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  • A Tour of the Cruise Lines in Vancouver

    Pretty exciting times here at Stacey Robinsmith dot com…we have been invited aboard the Regent 7 Seas cruise ship, the Navigator for a tour of the ship’s amenities and a lunch. The Navigator does the Vancouver to Alaska run all summer long for the Regent 7 Seas cruise line accommodating 490 guests at an unusual…

  • Blogger Dad on the Parents Television Council

    Blogger Dad posted an interesting read on his blog yesterday. His post is about the new CBS show, $#*! My Dad Says which is based on a Twitter account where a young guy posts the often off-colour and irreverent thoughts-words that his father thinks and says. Blogger Dad’s post is about how a the Parents Television…

  • Goddess Blends Soap and our Second Giveaway

    How cool is this! Even as our first contest-giveaway is ramping up, we are preparing to start another. Recently I needed to buy some good quality, homemade, shea butter soap. Ding! I remember seeing that a Facebook friend is in the soap business. In short strokes for now, I emailed the good people from Goddess Blends Soaps…

  • Our First Contest; Making the Shift in Thinking about Water Safety

    Did you know that on average, every month, six people die from drowning? Six people every month!! According to Statistics Canada, drowning was the leading cause of death for recreational and sporting activities in the early 2000s. According to the Lifesaving Society, drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional death for Canadians under the…

  • The Skinny on Entering Contests on Stacey Robinsmith dot com

    There are a number of forms that the contests that we run can take. First, there are “Comment-based contests.” Here is a brief description of both types of contests;  Comment-based contests When entering a comment-based contest of mine, please make sure that your comment adds to the conversation and is meaningful. Often, I will request that you share…

  • Costco’s Awesome Customer Service

    All too often I write about businesses that have customer service failures. Today, I am writing about customer service positives. We shop at Costco for large quantities of household goods like diapers. The boxes of diapers are stacked near the optical department in the Burnaby Costco. More often than not we shop with our twins with us, because…

  • The Launch of Our First Ever Contest with a Giveaway

    Get ready for it people!! I am about to launch my first ever giveaway!! StaceyRobinsmith.com is about to unveil my first ever contest where you can actually win a prize of real monetary value. Get ready for it people, the launch is tomorrow. Is that clear? We are having our first ever giveaway!! Details later today…

  • Wordless Wednesday August 4th

    Thank you for Wordless Wednesday!! The following photos are not posed, they are caught in the moment… And then there is Blonde Bear… And finally my Sweetheart’s birthday cake…after Blonde Bear had a taste of it…

  • Barnston Island Day Tripping

    Yesterday we loaded the family into the family sedan and headed out to Barnston Island. For those who may not know, Barnston Island is the island that you can see in the Fraser River to your left as you are driving east across the Portmann Bridge. It is a lovely and idyllic country setting. As…

  • “What is this all about” Page

    I have updated my “About” page. What do you think? An improvement? My intention was to clarify what it is that I do here. Thoughts? Was I successful? I will happily listen to any feedback, unlike a website that I recently visited. There was a prominent “sign” on the website I was visiting. The sign asked what…