pictures to share, (there were indeed some blog worthy moments) but the very first thing I have to quickly let you know about is a fabulous sale going on at SHOP.ca ! Seriously!  It ends… View Post

Miss Me?

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I am (hopefully) relaxing in our rented cottage by a beautiful lake, deep, deep in the woods.  So blessed to be surrounded by my family and making memories that will last a lifetime.  I just know it will be blog worthy!!! Hope you are all enjoying some of these last days of summer. “See” you soon!