We're nothing if not a covetous bunch around here, but we're mostly reasonable about it. You don't see us asking for private jets to take us around the world, or a cure for wrinkles, or access to cheese that doesn't cost the same as a small mortgage payment. What we like to share is attainable for a lot of us. So, which ones of these makes your list this week? Laureen Farnam - I don’t know how I've lived my life this long without knowing about The Purple Store. If I write a …
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The Golden Rule is Wrong
We all preach it: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. It’s a simple principle: treat others as you wish to be treated. But, what if we're doing it all wrong? At only four, my son already knows that …
Lyme Disease Prevention During Camping Season
As Canadians and Americans send their children to camp or head out for annual camping trips, local public notices flood the airwaves — or inboxes — with warnings about all manner of insects and the diseases they …
Dinner On The Go: When the Dining Room is a Minivan
With four kids under 13, I try to keep the extracurricular activities to one or two per child at any given time. But when you multiply that by the number of kids in my family, it still means we are out during dinner time …
Everything You Know About Winter Tires is Wrong And What You Need to Do About It!
I was recently invited to attend a Kal Tire driving event in Edmonton and obviously, I surmised, it was because of my mad driving skills. I figured they'd heard how I can do 0-60 without spilling my tea, how I can …
How To Boost A Car Battery – Sisters are Doing it for Themselves
Last Tuesday there was quite a sight to behold in the parking lot of my kids’ school. There was a lot of hooting and hollering, a lady doing the moonwalk, and two others with their fists in the air and looks of …
Ten Commandments For Hockey Parents
The back to school flurry and the reddening leaves mean one thing: hockey season is approaching. It actually means many things are approaching, like winter and clearing snowy driveways and nostrils that stick together …
