Toy Traders has to be one of my favorite stores and concepts, now that I am a parent. This toy store accepts toys for trade Tuesday through Saturday (10am-5pm). The concept is that you bring in your toys, baby gear, and they will give you half of what they will eventually sell it for in [...]
Surrey for Kids: Name the Eaglet Contest
April 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
The City of Surrey has a great new site and link for our Surrey kids. There are memory games that focus on local Surrey locations and wildlife. Have fun exploring Surrey’s wilderness or even Surrey’s city hall. The Monkee kiddies really enjoyed the music and playing the games on my laptop. I had fun exploring [...]
Hazelgrove Elementary Overcrowding Solution
April 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
On April 6th the staff and parents of Hazelgrove Elementary came together “to take action and alleviate the overcrowding” at our school. Here is a little history about our school. When we first moved into the neighbourhood in 2003, phase one of the new subdivision, the elementary school was approved for it’s current location. We [...]
Spring Fun at Art Knapp
April 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
One of our favourite places to visit is the Art Knapp in Port Kells. They have a great variety of plants and are one of the few suppliers of Sea Soil in bulk. OK the real reason we go is to have fun driving their little golf carts around. Everybody loves the golf carts. [...]
Walk to School with Dianne Watts & Surrey’s Environmental Extravaganza!
April 9, 2011 Leave a Comment
The Surrey Environmental Extravaganza starts this April 20th! Free events and programs are taking place from Earth Day (April 16th) to World Ocean Day (June 5th) throughout Surrey and are hosted by non-profit community groups and the City of Surrey. The Extravaganza is an award-winning, 7 week celebration of our natural environment. To promote the Extravaganza [...]
Girl’s Night Out with Gio
April 7, 2011 1 Comment
I am always the last one on the list for anything. Last one to get a haircut. Always needing a dye job. Never shopping for myself. Always for the kids. Moms are all the last ones on the list to do something for themselves. I admit to it. This time I decided to do something [...]
