Customized Whiteboards from Tailor Made Whiteboards Make Family Organizing Easy-Giveaway

It’s a little hard for me to believe sometimes, but my boys aren’t babies anymore! My oldest is reading, playing sports and going to the library all by himself and my youngest is dressing himself, playing independently and only too eager to remind me that he’s “a big boy.” Going from caring for all my boys’ needs to realizing that they can handle more responsibility themselves has taken me a bit of time, but I’m getting there!

Finding ways to give my boys the responsibility that they craved has been one of my biggest challenges and so I decided to start simply by giving the boys some daily chores. And just as I was planning out that idea, Tailor Made Whiteboards contacted me and offered me the chance to review one of its gorgeous customized activity planners, chore boards or menu planners. Of course, I chose the Chore Board and I was especially excited that I was able to customize it with a picture of my two boys to make it extra special!

tailor made whiteboards chore board [Read more...]

Fabulous Friday Giveaway Linky

If you have a giveaway you would like to share with readers, please link it up below! If you could use the format name-prize-restrictions-end date (eg. My Blog-Awesome Prize-US-1/15), that would be wonderful. Happy giveaway entering!

Maximize Your Closet’s Potential with the New Rubbermaid Closet Helper System

I think every woman dreams of that huge closet with neat rows of hangers, perfectly positioned shelves and every item of clothing in place. But the reality is that most household closets have a single hang bar and a single shelf above it. Definitely not the best way to maximize space for most people, but who has the time to fully renovate their closet?

That’s why Rubbermaid created the Closet Helper system. This unique tool-free system makes maximizing closet space quick and easy so that anyone can get the organized closet of their dreams! I recently received the Rubbermaid Closet Helper Max Add-On to review and I couldn’t wait to check it out.

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Go Further This Summer with a New AIR MILES and GMC Partnership and a Twitter Contest #DRIVEYOURAIRMILES

Is there anything better than a summer road trip? My boys and I absolutely love a good road trip, whether we’re heading off to Grandma’s house for the day or packing up all our gear for a weeklong camping trip. So about the only thing that could make that road trip even better is getting plenty of AIR MILES reward miles along the way!

gmc air miles

This summer, Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac and AIR MILES have partnered to help Canadians do just that! From now until July 2, 2013, you can earn up to 3,000 AIR MILES reward miles on the purchase or lease of select Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles. You’ll be starting that road trip with a smile after taking advantage of this great offer! [Read more...]

Stellar Performances, Special Effects and Leather Pants Make Stars on Ice a Hit

Figure skating is such a beautiful sport. The combination of athletic ability, breathtaking tricks and beautiful choreography captivates me every time and I love watching a really good show. Recently Jergens offered me the chance to check out the Saskatoon performance of Stars on Ice featuring some of Canada’s most popular and talented figure skaters including Patrick Chan, Ashley Wagner and the incredible Kurt Browning, my favourite figure skater ever since I watched him win the World Championships when I was just a child.

stars on ice program

But as much as I would have loved to attend, the two-hour drive was a bit much to manage and I knew that my mother and sister would appreciate the experience even more since my sister used to be a figure skater herself. My mother, Sharlee and her good friend Hannah were thrilled to head to the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon to check out the show and the girls loved it so much, they couldn’t stop talking about it! [Read more...]

Winners-May 7

Congratulations to the lucky winners of the May 7 giveaways!

  • Goofy Grin Monsters Community Pack-$80 Value – 1363 – Amy B.
  • Live Clean Hand Cream Prize Pack – 331 – Angela M.
  • Twistos Snack Bites and Crackers Prize Pack-$50 Value – 1060 – Aimee R.
  • Parker IM Premium Metallic Pink Pen-$50 Value – 989 – Zoey J.

Winners, you have 72 hours to respond to the email I sent or I will draw another winner. Thank so much to everyone that entered!

Teach Children the Importance of Perseverance with the Never Give Up Bunny-Giveaway

In many ways, kids don’t get as many chances to fail as they used to. Sports are often played in a non-competitive setting, children are no longer held back at school and because instilling positive self-esteem has become a focus for so many parents, many children no longer learn about how to continue on regardless when they’d don’t succeed at a task.

But failure is a part of life and learning to keep moving forward despite a setback is one of the most important lessons we can give our children. That is the concept behind the Never Give Up Bunny and recently I received the Never Give Up Bunny Family Pack to review so I could see just how these adorable bunnies help children learn about perseverance and achieving goals.

boy with never give up bunny bani-o [Read more...]

Wordless Wednesday with Linky-Hit the Field!

boy playing soccer

Benjamin at his very first soccer game, ready to get into the action!

boy kicking soccer ball

And Zackary already revved up for the season and practising his moves!


If you have a Wordless Wednesday post, please link it up below; I’d love to check it out! [Read more...]