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Better TV Prize Winners!
Heather Hamilton (TJZMommy) in Just Between Us - 6 comments - posted on Aug 4th, 2010Congratulations to all of our random winners and thank you to everyone for their fantastic Back to School tips (some will be featured in our upcoming newsletter)!! If you are a winner, please email heather@ptpamedia.com with details of where we can send your prize. A huge PTPA thanks to our sponsors; Mabel’s Labels, SodaStream and Corel! Winners of the Award Winning and Fan Favorite Mabel’s Labels Pack and their Back to School Tips; Lisa P. My daughter just moved up to a new class at pre-school, … Continue reading
Quite a few years ago, I saw these funny looking bikes that didn’t have pedals. The theory of these pedal-less bikes was explained to me. The kids push themselves along, lifting their feet and gaining a sense of balance faster than they would using the traditional ‘learning to ride a bike’ methodology. This all made a lot of sense to me. At that time, I had a little tot who I thought would benefit from having one of these fancy little wooden European bikes. Then I saw the price tag and quickly threw some training wheels on an old two-wheeler … Continue reading
The Mother’s Day Gift to Give Yourself
Julie Cole in Just Between Us - 5 comments - posted on May 3rd, 2010Mothers can have bad days – kids misbehave, work gets on top of you, the house is a dump, your husband is being useless, etc. Mothers often tell me that when they are having a bad day, they think of me and they instantly feel better. The chaos in my life provides them with some comfort in those manic mama moments. But I have to let you in on a little secret: it’s not that bad. In fact, it’s pretty darn good. Sure, I don’t get a lot of sleep and nights out on the town are few and far … Continue reading
I love seeing how kid and baby products have developed over the years. Since I had my first kid ten years ago and launched the business (www.mabel.ca) seven years ago, so many fun, useful and beautiful products have cropped up. Attending baby shows with my business is an occupational hazard – I am a consumer at risk. Being surrounded by so many cool products, often created by innovative mamas (who are my peers and friends!), can make for very tempting times. However, I recently committed to focusing on things that would simplify my life. As a result, I examined ways … Continue reading
I’m quite sure that this product must be controversial. We know that “Breast is Best” and that feeding time is a great opportunity to cuddle and connect with baby. There is nothing I love more than breastfeeding a little one. And when babe moves to a bottle, I continue to treasure feeding time. But around my busy house, sometimes baby is screaming for a bottle as toddler is bleeding profusely and biggies are about to miss the school bus. It’s just how it is around here. So, I have the choice – leave baby screaming as I deal with the … Continue reading
You’d think that with a family my size, we’d just avoid going anywhere. Overseas travel sounds out of the question, right? This is not the case for my clan. My in-laws live overseas and we have committed to visiting them every second holiday season. This is where the fun begins – the sad reality is that they are not just on the other side of the province or even the country. It takes 20 hours of air time to get to these people. Let’s not even think about the years that get taken off your life from hanging around … Continue reading
Whether you call them swaddling blankets, bunny rugs, wraps or receiving blankets – this is the one baby product I can’t live without. You see, I swaddle my babies. Tight. In fact, I sort of mummify them. People watch in fascination as I wrap a baby before a nap or bedtime. I give regular tutorials to new parents and the nurses at the hospital take tips and ask for demos. Most mamas stop swaddling long before baby is rolling over. Not me – I’ll have to unwrap my babies so that their hands are free to write out their college … Continue reading
Whenever I have a baby, I put a decent amount of energy into making it a big fat deal for the siblings. Basically I make a new baby their event. Since I’m all c-sections, the date baby is going to be born is no big mystery. It allows us to have some fun on the eve of babe’s birth. We make big “It’s a Boy” and “It’s a Girl” banners and blow up pink and blue balloons galore. We can hardly contain our excitement over which banner and balloons will take pride of place in front of our house. … Continue reading