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i want colton to win american idol

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This year is the first year in such a very long time I’m actually enjoying watching American Idol.  Truthfully, for many seasons I was bored, and then when they got rid of Simon and brought in Stephen and Jennifer with Randy I began loving it again, but not as much as this year. Right now [...]

#mamavation monday: i’m getting my wii on

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I love my wii fit!  I can’t even tell you how much.  More than chocolate chip cookies, more than pasta with cheese, more than apple pie with ice cream or cherry cheese-cake.  My wii fit is something that is quickly becoming my best friend. I got the wii for the kids, you know to keep [...]

happy easter everyone!

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  Well another Easter has come and gone.  The kiddos are in bed.  Hubs just finished doing the dishes and now we are going to sit down and watch a movie together or something and just relax. Speaking of relaxing — that is exactly what we did today.  It’s Easter Sunday and we did our [...]

why i want to be a mamavation mom

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Okay so I’m not going to go into a long winded story or sit here and talk and talk about what’s wrong with me that is leading me to this today.  It’s just pointless.  The bottom line is… I’m fat! I smoke! I’m grossly out of shape! I feel like I’m dying inside. I’m crying [...]

words you shouldn’t say to your kids

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For the past two weeks my mommy moments have gone down in the “Trashiest Things Said to Your Kids” category and my award for mom of the year is now a shallow dream of the past. I don’t know what it is but my patience level has gone from 7/8 to a clear 0 for [...]

{spill it} saturday: happy moments

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With spring trying to make its way through the dark clouds and heavy rain here in the Fraser Valley, I’ve been pondering lately all the things that make me happy. The weather can leave you feeling melancholy, and it takes work for me living with bipolar depression to find things to keep me going on [...]

do you think condoms should be available to 12 yr old’s in school?

sex education

This topic has been coming up more and more in the news, online, and several schools in the states are even implementing the practice of making condoms available to students as young as 12 years old, with the hopes to educate them on safe sex and proper usage of contraceptives. Kids Know and Do More than we [...]

tag-o-mania… have you been tagged?

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So I was pleasantly surprised today when I logged on to our FB page and saw the fellow Canuck blogger Canadian Angel tagged me in a post called Tag – O – Mania!  Here are the rules … 11 Things About Me…     The number 11 is my birthday. It’s also my son’s birthday. [...]