How to Survive Life in the Suburbs

No More Gimmies

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I wanted hardwood floors. Can’t stop dreaming about the next vacation. Lusting after the Prada dress and Louis Vuitton Bag. The neighbours can afford to put in a hot tub and they just bought a cottage up north too? Good grief how has that women had twins and look like THAT in a bikini. I am tired of headaches. Like… View Post

Making Memories With Hallmark

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I am a planner. I make lists, I use calendars, I live by schedules and check marks.  I am constantly dreaming of my next vacation.  I think this constant state of planning has a drawback.  Every once in a while I am slapped in the face with a moment of shock.  Shock that time is passing me by and my… View Post

Dempster’s® Thin Bagels – Review

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Hello, my name is Stephanie, and I am a carbaholic.  I can admit it, I am addicted to bread, muffins, crackers, pasta, potatoes, and bagels.  Oh yes, bagels.  Bagels covered with gobs of cream cheese, melted peanut butter, havarti, with tuna or salmon, as mini pizzas!! You get the idea.  I like my bagels.  That’s why when I was asked… View Post

Filtrete™ Water System Winners!

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We have winners!!  Three lucky winners of this great system distributed by 3M.  Drum roll please, the winners as picked by Random.org are: Number 80 Suziswapper said… 80 Follow on twitter as @suzieswapper Number 48 Milk and Coco in the City! said… 48 I have made the comment on twitter @milkandcoco amyeworrell@gmail.com Number 19 MommyKat said… 19 I follow you… View Post

Um, He’s A Butt Licker?

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After baseball tonight Coach took the entire girls team out for ice cream.  Sweetness. The parents all gathered around the giant picnic style tables and marvelled at how eight screaming 9 year old girls could be momentarily silenced by the power of ice cream.   As the babies licked and dribbled their way through their melty cones, I did my best… View Post

Who Do You Dress For?

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When I was a kid my dear Mother used to dress my sister and I up in matching outfits. Sigh.  This, I have now come to understand, is a bit of a right of passage. Most Mama’s in the Suburbs are guilty of this “dressing sin”.  I didn’t do the matching outfits, but I did do matching colour schemes.  Sorry… View Post

THREE Giveaways of The Filtrete™ Water Station!

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Have you seen this yet?  This little number is the The Filtrete™ Water Station. A new revolutionary way to enjoy the convenience of a water bottle without the guilt that you are contributing to the world’s land fills, or the expense of traditional water bottles. I was sent one of these sweet little systems to try for myself.  It arrived… View Post

Found In My Back Yard

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Finally, a day when all four of us could just sit in the backyard and enjoy the pool!  The first day this summer when all the stars aligned and the entire family was home at once!  The weather, ridiculously hot, dictated that a full blown pool day was in order.  Got the girls in their suits.  Applied the required sunscreen…. View Post

The Completely Indulgent BlogHer11 Post

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Did I tell you I’m going to BlogHer? Sixteen sleeps.  In just sixteen sleeps I will be boarding a plane and heading off to San Diego!  Suddenly I am suffering from “So much to do, so little time” syndrome so this is my rant, my random and my plea for advice! I’m all kinds of excited with just a little… View Post