Parent Club: You are the spokesperson for Lays ChipTrip – what is that? Kathy Buckworth: I’m working with Lays to promote their ChipTrip program, which has been developed with the Canadian Tourism Commission, as a way to encourage Canadians to become tourists in their own cities and provinces, or to travel to new provinces and…
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Parent Club interviews Pinball Clemons on Random Acts
Mars Canada’s RANDOM ACTS OF CHOCOLATE campaign is a reminds Canadians that their acts, big and small, make a difference in the lives of others. I had the opportunity to interview the spokesperson of Random Acts of Chocolate – Michael “Pinball” Clemons (a simply charming and inspirational man – the perfect spokesperson for a kindness…
Mom’s weight, eating and body image
I have been thinking about this post for a while. Inspired by my friend (you know who you are) and my kids. If you know me, have met me, or saw me on the TTC platform – I am a skinny, slight, slender-ish person. Always have been. Always. My confession: I have a digestive disorder, IBS-D,…
Going to Riu Bachata
Our stay at the Riu Bachata, in Puerto Plata was well researched. We had key points that absolutely had to be met: Family Friendly All-inclusive On the Beach Close to the airport Budget Friendly The Bachata had it all. Our room was comfortable and quiet. Two double beds were perfect for our family of 4. …
Dominican Republic and Me
Back from our unplugged family vacation. Leave it to me to lose 4 lbs in 7 days at an all-you-can-eat, all inclusive, holiday (le sigh). However, overall, it was a great getaway. Here is a quick round-up: Our Dominican home (our top floor room faced the Atlantic Ocean) Our Dominican setset (we watched for Pirates but…
Just listen the 1st time
Last night, as I was making dinner – my prince decided to start playing guitar. At the kitchen table. Then gave guitar to Thing 1 to practice. At the kitchen table.(the kitchen table is our eating place, homework nook, craft area, reading corner and all around bowling alley). My prince then started to dust-bust the various…
Looking Forward
Sorry to have not updated since Mourning a Baby (which I happen to write on my/our wedding anniversary). And no, I haven’t been wallowing in that mourning (that post looked very wallowing when I looked at it this morning). I’ve been looking forward (which I think is healing – at least for me). I/we have…
Amber Alerts and Scary Stories
This past weekend we drove through Woodstock. I remarked that there were a lot of radar traps and OPP on the road. When we crossed the border into the states – the U.S. customers officer asked us to open the back door to see the children. I thought – she was matching their faces to…
Moms Vs. Dads
Dad’s see parenting as a map; with a road going from A to B. They, as Dad’s do, look for the shortest route to get to B (as they are thinking about time, fuel consumption and their own “let’s go” mentality). Mom’s see parenting as a GPS navigation system. They are on the same road…going…
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games start 8.8.08 (that would be this Friday for those of us who have too many pin numbers and passwords and really don’t need any more numbers in our lives). Actually the preliminaries for some events start tomorrow. (did you know that?) However the opening games can be seen on Toronto television starting…
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