How to Survive Life in the Suburbs

Never Go To Bed Mad? Who are THEY Kidding?

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Attention: If you are my Mother, my sister, My Mother-In-Law, Sister-In-Law or some important person that I work for, this post is not for your eyes.  Look away!!  You have been warned. I have been with my Hubby forever since 1993?  In all honesty, I’m so tired today, I can’t even do the math.  We have been through a lot. … View Post

Mini Egg Shortbread Warning. Dangerous For Your Thighs

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I totally stole this from a girlfriend and am passing the yummy on to you! I flat out refuse to be the only Mama puttin on the pounds this Easter. Happy Easter! Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Ingredients 1 cup of flour 1/2 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup of icing sugar 3/4 cup of butter (softened) 200g. bag Mini Eggs (broken… View Post

If It Looks Like A Chicken And Walks Like A Chicken

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….then it is probably the funniest, cutest, giggle inducing, Squawkin’ Egg Droppin’ Hen created by Hallmark that you ever did see! This little hen sings a little ditty, does a little dance and lays a few eggs.  Your little one’s will adore it.  Warning, the song will be stuck in your head for hours!  Hallmark Canada has come out with… View Post

No More Paper On The Floor! Cottonelle

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Do you know what I am truly sick of?  This. Yes, I’m, baring it all and showing you my paper on the floor.  Seriously?  My children are 10 and 13, my Husband, well he claims to be a grown man!  How difficult is it to take the empty roll off the holder and simply put on a brand new roll?… View Post

How To Get A Man To Caulk Your Shower

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Our shower was in a state of super yuck.  Twenty five year old house and a shower to match.  No matter how much bleach, Mr. Clean and foaming cleansers I used, I couldn’t get that sucker clean.  It was time to pull out the big guns.  Beg for help from the Hubby. I couldn’t stand the shower anymore, and I… View Post

Then There Were The Pools – Reunion Resort

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I think my children are part fish.  In the summer we live in the back yard splashing and laughing.  When we go on vacation, it is all about the pool, in the case of Reunion Resort, it was all about the pools!  So many gorgeous tropical areas to choose from, and simply not enough time.  On day two of our… View Post

This Weeks Confessions From The Suburbs

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I have a blemish, no a zit, in the middle of my chin and am embarrassed as hell about it.  Zits should not happen to 40 year olds! I currently feel anxious, angry and stressed.  Why?  Not because there is a single thing wrong in my life, but because little girls are mean.  Sigh.  Raising girls is hard. I’m not… View Post

SHOP.CA Can’t Launch Soon Enough!

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My sisters birthday was just around the corner and I was determined to find her the perfect gift.  You see, she had her first baby in October and as every first time Mama knows, once that baby is born suddenly the whole world wants to know “How’s the baby?”, demands,  “I want to come see the baby!”.  I remember that… View Post