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spooky & safe
Filed Under parenting | October 27, 2009
We’ve talked Halloween safety on yoyomama before but we found these safety tips from BC Children’s Safe Start program that are so handy and comprehensive that we wanted to share because a little safety reminder never hurts. Some of the points that stood out for us were making sure your child’s costume doesn’t present a [...]
Live and Learn: Cry Baby
Filed Under guest bloggers, live and learn | October 27, 2009
Cry Baby When I had my first child, I thought when she cried I needed to pick her up – each and every time she cried. What kind of mother would I be not to? And then I had a visit from the Public Health Nurse. Of course the nurse took one look into my [...]
sigg saga: the final chapter
Filed Under eco friendly, parenting | October 23, 2009
At long last my SIGG saga is over. I have exchanged my SIGG bottles with the “bad” lining for newer versions with the “good” lining. My saga started with the discovery the SIGG bottles manufactured before August of 2008 had lining which leached BPA. It then continued with my travails while trying to return my [...]
out, out damned spot
Filed Under eco friendly, things | October 20, 2009
I have never washed my hands as frequently no5 gone through as much hand sanitizer as I have in the last month or so. And after I learned about Triclosan I’ve been inspecting the ingredients of all the hand sanitizers I come across to be extra sure I pick “safer” ones. As the government recommends [...]
Laity Pumpkin Patch: Been There, Done That
Filed Under faces & places, guest bloggers | October 16, 2009
Suzanne from Mommy Footprint kept on about the Laity Pumpkin Patch in her twitter feed and posts so much that we asked her just why it was so fabulous and this is what she came back with: The first weekend of every October, there is no mystery where my clan will be. For the last [...]
sponsored post: flip out part deux (with pumpkins)
Filed Under sponsored posts | October 16, 2009
So when I originally blogged about how you could win a Flip MinoHD I promised you compare and contrast videos of the Flip Ultra vs. the Mino, so without further ado here are two videos, the first is made with the Ultra, the second with the MinoHD. I like them both but I LOVE the [...]
window art
Filed Under eco friendly, parenting | October 15, 2009
I was tweeting about the window crayons we covered in our editorial this past Wednesday with the delightful Penny from Milk Factory and she wanted to see samples of what the girls got up to with their crayons. So I dug out our digital camera (and had to download pix from this past spring to [...]
Live and Learn: Trusting Your Instincts
Filed Under guest bloggers, live and learn | October 14, 2009
Trusting Your Instincts It was a daunting experience to give birth to my first child, without the support of my family who lived a continent away. I had never bothered to read any child rearing books, assuming that the right information would materialize when needed. My mother had pretty much raised my siblings and I [...]
peter peter pumpkin seed eater
Filed Under eco friendly | October 13, 2009
Want to be more eco-friendly by using up every little bit of your pumpkin? Here’s an easy recipe for toasting your pumpkin seeds once you’ve finished carving your ghoulish gourd. Sure, a big part of Halloween’s appeal is sweet treats but why not offset some of that spooky, sugary junk by toasting your own pumpkin [...]
Mary Poppins vs. Cruella de Vil
Filed Under events, faces & places | October 6, 2009
“Every day I start out Mary Poppins but I end up Cruella de Vil.” – Mom’s the Word: Remixed As I donned my glad rags and assured myself that most people I encountered on my night out wouldn’t be able to see the Arrowroot cookie smudge on my purse, I wasn’t sure what to expect [...]
