Keeping Kids Creative With Chuckie Cheese and a Giveaway (USA only)

Chuck E. Cheese’s has always been a place where a kid can be a kid, and that means it is a place where kids can let loose and play. Countless studies show that play is an essential part of kids’ creativity. When kids play, they build social skills, they learn how to achieve goals, they exercise their imagination and they improve their ability to think critically and problem solve. 

Chuck E. Cheese’s is the perfect place for kids to get the kind of play that will keep them creative. From skill games and arcades to high-tech simulator rides, kiddie rides and Skytubes, each Chuck E. Cheese’s offers a wealth of options for kids to explore, be active and of course, play. Chuck E. Cheese’s also offers musical entertainment and freshly prepared dining options for the whole family. It’s a safe, family-friendly environment where kids can have the unstructured, self-directed play time that will help their minds grow.

Chuckie Cheese's would love to give away 1 Guess Pass which includes:

one large pizza, 4 drinks, and 30 tokens, to one lucky winner of The One Income Dollar.

A random draw will be held by Random.org on October 11,2014 from all USA entries received.

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Review and Giveaway: Up Country (USA only)

Our pets are family members, and as such many of us enjoy spoiling them. Up Country is a Rhode Island based pet product company that has been making fun and beautiful things for pets for over 30 years. This is not your run of the mill accessories company, there are hundreds of items to choose from including harnesses, collars, leads, beds and toys, as well as so much more. Each product is of very high quality and can be just as unique as your pet. So give this one very important member of your family an extra special gift, you will certainly get a 'kiss' for it.

Jakey loves keeping in fashion and warm for cooler outdoor walks in his Union Jack doggie sweater.  ( Being a little camera shy in this picture.. no matter how hard I tried-lol)

And after a long walk, or hanging out in the yard with dad on the weekend, it's always nice to relax at the end of the day on his Comfort Matt. The Comfort Matt is especially great because it allows Jakey to completely stretch out or curl up if he likes.

Up Country knows pet owners love their pets, and would love to give away a pet photo frame for your DOG or CAT, to one lucky USA winner valued at $20.

 A random draw will be by Random.org  on October 10, 2014 from all USA entries received.

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Imagine Being the Ultimate Ravens Super Fan Winner! (USA only)

Achieve Superfan Status!

Imagine winning one thousand dollars in FREE Ravens merchandise! You would be the envy of all your friends; you would tailgate in style; and you would finally achieve "superfan" status. There is finally a way you can be THAT GUY (or girl). GiftCardRescue is giving you a chance to win the Ultimate Ravens Fanpack. 

This Could Be Yours:

GiftCardRescue.com has launched their Ravens Superfan Sweepstakes and they are itching to giveaway:

• 2 Ravens tickets to the Browns vs. Ravens NFL game on December 28th, 2014
• A motorcycle helmet compliments of Pete's Cycle
• A dinner for 2 at Cafe Troia
• Plus, a TON of Ravens merchandise for you to tailgate in style.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!  For additional entries, share our sweepstakes on your social media pages
Weekly Prize: Every game day, one lucky winner will be chosen to win their favorite Ravens gear!

What is Gift Card Rescue? 

Gift Card Rescue is located in Columbia, MD and loves to get involved with the local community. By hosting this Ravens Sweepstakes, they are able to support the local sports team and reward their customers a chance to win this huge prize.

GiftCardRescue.com is the industry leader in buying and selling unwanted gift cards and merchandise credits. If you find yourself with a wallet full of gift cards that you have no use for, selling them to GiftCardRescue.com will get you extra cash. You can also use Gift Card Rescue to buy discounted gift cards to all your favorite stores for up to 35% off! Popular merchants you will find on their site include Target, Lowes, Walmart, Darden Restaurants, and over 400 more. 

Contest Sponsors: 

Sponsors of the Ravens Superfan Sweepstakes include: Daasn, Pete's Cycle, Cafe Troia, and Purple Reign. 

First Day of Fall!

Erika Takes Part in Breaking The World Record For The Longest Lemonade Stand

Breaking a world record in Calgary on September 18, 2014  for the World’s Longest Lemonade Stand - our daughter Erika to the right in this photo below:

Baytex Energy Corp. sponsored and participated in an attempt to break the standing record held in the Guinness Book of World Records for the World’s Longest Lemonade Stand.  In all, there was  351 decorated stands taking part from various companies and groups hoping to sell as much of the donated lemonade as possible in a three hour span. Where Erika works, Valiant , they manned two stands.

The goal for the event was mostly the world record, but more so to raise funds and awareness for a cause that has touched so many; bullying.  “Dare to Care” , a  charitable organization behind the initiative and hope they can help kids by providing bullying awareness and prevention programs to the school community.

The event ended up breaking the world record for the longest lemonade stand, coming in at over 1,500 feet with 357 stands. In addition to that they raised approximately $150,000 from the stand donations and $23,450 in lemonade sales! And all of those funds are going to help Dare to Care implement anti-bullying programs in schools.

Way to go everyone!

Review: Dust Off

Falcon Safety Products, Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of compressed-gas products, including the leading brand of consumer electronics cleaning accessories, the one and original Dust-Off®.

Since the introduction of the computer duster in the 1970’s, Falcon has remained focused on this growing niche category.

Fighting the build-up of dirt, dust and other contaminants in and around the home.

Our reviewer Cynthia says:

I love the product, "Dust Off"....I am an avid sewer and quilter, plus I have four cats, so my house is always getting fur, dust or lint.  I use Dust Off on my sensitive computer sewing machines to clean lint and dust in the bobbins without any worry of it damaging the parts.  It is the best way to clean out the small spaces that my fingers can't reach.  I also like this product for my computer keyboard....my cats are famous for jumping on my desk and so their fur in always inbetween the keys in my keyboard.  I have a printer also, and lots of other delicate products, which I trust 100% WITH Dust Off.  It does what it says it does....dust off.

My own opinion of Dust Off:

I liked using Dust Off to get spots where I know it's not easy to get dust out of, and must say it can be addictive once you start using it and cleaning all the spots where dust settles in!

Back Home!

Well, we made it back home a day ago. I had off and on internet service while travelling, so my posts weren't as regular as I wanted them to be. The turbo stick didn't always pick up a Bell signal, and some areas just didn't have internet service as well. Especially find that when in National Parks. I guess what I had was better than nothing, but just would have liked to be more regular with posts and connecting.

On Day 5 we left lake Louise, and had to just head through Banff. Wanted to stop in town, but with the RV being so big, and the town being so small, we just weren't able to find a spot to park. Most frustrating. The good thing was that at least we had been there before a few times in our past, so wasn't a total letdown.After leaving Banff, we drove to Calgary to take Jon ,( Erika's bf, his winter tires and go for a quick visit) Frustrated here as well, while in the city- as once again, we needed to get gas and most places it is hard to get a big RV that's 34' into small spots. Jakey tends to get restless once we stop too, anxious to get out, even though we stop quite a bit for him. But while in Calgary we were able to also go with Erika, Jon and their dog and Jakey, to the dog park, so Jakey did get some off leash exercise. 

We left Calgary at 6 pm. Gerry wanted to drive as much as he could so we got into Cereal, Alberta at about midnight. We were the only ones in this small campground.Then about 5 am some guy in a truck pulled in and was sleeping in his truck, then squealed out at about 10 am.. Was a bit unnerving not knowing who this guy was in the campground with us, and his truck running. Almost makes you want to sleep with one eye open! Once he left, I felt better, and we took Jakey out for a walk around. 

Then headed to Prince Albert, Sk.. Since we wanted to get some things done there and it was a Saturday with stores closing early, we never got everything done we needed to, so will probably be looking at another trip back there in the next few weeks.

The trip expenses looked like this:
Gas: $1258 for 5 days
Food: $64
Camping/ Park fees: $120
Total: $1442

We figured it would have costed more by flying in, car rental, truck left at airport, dog to kennels, hotels, etc..

On another note, we have sold our skidoo- $4200 we are getting for it, which will go on our credit line. Suppose to be picked up this week. Now we are trying to sell the truck, get something that is smaller and less costly in payments and to run.

Till next time....

Day 3 and 4- Our Trip To Jasper

Since it is another late night of getting all settled, I will be combining my Day 3 and Day 4 of our trip in this post. Since we have been travelling through the National Park of Jasper, unfortunately, we had no Wi-Fi or Internet service. It's something I like when I am travelling- to blog and to stay connected to the outside world. So finally, we are in Lake Louise, Alberta for the night and was able to get a connection. Not sure how, as we are in the woods camping, but I have one. 

Our Day 3 went like this though:

Left the Battlefords - at 9 am it was 5 degrees but feeling more like 2
Drove through Lloydminster at 1 pm, but stopped at Canadian Tire first and Gerry was able to pick up his RV cover-$95- and that included the taxes. Back at home, the same item was out of stock but was more- $129 plus taxes! Gerry still isn't sure why one place would be less than the other. But glad now that it was out of stock back home.

Made a special stop in Vegreville to see the Worlds Largest Pasanka

We drove on to Jasper and never arrived till late- about 10- 11 pm.. ate late and went to bed.

Staying in Jasper National Park costed us $20 for the park entry fee. An electrical site was $32.50.

Stayed at Whistlers Campground. We were told when we arrived that there had been bears roaming here and also that the elk were mating and that we were to stay away from them- geesh- it was a good thing we didn't see any. But out in the bush camping, Gerry would take Jakey out for his pee breaks just close to the RV and back.

Day 4 :

We left our campground and were suppose to go on the Jasper Skytram, but the day was rainy and we did go there but were showed on the web cam that at the top, it was a zero visibility. So looked basically you were in the clouds, so we had to forgo it. Disappointed but we were heading down the highway to the Columbia Ice Fields an hour away and didn't want to come back. As it was, once we were further up the road they were doing blasting of rock, and there were half hour waits just to go through. Long line ups on the highway. Was nice to have our own washroom!

From the Jasper Skytram spot, we headed to the Athabasca Falls,

 then the Sunwapata Falls,

 and ended our day going on the Glacier Skywalk, (which I must say was scary for me since I'm afraid of heights and could see the canyon below as we walked over the glass, but nonetheless, a MUST SEE!).

After that we headed  to the Columbia Ice Fields, where we just parked in the parking lot and walked about 10 minutes up the hill...a very steep climb, that left us both gasping for breaths- possibly because of the altitude. We were lucky that there was a nice couple up there that offered to take our photo for taking theirs as well. If you would like to see the glacier up close to actually walk on it, there is also available, the Glacier Adventure, which is 80 minutes, start to finish.

Tomorrow we head through Banff and then on to Calgary to see Erika and Jon for a quick stop, before driving along and heading towards home, but still not getting home till at least Sunday.

We've been very happy with Jakey as well this trip, he has been a great dog to have along, and with no issues travelling with him.

Day 3- View From Our Window

View from our RV window this morning- 

9 am- 5 degrees and feels like 2  but suppose to get to 20 and sunny today here. Would be surprised to see that! Almost looks like it could snow this morning. Will see how far we can drive today. 

Day 1 and 2- Our Trip To Jasper

Stopped for the evening in The Battlefords, Sask..
Day 1 we left home at 6 pm. Gerry had to work till 5, then we grabbed something to eat and a quick check of our place and off we went. Arrived Saskatoon, Sask., yesterday evening at 12:30 pm, and just "camped out" in the Walmart parking lot. But never had the generator on and it got cold last night. At 7 am Gerry turned the generator on and had to put a big quilt on the bed.

Day 2- Saskatoon. Even though it got quite cold last night, it was 25 degrees by 3 pm today.
We left Saskatoon at 4:30, after doing some city errands, and as well we had to take the RV in to the dealer's . Still on warranty, we  got a new awning in and some shocks ordered.

Drove on to The Battlefords, arrived at 7 pm and staying at a nice spot called the Eiling Kramer Campground.( $30 for electrical site plus paid another $5 for Wi-Fi since I am having troubles with my Bell turbo stick - and have another on order).

It's 9 pm now and although I love the heat, it was nice to have it cool off for the day. The RV does get warm! Ideally when RVing you don't want it to be too hot.

Took  a few pictures today when we arrived in North Battleford.

The buffalo sculpture is actually made out of barb wire.

And tomorrow is another day!