Thanks to the Parent Club reader who e-mailed in this tip: I had a friend over for tea the other evening and I was complaining about the mass amounts of fruit flies I have been noticing this year…last year did not seem so bad! I know you can get fruit fly traps from Lee Valley…
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Parent Club on the mend
On the mend from Time Out for Parent Club… Mom being out of commission health-wise is like a mini-tsunami – it creates waves of shock, devastation and a re-building effort. (i.e. the shock of the kids “but who is going to take care of us?”, devastation of the schedule “um…what’s for dinner”, re-building effort “how…
Time Out for Parent Club
Despite looking for Super Mom Inspiration which led to Re-Calculating Parenting…despite it all…I’m headed into some unexpected surgery today (yep – the hospital kind). While I’m away (just for a bit – I’m far too addicted to the blogosphere to be gone very long) feel free to leave reading suggestions, virtual gifts of chocolate layer…
Parent Club Review: Bagel Os
The Parent Club Test Panel has been at it again… The What: Brand new, bite-size bagels filled with gourmet cream cheese. The delicious bites come in four flavours (herb and garlic, plain, blueberry and smoked salmon)and are kosher and completely nut-free. They’re available across Canada in Shoppers Drug Mart, Wal-Mart and Giant Tiger. The Review:…
Parent Club: Family Vacation Planning
Every family wants a family vacation (especially in the summer months). It is great to get away – but it shouldn’t break the family bank. Family getaways should be – and can be – family budget friendly. Whether you travel local, national or global — a family trip takes planning, organization and cost savings (that…
Parent Club travel tip
download video podcasts from itunes for kids to watch during trips. Sesame Street, Hannah Montanna, Nick Jr., Discovery channel. All free! www.parentclub.ca
Blog Award
Parent Club has been honoured with the HONEST SCRAP award from Another Day, Another Thought or Two… (glad that S is in there because I’m not sure how to take an HONEST CRAP award). Anyway, thank you – thank you for the award. So as recipient of this great honesty award, I now need to…
Day 4 – Fit-in 15
I have not – HAVE NOT – yet missed a day of the Fit-in 15 challenge. I have actually, looked-forward-to-doing a focused fitness activity just before lunch thus far. (Same bat time. Same bat channel. Everyday.) It’s true the more you engage in 15 minutes of fitness the more you get in the habit of…
Day 3 – Fit-in 15
Um…guys…my calves hurt (the Day 2 Fit-in 15 Fitness Menu was fun but I’m feelin’ it today). I surfed over to the Fit-in 15 site to get some tips on how to stretch my sore calves – and I stumbled upon this… Fit-in 15 is a public education initiative of the Canadian Chiropractic Association aimed…
Day 2 – Fit-in 15
I must admit…I liked my 15 minute brisk walk. A little Jai Ho (slumdog millionaire soundtrack) was the perfect soundtrack. My shoulders relaxed, I had some cleansing breath – it was actually a good tension breaker. (Good Ghandi! – I had a spring in my step!) But that was Day 1. Everything is always good…
Parent Club Challenge: Fit-in 15
Ok parents – we (and by we – I mean WE – you and I) are starting the Fit-in 15 challenge – TODAY. The Fit-in 15 challenge is to build into our (yes busy) day 15 minutes of fitness activities in the categories of cardio-vascular, strength and flexibility. My fitness issue: Commitment. Yes, I can…
Cost of School
Dear Public School, Could you kindly stop. Please. Enough with the envelopes being sent home asking for money. ‘Cause seriously. It’s enough. When, in the first week of school, you sent home the letter asking for a voluntarily donation of $20 per student to cover extra materials (like flour and sugar – I still have…