Expecto patronum!

Hoping to create a birthday event worthy of the Patronus Charm, but don't know what a Patronus Charm is?

Not to worry.  There are some terrific resources out there for creating a very Harry Potter birthday!  Check out these Potter-themed fonts for your invitations too.  My favourites are Harry Potter and Wizards Magic.

Make the day a magical one!

Go team Canada!

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Anatomy of a college freshman's stomach

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Snowmen in summer

Materials:

• Marshmallows (varying sizes if you want to get fancy)
• Toothpicks or skewkers to hold the mashmallow's together
• Decorative icing

Instructions:

• Assemble marshmallow's as desired
• Decorate accordingly

[Cross-posted at CraftDay.]

Anatomy of a child's stomach

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Warning signs of a stroke

From CBC News:

Warning signs of stroke

• Weakness: Sudden loss of strength or sudden numbness in the face, arm or leg, even if temporary.
• Trouble speaking: Sudden difficulty speaking or understanding or sudden confusion, even if temporary.
• Vision problems: Sudden trouble with vision, even if temporary.
• Headache: Sudden severe and unusual headache.
• Dizziness: Sudden loss of balance, especially with any of the above signs.

Call 911 or your local emergency number immediately for help.

Read more.

How much would you pay for peace of mind?

It's cheaper than you think!

Stuff like this makes me happy

Neil Patrick Harris singing David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger's opening number to this year's Tony Awards:




Neil Patrick Harris singing Michael John Lachiusa's mid show mashup (66 songs from musicals):




Neil Patrick Harris singing David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger's closing number:




I was also tickled by James Corden's performance from One Man, Two Guvnors, but couldn't find it online.

Kale, kale, kale, kale ....

According to the post "7 Reasons Kale Is the New Beef" by Jill Ettinger, kale is more nutritious than other leafy greens and stacks up as an important "futurefood."  (While I didn't see anything in the article to support the idea that kale alone could be substituted directly for beef in our diets, I did learn some interesting facts about kale!)


Which is good news for me.  I just recently discovered kale chips and now I feel really good about eating them!  (I'm not sure what the cooking process does, if anything, to the beneficial aspects of the vegetable.)


How does one make kale chips, you ask?  Lately, I've just been winging it.  But if you want a recipe, have a look at these:

• From Canadian Living: Crunchy kale chips recipe (i.e. how to eat a bucket of kale per day)
• From All Recipes:  Baked Kale Chips and Kale Chips
• From Kath Eats:  Kale Chips

That should get you started.


You're welcome!

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Coupon code: Kids2Camp!

Available only until June 22, 2012, the Limited Edition Camp Combo (LECC) is back and includes two free friendship bracelets!

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• Sticky Labels
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• Shoe Labels and
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Easy banana bread recipe

From Simply Recipes.

We used 3 bananas, 3/4 cup of sugar and added a quarter cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Yum!

Bird silhouettes

Going to be decorating some bird silhouettes to put up on our windows! (Hopefully it will also help to prevent birds colliding with our home windows.)

‘Draise a little Hell!

A great post on school parent councils and school fundraising over at Bunch Family:
School Fundraising: What Have I Gotten Myself Into?.

Reality TV or newborn in the house?

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Talented artist: Seth Wilks

I recently had the good fortune of crossing paths with Canadian artist Seth Wilks as he did caricatures using new technology on a cell phone.

The freedom of his lines appeal to me as does the simplicity of his work.

Have a look and see for yourself!