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spring cleaning garage fun!

abbotsford garage sales

Every now and then I rummage through my house and suddenly notice extra things floating around.  Toys, games not being played, knick knacks with dust on them because nobody has paused long enough to appreciate their value.  That’s when I gather the boys and I call for a Garage (or Yard) sale.  Actually it would [...]

charlene hart of abbotsford makes it through so you think you can dance

Vote for Charlene!

Abbotsford’s own Charlene Hart thought perhaps it would be her last time dancing on the hit CTV show “So you think you can dance Canada”.  Her feelings came when she and partner Jeff Mortesen flubbed a lift which Charlene later told her father “could cost her the show!” The flub wasn’t bad from a viewers [...]

back to school dates to remember: fraser valley and mission

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Back to school is near and there are important dates for parents to remember.  Non instructional days, holidays, provincial exams and what not.  Make sure you mark these on your calendar folks if you live in the Abbotsford or Mission school districts. Tuesday Sept 7th, 2010 – Doors open to start the new school year [...]

teen girl arrested for swearing at 911 operator who hangs up on her

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I could not believe this story when I first saw it. I cannot even describe the mixed emotions I felt swarm through me. Anger, frustration, disgust and totally sick inside! When a young teenage girl phones 911 after her father falls on the floor, one week after having brain surgery with a life threatening seizure [...]

animals are amazing: dog saves dog

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I saw this on FB which a friend posted, this amazing story of a dog who got hit by a truck and was lying on a busy highway.  Another dog ran up to him and dragged him off the road to safety.  It never ceases to amaze me how protective, loyal and loving animals are [...]

hot walmart back to school items for boys

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With back to school approaching and a mom whose hubby is on a disability.  I am always looking for great deals or nifty things to get the boys.  Finding cool stuff for the boys is a bit harder than for girls.  Girls I find have the coolest clothes, cute notebooks, knapsacks and so forth.  That’s [...]

picking up the pieces

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When I first split up from my ex when my son Gamer was only two years old, back then I didn’t think of what the future would be like in regards to his relationship with his dad.  I needed out of the situation, it was abusive but my ex never hurt Gamer (back then) and [...]

no hosting slot on american idol for j.lo?

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The American Idol search for new judges continues and so does the gossip surrounding just who will take the empty spots to replace Simon Cowell and Ellen.  I am sad Ellen has left the show.  I loved her on it this past season but rumor has it that Jennifer Lopez is no longer in the [...]