Winner is: Richard – and it’s now officially ‘Jammin’ in July’!

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It’s 1 a.m. and we just arrived in Canmore about an hour ago. It’s a fantastic town (just down the road from Banff) in the Canadian Rockies! For me it doesn’t get any better than this – I heart the mountains! It was a long drive with some bad weather (we actually had to pull over while “nickle” sized hail pelted the van). Georgia decided today was the day to start “peeing” on the potty, so she was begging to stop and pee the whole way, while we begged her just to pee her pants! Can’t win for loosing around here …

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Winners are:

#17 Karyne

#7 Marla

Will send you your Gift Certificates by email sometime this weekend!

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Whoohoo … we’re in the home stretch Hayley’s celebrated her 18th Birthday today (that’s a big one here, where the legal drinking age is 18). She began her day with Breakfast out with her dad.

Georgia and I hung out in the park! (Cute MishMish outfit and Bical shoes eh?)

Literally – Georgia hung out in the park!

Hayley then when out for a birthday lunch with friends, she went straight from breakfast to lunch. I still hadn’t seen her or wished her a “happy birthday”.

It’s OK though, she is a grown up now, this is her big day and I have work to do!

Georgia has other plans for me. She’d rather I cleaned up after her!

“HEY KID BACK AWAY from the ROSES.”

“Don’t beat me Mom, I’m cute remember?”

I dealt with flowers and had Georgia happily playing with LEGO. Sometimes my patience and fabulous parenting skills shock even me!

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#43 – jane @ pinks & blues girls

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The main man over at TUFFO.com (Kevin) generously donated a TUFFO Water Resistant Blanket for today’s give-away! Kevin is the genius behind the Muddy Buddy too!

I HEART today’s give-away. I like it so much (and I have so many kids) that I could almost keep it for myself. Two TUFFO Water Resistant Blankets would be even better than one. I am picturing one for the big people, it would be the one without sand and dirt and spilt ranch dip (thank you Geogia!) and then one for the little people, it of course is the one with sand and dirt and ranch dip.

Today Samy and Lizzy’s school held a family picnic; it was the perfect opportunity to use our TUFFO Water Resistant Blanket and I hate to brag (well not really), but it was by far the best blanket at the picnic.

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Winner is: #24 Sarai

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I just sent my younger sister an email with a link to this: Blog Post

Sometimes I just crack myself up … hahaha … I just know it’s going to bug her! When will the sibling rivalry stop? Never … she’s thinner (well that’s not technically true she is thin and I am not, I think saying thinner would imply that … I too am thin?), she’s better lookin’ and way more stylin’ than I will ever be, but gosh-dang-it science can’t possibly be wrong, I’m the smarter one!

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Winner is: #3 Marla

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Rrrr, this is the 3rd time I have started this post! I am hitting save every sentence now. I am bitchy miserable. I am still sick (?), I am coughing up blood. I don’t really feel all that bad, just tired. Hey, did I tell you I am hiking 60km (36miles) in the Rockies this weekend? Make sure to read the papers on Sunday, I’ll be the one on the front page ravaged by a grizzly that was attracted to my tent because of all the bloody tissues strewn about!

I know, I know, I should go to a doctor, but it’s the final week of birthday season. Hayley is 18 on Wednesday, graduates on Thursday. I have presents to get, dinners to plan (and attend), guests to entertain, hair to have done, backpacking trip to get organized for … ah crap – you get the idea right? I don’t have anything to wear to the graduation, I don’t have time to shop and I am too depressed to take this heap of a body into a dressing room! Do you think she’ll notice if I’m not there? (Note: MommyKnows she is a BAD, BAD mother!)