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Gift idea – DVD of the Month Club

2 December 2009 Happy holidays

I got a pitch for a DVD of the Month Club from Film Movement Canada and thought it was a cool enough idea to share with you. It would make a great gift idea for someone who might otherwise be difficult to buy for, and the prices are reasonable for new DVDs. Just thought I’d [...]

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And I thought the list was limited to “breasts.”

17 November 2009 How I love the Interwebs

Another laugh-out-loud search return from the traffic log! I mean really, what kind of odd things *would* someone put in a bra???

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Canadian kids don’t count to corporate America

9 November 2009 Consumer culture

Sheesh, as it if it weren’t bad enough that gullible Canadian parents have been excluded from the Baby Einstein refund offer, now comes news that Canadian parents aren’t included in the recently-announced recall of Maclaren strollers, even though the strollers are the same in both Canada and the US and all strollers are apparently a [...]

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The Internet scares me

3 November 2009 How I love the Interwebs

I’m not even sure where to start deconstructing this search query that led some poor confused soul to my blog this morning.

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When your child gets the flu…

29 October 2009 Mothering without a licence

I swear, one of these days I will get over my obsession with H1N1 and stop talking and reading and thinking about it. Soon! But in the interim, I really appreciated this article from the Toronto Star about what to do if your child actually gets the flu. I’m not prone to panic in a [...]

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It’s a Lego Christmas!

28 October 2009 Ah, me boys

Ugh, I know, three days to Halloween and I’m on about Christmas. But after missing it for the last two years, I was finally on the ball enough to pick up a Lego City Advent Calendar at Mrs Tiggy Winkles this week, and come December 1 I am going to be the Mother of the [...]

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On vaccinations

26 October 2009 Life, the Universe and Everything

IMHO, this article from Wired magazine should be required reading for anyone with concerns about any kind of vaccination, including the H1N1 shot. Long, but informative. (FWIW, we’re going on Wednesday to get our H1N1 shots. I am completely and utterly convinced it’s the right thing to do.)

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New Ottawa Waterpark Photos!

9 October 2009 Ottawa Family Fun

How excited am I? Here’s the Flickr feed of the new Ottawa water park, Calypso, due to open June 7, 2010. You can see the rides, slides and pools under construction — way fun! It’s going to be way wicked cool — I can’t wait!!! Edited to add: you can see pictures from my sneak [...]

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EI successfully claimed by both parents for twins

18 September 2009 Canadianisms

From CBC Ottawa, news that an Ottawa couple successfully argued that both parents are entitled employment insurance (EI) parental benefits for their twins. Each parent claims the benefits for one child. The decision applies only to this couple, but sets an amazing precedent. Way cool!

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Twitter 101 for Parents

11 September 2009 How I love the Interwebs

Toying with the idea of Twitter, but don’t know where or why to start? My friend and bloggy mentor Ann Douglas has put together this amazing post on twitter resources for parents — how and why you might want to use it. It’s great stuff!

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