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Mouse House Memories-Canada

cindy — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:00:50 +0000

One of my favorite places to visit during the Epcot Flower and Garden Show is Canada. the gardens are always full of beautiful colors, as they are in these two pictures from 2010.

Do you have a favorite photo of the Canada pavilion at Epcot? Write a quick blog post and link it up below.

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Epcot Music-Off Kilter

cindy — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:08:41 +0000

When visiting Epcot it is important to take time and explore what each country in the World Showcase has to offer. There are wonderful restaurants, lovely shops and great entertainment. One of our favorite music groups to stop and enjoy is Off Kilter at Canada. Here are some videos I took on a recent Epcot trip.

If you love this, and all other kinds of Walt Disney World music you can tune into the Official Radio Station of TheMomMaven.com Sorcerer Radio and listen to all Disney music all day long!

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My Olympic Obsession

cindy — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:18:03 +0000

I have been an Olympic fan for as long as I can remember. I love watching the best athletes from many different countries competing to be the best in the world. I love cheering on Team USA in any sport. I have some specific Olympic memories:

Being an 8 year old and hearing about the Munich Massacre in 1972
I was a gymnastics student when Nadia Comăneci scored the first perfect 10s in 1976
I watched the Miracle on Ice while I was at work…and got in trouble for doing so
We watched Dan Jansen win his speed skating gold medal on a portable television we brought with us while we camped out before the Daytona 500!
and many many more

There is nothing like the Olympic games to bring a country together cheering for one goal. As a homeschooler, the Olympics offer unlimited educational potential in math, history, geography, science, PE and more. As a sports fan I love learning the intricacies of sports that are lesser known.

Four years ago we watched a few curling matches and honestly, I didn’t get it. We have since been Curling on our Wii as part of the game DecaSports-so we understood the game a little better. This year, we are addicted to USA Curling! We have watched every men’s matches and about half of the women’s. This year’s announcers have been amazing teachers and we have learned a lot. We are hooked. Unfortunately, it looks like Team USA Curling isn’t going to be moving forward in the tournament, but they have inspired many to look into this sport. There is no curling club in Florida so we will have to remain spectators. I have contacted our local ice rink, home to both US pairs figure skating teams, about the possibility of adding curling-but I haven’t received a response yet.

While I also know the Olympics mean two weeks of staying up late to watch every minute of coverage I can, I wouldn’t do it any differently. Good luck Team USA! I’ll catch up on my sleep once the Olympics are over.

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Get in the Olympic Spirit

cindy — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:02:29 +0000

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of iCoke.ca. All opinions are 100% mine.

I love the Olympics! I love watching the world’s best athletes compete on the world stage as well as the beauty and pageantry of the opening and closing ceremonies. I especially the human interest stories. Be it a story of struggle and triumph or just a piece about life in the athlete’s village-I enjoy them all. In just a few weeks the world will be focused on Vancouver, Canada and the athletes assembled there.

From February 12-28 we will be glued to our television sets as we watch figure skating, skiing, luge and of course, curling. We will DVR all of our favorite television shows and spend the month of March getting caught up on what we missed while the Olympics took center stage. The Olympic spirit will emanate from Canada to the world next month.

Coca-Cola wants to help you to get in the Olympic spirit too. They are giving away one of three FREE Coca-Cola Collectible Medallion with the purchase of two (2) Coca-Cola 591mL products exclusively at Mac’s stores. How cool is that? I drink Coca-Cola Classic every day so I could easily buy enough Coke to get all three medallions. Unfortunately for me, I am in Florida and Mac’s stores are in Canada so, unless one of you sends me a medallion, I won’t be getting any. Seriously though, supplies are limited so stop by Mac’s today to get your medallion today.

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Win a 16×20 Poster Print

cindy — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:36:11 +0000

Today I have a creative giveaway sponsored by UPrinting, a company specializing in online printing for over 25 years. UPrinting offers a wide range of printing services including brochures, business cards, stickers, postcards and poster printing. Today’s giveaway is for a free 16×20 inch high gloss poster print. Please visit UPrinting.com whenever you need online poster printing.

There are two ways to enter, and you can enter once using each method for a total of two chances to win:

1. Leave a comment in this post telling me what you will do with your poster printing prize.
2. Write a post about the contest on your blog. Your post must include a link back to this post- http://themommaven.com/2009/05/win-a-16×20-poster-printwin-a-16×20-poster-print/, as well as one to the sponsor – http://www.uprinting.com/Poster-printing.html. (Leave a comment here with a link to your post)

The winner will be chosen Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 10:00am. The winner will receive the opportunity to print a poster for free using the sponsor’s website. Good Luck! Shipping and handling is free for the U.S. and Canada only. Winners from other countries will still receive a free print, but will be responsible for the shipping charges to their location.

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