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Tips on Visiting Ottawa and Winterlude With Your Family

Winterlude 6When a close friend moved to Ottawa, it presented the perfect excuse to take the family up to visit Canada’s Capital in the wintertime.

One of the main Ottawa attractions during winter is Winterlude (or Bal De Neige in French), dubbed as “Canada’s Winter Celebration” by its organizers.  It was our first time going to Ottawa so here’s a summary of our trip, with all its high (and low) lights, and a plethora of time and money-saving tips embedded in the story!  We hope you get some great ideas to make your next trip to Ottawa … Incredible! Read the rest of this entry »

Tips to Save you Time and Money at Great Wolf Lodge (Part 2)

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We’re back from our trip to GWL-Niagara and we have some great new tips to help you enjoy your time at “The Lodge”.

From the Arcade to the Spa and from the Antler Shanty to Check-in, we asked the managers in each division to give us their best ‘secret-tips‘.  So get ready to save even more time and money at Great Wolf Lodge! Read the rest of this entry »

Review of Papps Casual Dining – Pickering

Papps 5Our family’s search for new restaurants to visit recently took us to the ‘newly-renovated’ Papps Casual Dining & Banquet Hall.

Okay, maybe it was the coupon we found that convinced us to try it … in any case, we dropped by to see if this restaurant was worthy of our repeat business. Read the rest of this entry »

Review of “Parenting Is a Contact Sport” by Joanne Stern

Contact_SportI’m a big Stephen Covey fan and a lot of my parenting and professional habits have been influenced by his works.  So imagine my excitement when I picked up this book to see an endorsement from Stephen himself on the top of the front cover!

Read on to see how this book can help you become a better father and learn some quick tips that you can apply right away.   Read the rest of this entry »

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