Week 190 motherhood – teething, seamless transitions, mall with dinosaurs

 classroom with book display

Seamless Transitions sign

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Week 189 motherhood – “snake talk”, final JTK class, copycat, cutting food with scissors

 Journey to Kindergarten final class

The finale of the Journey to Kindergarten program at the Thornhill EarlyON location

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Flashfood Hauls in April 2024

favourite Flashfood haul

My most favourite Flashfood haul to date – 8 bags of produce (and 1 pack of salmon trimmings)

On the Flashfood app, you can buy discounted food that’s about to near its “best before” date from supermarkets across Toronto and the states.  I have loved using this app religiously since June 2023 to purchase groceries for my family and saving money.  We have also tried a lot of new products we wouldn’t normally buy.  Continue reading

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What I got from Too Good to Go in April 2024

 Too Good to Go surprise bags in April 2024

The surprise bags I got in April 2024

Pick up a blind surprise bag from Too Good To Go and save unsold surplus food from going to waste.  Enjoy discounted food from participating restaurants and stores!

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Week 188 motherhood – cruising continued, 16 months old, home sweet home

 Anthem of the Seas buffet floor

Walking the buffet every day after she’s done eating

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Week 187 motherhood – first 8-hour road trip to New Jersey, cruise time!!!

Child looking out the cruise windows towards Port Canaveral on Anthem of the Seas

Child looking out the cruise windows towards Port Canaveral

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Week 186 motherhood – solar eclipse, building her up again, breaking down

 solar eclipse Markham April 8, 2024 at 3:04 p.m.

The solar eclipse as seen from my backyard in Markham on April 8, 2024 at 3:04 p.m.

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Week 185 motherhood – Easter egg hunt, first Kinder Surprise, outgrowing her shoes, Richmond Hill Journey to Kindergarten

Easter egg hunt in the backyard

Easter egg hunt in the backyard — their first time!

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Flashfood Pickups in March 2024

 Flashfood fridges

Flashfood fridges at the Superstore at Dufferin/Steeles in North York

The app Flashfood is great.  You can save up to 50% off of food that is nearing its “best before” date by buying it on the app and picking it in the store.  Participating stores in the Greater Toronto Area include No Frills, Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, and independent grocers and pet stores.  Continue reading

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TGTG Surprise Bags in March 2024

 Too good to go surprise bag hauls blog post

My surprise bag hauls in March 2024

Rescue unsold food from being wasted.  Spend less than ten dollars on a surprise bag from a restaurant, convenience store, or grocery store on the Too Good to Go appContinue reading

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