Wondering How to get iTunes USA apps in Canada? Read on. Anyone who has been on the USA iTunes store knows that iTunes USA apps are more plentiful than they are in the Canadian App Store. The prices seem to be level, but if you want access to more books for iBooks and just a wider range of cool, new …
Read More »Great parents make slime for their kids
Or they buy it at the dollar store, whichever is easier. But one thing is for certain: Kids (boys especially) love to play with slime. Why not make slime? They can stick their hands in it, stir it up, pull it apart, and possibly cover your light blue couch with it (rendering it completely stained on all sides of the …
Read More »How to survive the back to school Mommy Cliques
Your kids aren’t the only people looking forward (or maybe not) to hitting the playground this year. It’s back to school time not only for the kids, but for the Mommy Cliques too. If you have to ask what a Mommy Clique is, you most likely have a child entering Kindergarten or have homeschooled up until recently, remaining blissfully unaware …
Read More »How to sell your used kid’s stuff for fun and profit
Admit it: You’ve snuck into your kid’s bedroom or playroom and discretely placed toys in a garbage bag or box, ready to haul them out of your house without your child knowing. We’ve all done it, some more than others. Although it might give you a sense of excitement to use your stealth like tip toeing skills, the fact of …
Read More »Best websites for work at home business – The good, the bad, and the ugly
If you have a business, no matter how small, you are going to need a website of some kind. In a world where social networking is much the same as walking up to someone and shaking their hand, having a website is just the same as handing out a business card, so you don’t just need a website, you need …
Read More »Work at Home Series: How can I quit my job and work from home?
In the land of the Internet, there exists more websites that are willing to take your money and give you nothing in return than there are legitimate companies. And the people that have created these websites are smart. So smart in fact, that they will come out at the top of the search engines for the keywords you are looking …
Read More »3 things you should never say to your spouse or the mother of your children
Survive Parenthood Magazine focuses on tips and tricks that can help you survive the often stressful times of parenthood. At the same time, we recognize that there are moments that you just need to pick up your socks and survive the bumpy times that hit your marriage. And that must be why that the single most goggled phrase that seems …
Read More »Work at Home Series: Are there Legitimate Work at Home Jobs?
When you’ve got kids, the basic career path you’ve envisioned for yourself goes straight out the window. Yes, you might still be able to go to work and pay for daycare, commuting, and all of the wonderful extra expense that goes into having a full time job and a full time family. But your stress level will be on overload …
Read More »Road trip with kids: Driving the I5, part three
Part three of the Canada to California road trip has us heading from Valencia to Watsonville, then onto San Francisco. There is just something about California that makes me feel at peace with the world. Prior to this road trip, I had never strayed from the I5, so I had no idea what the coastal roads were really like. Once …
Read More »Driving the I5 to Disneyland: Road trip from Canada to California
Part Two of our Road trip from Canada to California via the I5. Today’s installment takes us away from Disneyland as we attempt to get on the coastal hwy but get sidetracked by Six Flags Magic Mountain We join our family preparing to pack up the van after a five day stay at the Grand Californian Resort. It’s 95 degrees …
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