Canadian Tire #CTWishandWin Contest, #TwitterParty And Gift Guides

Canadian Tire is helping everyone get set for the holidays 3 ways this winter! It begins with their Gift Guides, then provides you with the #CTWishandWin Contest which leads to the big Twitter Party! Read more about these items below.

Get Set For Shopping With The Christmas Gift Guides

Wondering what to get that certain someone? Why not purchase something that is of interest to them?!!?
Canadian Tire has created some Christmas Gift Guides for the following categories

• For the Foodie
• For the Do-it-Yourselfer
• For the Toy lover
• For the Auto enthusiast
• For the Connoisseur of Clean

You can see all the suggested items for each interest at

http://www.canadiantire.ca/inspiration/en/seasonal/christmas/gifts-and-toys/christmas-gift-ideas.html 

Oh What Fun It Would Be To Win

To celebrate the holidays, Canadian Tire is giving participants a chance to wish and win anything in the Canadian Tire flyer. Canadian Tire will be giving away at least one prize every hour of the 25 day contest period. The contest runs from November 23rd, 2015 through to December 17th, 2015 and you can enter once per day so wish often!
Check out the http://twubs.com/CTWishandWincontest here: cantire.votenow.tv/

Ready For Some More Holiday Fun?

Bring on the #CTWishandWin Twitter Party!

 

Join us for the #CTWishAndWin Twitter Party.

Twitter Party Details:

http://twubs.com/CTWishandWin
Date: November 30th, 2015
Time: 8:00 p.m. E
Hashtag: #CTWishAndWin
Host: @CanadianTire
NO RSVP
Prizing: 10 x $100 @CanadianTire Gift Cards

Anyone can participate but only Canadians can win prizes, excluding those in the province of Quebec.
Twitter Party rules: www.canadiantire.ca/wishwinrules

 

Plus be sure that you follow ALL of Canadian Tire's Social Feeds so you have the latest info!

 

http://canadiantire.ca
www.twitter.com/canadianTire
https://instagram.com/canadiantire/
http://facebook.com/canadiantire
https://www.youtube.com/canadiantire
http://cantire.votenow.tv/#landing

 

 



#TwitterParty November 2, 2015 To #SupportPrincessMargaret Cancer Centre

2015 has been quite the year for me......

INSERT BIG SIGH HERE

As many of you know my Father was diagnosed with Lung and Bone Cancer.   I have spent the last few months helping my family adjust to the diagnosis and finding out what needs to be done.  I am choosing to be very blunt about the situation and not sugar coat it.  Being a "glass is half full" type of person I struggle everyday to find the silver lining in all of this.

Additionally many of my friends have had cancer become part of their family life as well.  We all do what we can to support each other with our similar yet very different situations.  Each situation involves cancer but in various forms and everyone is dealing with different treatment options.

I look forward to the day when a cure for cancer is found.  The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is working on doing just that.

At The Princess Margaret, we believe it is the most noble and necessary quest of all — to conquer cancer in our lifetime.

They are asking for your support with the #SupportPrincessMargaret Lotto and twitter party. Learn more about the prizes you can win from the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre WELCOME HOME SWEEPSTAKES by joining in the upcoming twitter party.

#TwitterParty November 2, 2015 To #SupportPrincessMargaret Cancer Centre

Twitter Party Info

#SupportPrincessMargaret
WHEN: Monday November 2, 2015, 7:00pm EST
HOSTS: @PMLotto @HouseandHome
SPECIAL GUEST: @GlucksteinHome
MODERATORS: @thePMCF @ChristineLasky
Prizing: @HudsonsBay Gift Card

Twitter Anniversary Contest For Just For Laughs @ Center In The Square

Where Did The Time Go?

We joined twitter on March 19 2009 and here it is March 19 2015! Our @Those2Girls twitter has now reached over 8,500 followers.  Not bad for two girls from Kitchener Ontario!

Here's what we looked like in 2009

and here's how we look now

As you can see we're still best friends always finding ways to have fun.  Everyone always says they see us laughing about something. We have been know to laugh so hard that we have tears streaming down our cheeks! We love to laugh and Centre In The Square wants you to get laughing with us!

 

Come Laugh It Up With Us

On April 20, 2015 the Just For Laughs Roadshow is headed for Kitchener's Centre In The Square.You get to see four comedians in one night!

The Just for Laughs Roadshow continues to bring you the funniest voices in comedy. Now in its 12th season, the Road Show will again feature the best stand-ups straight from the world’s largest and most prestigious comedy event. This hilarious “best of the fest” is a comedy knockout every time!
The show will be hosted by Canadian sweetheart and Match Game persona Debra Digiovanni and featuring some of the funniest and brightest comics in comedy – Last Comic Standing winner Alonzo Bodden, Canadian Comedy Award winner Mark Forward and British star Gina Yashere.
CONTENT ADVISORY: Mature themes and language.

Post by Centre In The Square.

So if you're NOT of the faint of heart and love live stand up comedy we suggest grabbing your tickets before they are gone!

Plus they have deal on this show and two other upcoming Centre In The Square performances!

Post by Centre In The Square.

Enter To Win

Well we are happy to announce that  Centre In The Square wants to celebrate our Twitter Anniversary with us! We have a pair of tickets to give away to Just For Laughs Roadshow at Centre In The Square! The show happens on April 20, 2015 at 8pm and you might just win your way in!
Just enter the contest listed below (might take a minute to load the rafflecopter contest form. If the contest does not pop up, clear your cache and refresh). We're looking forward to reading your tear streaming laughter stories!

Oh and incase you haven't already be sure to follow our @Those2Girls twitter feed to stay in the loop!


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IFTTT for iOS Automates Your Everyday Online Tasks

A big thanks to our friend Wendy Morelli for being our first GUEST BLOGGER! Busy parents need all the help they can get when it comes to keeping their families organized and Wendy has a great app review to share with all of you! Take a look, give it a try and leave us a comment on how it helped with your schedule!

IFTTT for iOS Automates Your Everyday Online Tasks

 

I love my smart phone aka iPhone. Anyone that knows me knows I can’t go anywhere without it. But in my opinion, what makes my phone “smart” are the apps that transforms my device into so much more than just for talking and texting. I’m a big fan of productivity apps, it’s like having my very own personal assistant by my side 24/7. Though there are many fantastic apps available, the one I want to share with you is the IFTTT iOS app affectionately known as “If This Then That”. This app will change the way you manage your digital daily life on platforms like social media, calendar and photos.

 

Simply put, IFTTT lets you automate online tasks. So if you’re a big Etsy fan, you can tell IFTTT to send a text message each time your favourite Etsy shop has a new item. If backing up your photos is important, IFTTT can save photos taken from your iPhone to Dropbox. Pretty cool, right?

 

IFTTT currently has 71 web “channels” such as Dropbox, Etsy, WordPress, Evernote, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. IFTTT started as a web based service but with the addition of the app (Android to come), smart phone users can now create “recipes” using apps directly from their device. Therefore, those with iPhones now have access to 3 additional channels, Contacts, Photos and Reminders.

 

 

To create a recipe like saving Instagram photos to Dropbox, you’ll need to set up trigger and action channels. The trigger channel in this example is Instagram and the action channel is Dropbox. Put them together and you got yourself a recipe. For you creative types, you can create your own recipes or if you prefer, you can use one of the many that others have shared.  Before the recipe can go “live”, you’ll need to first activate the required channels first.

 

 

 

Here are more examples of what you can automate with IFTTT.

·         Each time you add a new contact, add to Google Calendar or Evernote to serve as a reminder as to when you met.

·         Send a follow up “hello, nice to have met you” email each time you add a new contact.

·         Text every time Instagram user posts to Instagram (useful to keep tabs on what your tween/teen is posting).

·         Download Facebook photos you’re tagged in to Dropbox.

·         Send IFTTT a text message and have it call you (great for escaping bad dates).

·         Email family or friends when photo(s) has been added to a specific album (that way you only share what you want grandma to see).

·         Post iOS photos located in a specific album directly to Facebook.

·         Use Siri to add tasks to iOS Reminders and IFTTT can add to Evernote.

·         Create Google docs spreadsheet of your every tweet.

 

As a tech geek, I have to say I’m most excited about recipes that can turn lights on or off with a simple text, turn lights on automatically at sunset or even have the lights blink when your favourite team starts a game. You’ll need to purchase either the Belkin WeMo Switch or the Belkin Light Switch in order to use these recipes, but how neat is that?

As you can see, whether you’re an entrepreneur, parent, teacher, blogger or sports enthusiast, IFTTT can help anyone cut down some of the mundane tasks and even let you have some fun at the same time.

Wendy Morelli is an app-obsessed mom of 2 who can't get enough of her smart phone. Read all about her favourite app picks on her blog AppHipMom. Wendy’s latest adventure Tweenhood, is an online magazine for Canadian parents raising tweens. Follow her on Twitter at @tweenhood and @AppHipMom.

 

 

Food Revolution, Earth Hour And Easter Egg Hunts In Kitchener Waterloo

Do you follow us on twitter too?
Today we're celebrating 6 years on twitter!
https://twitter.com/those2girls
Look for an upcoming contest to celebrate!

March 19
Erick Traplin is at Kids Hop at the Kitchener Market from 11am-Noon
http://www.kitchenermarket.ca/events.aspx?cid=70220

Thurs March 21 to Sat March 23
FIRST Robotics Competition at UofW
http://uwaterloo.ca/engineering/events/first-robotics-waterloo-regional

March 22
Children’s Water Education Council’s 4th Annual Soupfest – Just Add Water

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Waterloo Region Museum (DOON) is proud to host the Children's Water Education Council's 4^th annual Soupfest in celebration of World Water Day. Local restaurants and culinary schools will be donating pots of their best soups in support of CWEC. What better way to take the chill off a late winter's day than with a bowl of soup or two! Cost of a Soupfest ticket is $10 per person with all proceeds going to the Children's Water Education Council in support of educating people of ages about the importance of water protection and conservation.
http://www.waterlooregionmuseum.com/upcoming-events.aspx

March 23
Earth Hour
Although I cannot seem to find any events surrounding Earth Hour this year, please remember to turn all electrical devices off at 8:30pm
You can learn more about Earth Hour here http://www.earthhour.org/

Conestoga College Waterloo Campus Open House
2pm
http://blogs1.conestogac.on.ca/events/2013/03/spring_open_house_-_come_explo_2.php


March 24
World Storytelling Day @ Waterloo Region Museum (DOON)

2 p.m.
Stories of Fortune and Fate! Celebrate World Storytelling Day with local storytellers from the Baden Storytellers' Guild. $10/person, adults and children over 12. Tickets must be purchased in advance via email at maryeileen@thestorybarn.ca

Funds raised support StorySave, a program of Storytellers of Canada-Conteurs du Canada which records the voices of Canadian storytelling elders and makes these living legacies available world-wide on CD.

Easter Egg Hunts and Activities
We made a post dedicated to the 2013 Easter Egg Hunts! It can be found here http://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.ca/2013/03/easter-egg-hunts-in-kitchener-waterloo.html

Ongoing
March KPL Calendar
http://on.evanced.info/kpl/lib/eventcalendar.asp?Lib=All

March WPL Calendar
http://www.wpl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/MB-flier-2013.pdf

March Cambridge Libraries Calendar
http://www.cambridgelibraries.ca/calendar/date/2013-03/args/all/all/all



Upcoming Events
Monday, April 15, 2013
Taste Of Woolwich
at Breslau Mennonite Church, 226 Woolwich St. S.
Meet local farmers & restaurateurs, see cooking demonstrations by chefs & local youth, sample and buy savory foods, and learn about the benefits of buying local!
Admission $5 per family; $2 per adult
Times & activities are listed here http://ow.ly/hW8OO

Mark May 18th off on your calendar!!!! We're hosting another Family Friendly Event at the Kitchener Market!
Make sure to come to FOOD REVOLUTION DAY at Kitchener Market!!! You can find the details here http://stufftodowithyourkidsinkw.blogspot.ca/2013/03/food-revolution-day-at-kitchener-market.html

As always if I missed a great FREE or LOW COST event be sure to post it in the comments!
Keep Smiling!
Lisa

Fun Festivals and Father's Day! Stuff To Do in KW

Saturday!


Fire Department Headquarters on Strasburg rd is having their open house June 19 10:30am - 3pm

Darryl Sittler will be at the CIBC on IRA NEEDLES from 11am-2pm

Shrine Circus is at Cambridge Centre
June 17 - 19 - Shrine Circus
Shrine Circus is coming to town on June 17 - 19!
Shows Times:
Friday, June 17 - 7:30 pm
Saturday, June 18 - 12 noon; 4 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 19 - 1 pm & 5 pm
Coupons available at Guest Services which entitles the bearer to purchase one circus ticket at the regular price and get one ticket free. Regular price of tickets is $20.00

UpTown Waterloo Country Music Festival
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Location: Regina Street Parking Lot
(Regina St. and Willis Way)
Waterloo, ON
Summary: UpTown Country is a FREE Festival, held rain or shine! Come to UpTown Waterloo, pull up a hay bale and enjoy the show!
Phone number: 519-885-1921
Website: http://www.uptowncountrywaterloo.com/

10th Annual St. Agatha StrawberryFest
Saturday, June 18, 2011
8am – 4pm
Location: St. Agatha Community Centre
1793 Erbs Road, West
St. Agatha, ONSt. Agatha Community Centre
1793 Erbs Road, West
St. Agatha, ON
Summary: Pancake breakfast, outdoor BBQ, strawberry pies, milkshakes, jam and an abundance of fresh strawberries of course! All-day Unique Wheels Show, a construction equipment skills contest, vendors, live music, chili cook off, kids games, face painting, petting zoo, pony rides, live music!
Phone number: 519-699-6063
Website: http://www.stagathastrawberryfest.com/  

Fresh Ayr Festival
Saturday, June 18, 2011
9am – 5pm
Location: Victora Park
Ayr, Ontario
Summary: Food, games, live music and much, much more. Make sure you visit the Nith Ridge booth; take a ride on our horse and carriage, purchase your fathers day brunch tickets and get more info on our up-coming events.
Phone number: 519-632-1234
Website: http://www.freshayrfestival.com/

Ontario Artist Blacksmith Association-'Hammer In'
Saturday, June 18, 2011
9:30am – 5pm
Location: Waterloo Region Museum
10 Huron Road
Kitchener, Summary: Watch as members demonstrate their skills and talent creating art with the tools of their trade. Demonstrations will be on-going throughout the day. Including with general admission.
Cost: Adults $10.00, seniors/students $8.00, children $5.00, children four and under free, Family $25.00, all admissions plus HST.
Phone number: 519-748-1914
Website: http://www.waterlooregionmuseum.com/

Art Round the Pond
Saturday, June 18, 2011
10am – 4pm
Location: Wellesley Pond
Wellesley, ON
Summary: Join us around the pond in Wellesley for our annual original art exhibition and sale. This great event also features local musicians!
Website: http://www.artroundthepond.ca/

 Happy Father's Day!


Saturday events are already listed, but here's some more ideas for the weeked

Sunday
Apparently there is something going on called SQUARE TO SQUARE on Sunday where King St will be blocked off from Waterloo Square to Kitchener City Hall, I think anyways, I can't find any info on either of the City sites about it, so if you know then please add a comment.
Now this part I do know about http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=215593141807185  (which makes it extra weird because a Flash Mob is supposed to be planned in private & come out of nowhere) & there is costs so check the link. Again if anyone has any info please add it to the comments.

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Monday

"Sweet 16" Celebration
Monday Jun 20 2011, 8am-4pm
Location:Address:300 Gage Ave. Unit 11
Phone:519-744-4084
URL: http://www.lapatisserie.ca/
Come celebrate our 16th year of creating amazing cakes and pastries.
During the week of June 20th-25th we will have lots of:
FREE Samples
Coupons
Door Crashers
NEW Cakes
... and many other promotions

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Tuesday

St Dominics Savio Family Fun Fair
Tuesday Jun 21 2011, 5-7:30pm
Location:St Dominics Savio School
Address:3 West Forest Trail
Phone:2263386831
St Dominics Savio School will be having a family fun fair for the community. We will be inviting the community to join us! We are having the event to raise funds for the school's playground and greening project, currently the school does not have such. All funds raised will go directly to the project.

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Wednesday

THIS ONE IS ONLY FOR ADULTS, but thought parents could use a break!

WINE & CHEESE at Gibson's Sound & Vision, but you MUST RSVP at this link http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1745782683/

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Looking Ahead

Remember those BIG Cambridge Towel Tent sales? They are coming back!

Factory Tent Sale On Thursday June 23-26! Up to 80% off Towels, Bath Accessories and Linens...Facebook and Twitter Contests will be part of it too! Just make sure to follow us on http://twitter.com/those2girls or our Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/Those2Girls6DegreesOfUs

for info

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MeFest NEWS!!!!

We're heading to our waiting list for vendors this weekend, so you or someone you know want to take part in our FUN event please email those2girls@writeme.com  RIGHT AWAY!

Keep Smiling
Lisa

Earth Hour, MeFest & More!

MCC Elmira Meat Canning Fundraiser Breakfast

Saturday, March 26, 2011
7am
Location: Calvary United Church
48 Hawkesville Road
St. Jacobs, ONCalvary United Church
Summary: Proceeds towards Mennonite Central Committee Elmira Meat Canning Project. Speaker Darrin Yoder, MCC Akron. Advance ticket sales---call MCC Ontario.
Cost: Adults $12.00, 6-12 years $5.00, 5 and under free.
Phone number: 519-745-8458

11th Annual "Eat to Beat Cancer" Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, March 26, 2011
8 – 11am
Location: Swiss Chalet
Weber St. N.
Waterloo
Summary: All proceeds to the Grand River Regional Cancer Centre via 105.3 koolfm Poster Boy Campaign. Come out, eat some pancakes, sip on a coffee or juice, buy tickets to win some fantastic raffle prizes and enter the 50/50 draw. Tickets available at the door. For further information please see the website provided below.
Cost: $6.00
Website: http://www.callrach.com/

Doubleheaders Model Railroad Layout Tour
Saturday, March 26, 2011
9am – 9pm
Location: Hespeler Arena
640 Ellis Road West
Cambridge, 
Summary: A self guided model railroad layout tour. Drive around to people's houses to view their layouts. Tickets and maps available at the Hespeler Arena from 9am to 3pm. Layouts open until 9pm. For further information email dhtour@gmail.com or see the website provided below.
Cost: $6.00 per person
Website: http://www.doubleheaders.org/

Earth Hour

Saturday, March 26, 2011
8:30 – 9:30pm
Summary: Turn out all lights and power for one hour to take action on Climate Change. For further information please see the website provided below.
Website: http://www.earthhour.org/

Earth Hour Celebrations

Saturday, March 26, 2011
8:30 – 9:30pm
Location: Kitchener City Hall
200 King St. W.
Kitchener, 
Summary: Join us at Kitchener City Hall, Civic Square for Earth Hour celebrations. Don't forget to turn off your lights from 8:30pm to 9:30pm too. For further information please see the phone number and website provided below.
Phone number: 519-745-3536
Website: http://www.kitchener.ca/

Earth Hour Brantford

Saturday, March 26, 2011
8 – 9:30pm
Location: Harmony Square
Brantford, Ontario
Summary: Come down to Harmony Square as we come together to take action on Climate Change. There will be lots of fun and games, entertainment and Earth themed booths.

Sunday
Kitchener Waterloo Art Gallery
Come to the Opening Party for our annual student art show. Expressions 36 showcases work from 42 schools in Waterloo Region by artists in kindergarten to grade 12. Admission is free and we have fantastic cookies and juice for all. March 27 at 2p.m. Admission, as always, is free!


Community Clean Ups

Friday, April 1 – Saturday, April 30, 2011
Location: Throughout the City of Kitchener
Summary: Organize your own clean up of a local park or school yard during the month of April. Supplies and support available to your group. Prizes provided by Tim Hortons and City of Kitchener, while supplies last. Register your group with the City of Kitchener and be entered in a draw for 1 of 10 environmental improvement grants. For further information please see the phone number and website provided below.
Phone number: 519-745-3536
Website: http://www.kitchener.ca/

Also if you're on Twitter THURS MARCH 31st invite you to join in the Twitter party I'm hosting in support of BOOBFEST (Breast Cancer Walk Fundraiser)
I can't wait to play PRIZE FAIRY! Register here http://web.me.com/boobfest/BoobFest/Twitter_Party.html

Not sure how twitter REALLY WORKS (most don't do it right at all!) Read this
http://thesunshineisin.blogspot.com/2009/11/twitter-for-pals-not-yet-on-twitter.html

Later this week I will post about how to participate in a twitter party!
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COMING SOON!!!!
MeFest - A Celebration of YOU!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171579092871885
Remember that if it doesn't have us in our Tiaras, it's NOT MeFest - A Celebration of YOU! Take a Look at what happened last event

Oven Turkey Ready in 45 mins

I know this is a little after Thanksgiving (for us Canadian folk), but it might help at Christmas.

One of my Twitter Pals
@SharonDV did this over Thanksgiving & she said it really worked.
She cooked her Turkey in the oven in 45 Mins!

Here's the link to the video
http://video.nytimes.com/video/2008/11/21/dining/1194833563448/roast-turkey-in-45-minutes.html

Takes a minute to load up, then a quick commerical then the quick how to video.

Let me know how it goes for you!

For more handy hints go to
http://www.wearethatfamily.com/