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Happy Canada Day Everyone!!!! I hope you are all enjoying Summer’s first long weekend. I know we are. We are up in the Okanagan soaking up some much needed sun.

I thought I would make this post a miscellaneous one showcasing what we’ve been up to lately. Below is a picture of my son at his first day of preschool and last day.

Below is the teacher’s gift we gave to both of us his teachers. I got the idea off of Pinterest. I bought Starbuck reusable cups, added some paper grass and put a gift card in the top. I then put a thank you note from Aiden. His writing is better then some doctors I know :)!!!

These are the cupcakes I made for the East Side school I make monthly birthday cupcakes for. This time around, I went with a Summer theme, complete with sand and a bear.

We recently turned our son’s room into a big boy room, complete with a big boy bunk bed and bought some fabulous Star Wars wall stickers from an online store called Room Mates. I discovered this site through another fellow blogger. This store is amazing. They have every themed wall sticker you can imagine. Since my son’s favorite is R2D2 (he hasn’t seen the movie, just from playing Lego Star Wars with my husband), I bought him a life size R2 and some other Star Wars themed stickers to go with it. This company does ship to Canada and you don’t pay any duty. It arrived within 2 weeks. The prices are more than reasonable and they are great quality. Here are the stickers we got.

Life Size R2D2

Thanks to these stickers and his amazing big boy bed, Aiden absolutely loves going to sleep in his big boy room. He has told us many times how much he loves his room and how cool it is. He can’t stop thanking us for it. Thank you Room Mates for these fabulous stickers for making this mom and family very, very happy.

So moms if you want a fairly cheap way to decorate your child’s room without leaving marks on the walls, this is a great way of doing it.

Last but not least, I wanted to wish Canada a Happy 146th Birthday. Happy Birthday Canada!!!! May everyone enjoy this beautiful day with their families.

Happy Monday Everyone!!!!

It’s Friday and I’m exhausted!!!! Seriously planning a 4 year olds birthday is exhausting, but I’m loving every minute of it. It’s been a busy week and not just because of Aiden’s upcoming bday celebrations.

Thank you to everyone who linked up yesterday. You can still link up until Monday at midnight.

This is what I wore last Friday for a friend’s birthday. You can’t go wrong with classic black and white. I tried my best to keep my blouse straight, but short of taping it to myself, this is the best I could do, plus I was in a hurry to get out of the house.

Jacket (Jacob). Blouse (J Crew). Pants (R W & Co.). Shoes (Aldo). Watch (Michael Kors). Purse (Jacob). Arm Candy (Stella & Dot).

This is what I wore yesterday: a striped tank top, military inspired jacket, skinny jeans and flats. I had a million things to get done while my son was in preschool. I honestly feel like whenever I drop him off at school, it’s a marathon race to try and get everything done. At least I succeeded.

Tank Top (Gap). Jacket (Jacob). Jeans (J Brand c/o Aritzia). Flats (Aldo). Purse (Banana Republic). Watch (Michael Kors). Bracelets (Poshlocket, Stella & Dot). Necklace (J Crew).

Since this is miscellaneous Friday I thought I would include some interesting things I came across this week.

1. A friend of mine told me about this billboard she saw and thought of me :). This is for all those who wear Lululemons EVERYWHERE!!!!

2. I pinned this off of Pinterest. This is the perfect end of the year teacher’s gift. I’ll be recreating this for sure for my son’s teachers. So easy and now Starbucks sells the Grande reusable cups. Perfect teacher’s gift.

3. A friend of mine sent this to me. It’s beautifully written and very timely.

4. We have started a new family night time tradition, pillow fights. My son goes crazy for it. We literally destroy my nicely made bed, but the fun we all have is totally worth it. When was the last time you had a pillow fight? Try it. It will make you feel so much better. Seeing the smile on my son’s face and the giggles makes it so much fun. He loves hitting us with the pillows.

5. I noticed the other day that my favorite pair of stud earrings were quite dirty. I googled how to clean them and found the perfect way. Take Hydrogen Peroxide and put it into a small clean bowl. Add your earrings and let them soak for 10-15 mins. Remove the earrings from the bowl and take a toothpick and pick out all the dirt. You will be amazed at the results. My earrings look brand new, they are so clean. I love that you don’t use any harsh chemicals, it’s quick and almost everyone has Hydrogen Peroxide in their home.

I will be busy getting ready for my son’s family birthday dinner on Sunday. The in-laws arrive on Saturday. I’ll be a busy bee.

May this blog inspire you to not wear Lululemon pants out this weekend, to have a pillow fight and to clean your jewelry using Hydrogen Peroxide.