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• Family Fun at Centreville Amusement Park

  

  I've always wanted to take the girls to Centreville Amusement Park, and the beautiful long weekend gave us perfect opportunity. Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Real Deal About Shining: Guest Post from Vasavi Kumar

  

  Today I welcome Vasavi Kumar, a certified life coach with dual master's degrees in social work and special education, as my special guest blogger. Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Look What I Found: My Acting Career Edition

  

  (This is the continuation of a series where I sort through old stuff, and you - lucky, lucky you! - get to see what I have found. I do such good work here, don'... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Determined Kid In The Kitchen: Guest Post

  

  Today I'm welcoming Nancy from Life Takes Over as a special guest blogger here at This Mom Loves. I think you'll enjoy her tale of her daughter baking almost... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Second Pregnancies: Need Sources and Input For Article

  Hello dear readers, I'm working on an article about second pregnancies for a national magazine (I'm trying to act cool about it but really I'm super excited!)... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Walmart's New (and FREE!) Live Better Magazine

  

  You know how I love my magazines, and last month Walmart launched a brand-new (and free) publication. Walmart Live Better, a multi-platform lifestyle magazine,... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Simple Earth-Friendly Shopping Tips: Guest Post

  

  Lord knows that while I see the importance of making environmentally-friendly decisions, often convenience wins out for me. Enter Caroline from Eco Baby Boom,... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Walmart's Frugal Heroes Challenge: Summer Style Under $100

  

  When I was asked to be part of the Walmart Frugal Heroes Challenge, I couldn't resist! Bloggers were provided with $100 challenges to choose from, or given the... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Multitasking...For Dummies? My New Treadmill Desk

  

  The picture says it all, really, but my Dad custom-built this amazing treadmill desk for his crazy multitasking daughter. Doesn't everyone want to write article... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• This Mom's Recommended Reading

  

  In addition to about 20 magazines (they are my motivation for the treadmill), I read three books over the March Break: {Note: it didn't really take me this... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Jessica Mulroney: The Momterview

  

  Jessica Mulroney is one busy woman. Wife and mother of twin boys, she is also a Style Expert for Birks Jewellery, and is helping spread the word about the new... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Calling Guest Bloggers!

  This Mom Loves is looking for some enthusiastic guest bloggers for the Spring and Summer seasons! Do you have a particular area of expertise or top-ten-tips to... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• ET Canada's Cheryl Hickey Welcomes Baby Number 2

  

  Congratulations to Cheryl Hickey, husband Kevin Foley, and son Jaxs who welcomed baby girl Nyla to their family on Wednesday April 17th, 2013. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Wednesday Words From the Gospels

  Wait! Don't surf away/delete this e-mail just because you aren't Catholic. Or Christian. Or a believer at all. Even if that is the case, I would be hard... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Look What I Found: The Kelly Ripa Edition

  

  I recently cleaned out our filing cabinet and was excited to come across an old file marked "Autographed Photos". The back story: when I was a kid, I loved... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Promoting a Facebook Post: Is It Worth It?

  

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  Posted on 11 April 2013 SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Book Launch Party: Kathy Buckworth's "I Am So The Boss Of You"

  

  Yeah, so I went to a Book Launch a couple of weeks ago. No biggie. Okay, fine, it was the first time I've been to one and I thought it was totally cool! Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Homework: Oui Ou Non?

  

  According to a tidbit in the April issue of Parents magazine, French president Francois Hollande has proposed a ban on homework. Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Nia Vardalos: The "Instant Mom"-terview

  

  Nia Vardalos' new book, "Instant Mom", is about adoption. But let me be clear: it is not just about adoption. It's more of a hybrid... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How I Spring Cleaned My Twitter Account {And Tim's Card Up For Grabs!}

  

  {Prologue: If you read to the end, you could win a $25 Tim Horton's gift card!} Twitter can be wonderful, especially for bloggers. Last week, I sent out this... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING