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Somewhere in South America: Photo Credit. JM (my nephew) I have very adventurous nephews and nieces. My one nephew (whose pictures you see in this post) has travelled through South East Asia, South America and is currently in India. His older brother finally caught the travelling buy and went with him to India for two … Read more
April 2nd is a vey special day. The United Nation has designated every April 2nd as World Autism Awareness Day #WAAD2014. It is a day to create awareness, educate, donate and celebrate. I recently wrote a post on The Canadian Mother Resource blog about how it came about that we found out about our son … Read more
I have a passion for LinkedIn®. Long before others understood the importance of networking on-line, I was preaching to the doubters. LinkedIn® is a powerful networking platform. So much so that every second two more people join LinkedIn®. With that kind of growing professional network it is no wonder that we find many brands and … Read more
When I was 16 years old, I was in a car with my girlfriend Leslie. We were on our way to see another friend of ours at an outdoor pool. She was finishing up for the night and we were all going to go out for ice cream afterwards. It was a warm summer night … Read more
I loved The Winter Palace. I loved it so much that I convinced my book club to read it. They loved this book. We had a great book club because Ms. Stachniak was gracious enough to join us on Skype and answer some of our most pressing questions: How did you research the book? Did … Read more
If you follow my blog, you know that I have three wonderful but very active children. This means that there are constant demands on our pocketbooks to dish out some cash for just about anything. It is a constant struggle to negotiate our wants with our needs and then there are the must-haves. Recently I … Read more
I was just listening to Ontario Today (a provincial call in show on CBC Radio One). The discussion today was all about Barbie. She celebrates her 55th Birthday this year and the host, Rita Celli, was having a lively discussion about whether this iconic doll was welcomed in your home or was tossed in a … Read more
I would have to say about 5 years ago someone sent me a challenge on Facebook to write out a list of 25 Random Facts about myself. I found this kind of fun and I have updated this list at least once before. I’ve just realized that I did this almost three years ago and … Read more