Keeping My Bathroom Clean with Lysol #LysolPowerandFree

Feb 19, 2013 by

Potty training Monkey went far smoother then I could have ever imagined.  Yes we have had accidents, and with the arrival of Little Bear we did see some regression with Monkey.  But overall it has been much easier than I expected, that is until we tried to transition Monkey from the potty to the toilet… All of a sudden things got trickier,and messier. See boys need to aim, even when...

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A Family Tradition: Tourtiere Recipe #HealthyFamilies

Dec 30, 2012 by

Every Christmas eve for as long as I can remember we have always had a special meal: Tourtiere.  If you don’t know what Tourtiere is you are missing out.  It is a traditional Quebec dish, a meat pie made with ground pork and beef.  My Grandmother would make up a large batch and freeze the pies to sell at the church, give to people who had fallen ill, and of course for our family on...

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Get your Flu Shot Canada!

Dec 15, 2012 by

Have you got you flu shot yet?  The last time I have the flu was about 10 years ago when I was in university.  It was so bad I even missed an exam (and writing a make up exam 2 months later is no fun at all!).  Ever since then I have made sure to get my flu shot every year.  Not just for me, but also for the people around me.  I lived with my Grandma for a couple of years and visited her...

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Breaking out the Cold Fighting Tool Kit #HealthyFamilies

Nov 27, 2012 by

And so it begins…  Little Bear was barely a week old when I got the call from daycare… Monkey was not feeling well I would need to come pick him up.  I knew we would be battling colds this winter but I had been hoping we could hold off on sickness in our house until Little Bear was a month old.  But toddlers are germy little creatures and sure enough Monkey had picked up a nasty cold...

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Keeping My Family Health – Hand Washing Tips #HealthyFamilies

Nov 6, 2012 by

It is hard to believe that it is November already, I feel like October disappeared into thin air between Thanksgiving, the ShesConnected Conference, and Halloween.  With the cool air settling in I was not surprised to see A.C. with his first runny nose of the cold & flu season.  It is amazing how quickly the runny noses set in, 1 cool Fall day and every kid in his daycare class should be...

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