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You are here: Home / Parenting / Goodness Starts Today

Goodness Starts Today

08/24/2015 By Tammi 294 Comments

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As I stare at the August calendar and count the days left in summer holidays, my heart sinks. It’s been an awesome break for us, and we’ve certainly made the most, just as we set out to do when summer first began.

From a cross-Canada trip, sun-filled days spent playing in the backyard, and so much in between; we made many memories to cherish.

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While I can’t say it’s been all rainbows and glitter with my three daughters {they sure know how to fight at times}, there’s been loads of good moments with them.

My best recollections are giggles echoing through the yard as they ran through the sprinkler, the look of ‘awe’ on their faces when they spotted a whale in the Bay of Fundy, many afternoons spent at the outdoor pool, and the shrieks of glee when I announced that dinner was cereal and ice cream one night when it was just too hot to cook. 

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On the outside these seem like incredible memories, right?

In the case of the sprinkler, I was actually at the kitchen window, listening, yet not apart of the actual event. When we had cereal and ice cream for dinner; the girls came in the door, ate quickly, and then left in a flash so they could re-join their friends for play. While I did swim with the girls at the pool many times this summer, I regret not going off the diving board with my oldest when she asked me to join her. I had no excuse to refuse, I just didn’t want to. 

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Don’t get me wrong, these are great times and happy experiences. Yet, there are times when I could have better connected with my children.

Recently my oldest was excited to share the news of a new skill learned in cheer practice, yet her story was drowned-out by the arguing of her twin sisters in the backseat. Did I designate a quiet time right away, to really listen without interruption and celebrate with her? The fact that I can’t say for sure means it was a huge opportunity lost, and for that I’m sad.

Related to this, I dont recall when I last set aside quality time for just one of my children, only her and I. For those with multiple children, when is the last time you did this as well? 

We’ve all made a plethora of memories with our children this summer, yet amongst them all, was there a life-changing event for your child? An experience that was true and deep, without life’s chaos interfering in that bond?

I might be asking a lot of questions here, yet they are important things to consider since change starts with the realization that something massive is missing. 

Quaker recently released a very heart-warming video called “Goodness Starts Today”, and the video captures a true story about a family that puts their busy life on hold, to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

I urge you to watch the video, yet you’ll want to grab a tissue as this is the deep connection I’m referring to. And it’ll hit you like a tonne of bricks. 


 This true story captured by Quaker isn’t unlike my own, or many other families I know. We all have such busy and chaotic lives, and the balancing act is so tough.

In fact, it’s this quote in the video that hit me especially hard, “I hope she doesn’t think I work too much or don’t pay enough attention to her, cause I really do value the time we spent together”. Parenting involves a constant game of tug-of-war between commitments, and you hope such young minds understand the struggle and the fight to keep that balance.

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The truth is, our time with our kids is so limited, and this video by Quaker mentions that fact. I don’t necessarily think it’s the amount of time spent, yet the quality of that time is more important.

When the father and daughter are on that stage dancing together; you can literally see joy pouring from their faces, and also from the mother who is watching from the audience. 

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Now that you’ve watched the “Goodness Starts Today” video by Quaker {and there’s a behind-the-scenes video as well}, I have just one more question for you:

When was the last time a real-life experience between you and your child, produced a feeling for you both, similar to your reaction from this video?

I’ve spoken before about only having 18 summers with your child, if you’re lucky. Only 18! In another week our summer of 2015 will have passed, and that collective number will be reduced by one.

Don’t let this chance pass you by. 

There’s still time to take hold of the opportunity to make that one memory that will stay with you and your child forever.

Make the decision for that goodness to start – today.

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Disclosure: I was compensated for this post, yet as always, all opinions are my own.

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  1. Petra says

    08/24/2015 at 10:53 am

    I love the look of pride on my daughter’s faces when they’ve done something that they’ve had to be a bit brave for but done it anyway. Their self confidence shines when they realize they can do it! I like sharing those experiences with them =)

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    • valerie says

      08/24/2015 at 12:36 pm

      We’d like to go camping in B.C.

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  2. Julie R. says

    08/24/2015 at 10:54 am

    We’d go to Disney World 🙂

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  3. Kirsten M says

    08/24/2015 at 10:54 am

    We would do a road trip across Canada, all the way to Newfoundland where my husbands family is originally from!

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  4. tanyab79 says

    08/24/2015 at 10:56 am

    I would love for us to go Florida and go to Disney World.

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  5. Susan Hanley says

    08/24/2015 at 11:10 am

    I have always wanted to go to Ireland with my daughters. It is where their Dad’s family came from.

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  6. Nicole Jubleew says

    08/24/2015 at 11:13 am

    Travel to Europe to spend time with my extended family.

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  7. Isabelle Simard says

    08/24/2015 at 11:18 am

    Just do a long travel or cruise together. We work all year and always take short holidays

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  8. Louise Gilbert says

    08/24/2015 at 11:21 am

    I would love to fly a small plane.

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  9. Vanessa says

    08/24/2015 at 11:25 am

    I would love to take my kids to Disneyland.

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  10. kristen visser says

    08/24/2015 at 11:29 am

    we would definitely go to Disneyland!! my family never got to go so it would be quite he experience for everyone

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  11. Crystal B says

    08/24/2015 at 11:31 am

    A spa day. She would love it.

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  12. Ophelia says

    08/24/2015 at 11:37 am

    Ziplining!

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  13. Jen says

    08/24/2015 at 11:46 am

    We’d go to Australia for 3 weeks!!

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  14. Catherine R. says

    08/24/2015 at 11:47 am

    I would love to travel with my whole extended family on a cruise to Hawaii and back.

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  15. LILLIAN BROWN says

    08/24/2015 at 11:55 am

    I would love to be able to enjoy Disney World with our 6 daughters and their families

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  16. ginette4 says

    08/24/2015 at 12:03 pm

    I would love to travel to Europe with my husband and 3 girls..research our family’s history..see where we originated

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  17. Carol M says

    08/24/2015 at 12:10 pm

    I’ve always wanted to go to the Master’s golf tournament.

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  18. kathryn says

    08/24/2015 at 12:13 pm

    Cross country road trip

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  19. Elizabeth Matthiesen says

    08/24/2015 at 12:39 pm

    I’d love to have a huge party with all my children (7 of them spread across 3 continents!) and their children. Then take a couple of weeks with each family and tour Canada with them.

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  20. Glogirl says

    08/24/2015 at 12:46 pm

    I love to go on a family vacation to California!

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  21. rute says

    08/24/2015 at 1:04 pm

    We would take a class together, maybe acrobatics, since that is something that we all really enjoy.

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  22. Joni W says

    08/24/2015 at 1:08 pm

    I’ve always wanted to go to the far north. I always say Alaska but also Canadian North. I want to see the Northern lights. and the troopers

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  23. Pam says

    08/24/2015 at 1:27 pm

    I think we would all love to mountain climb together.

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  24. Anne Taylor says

    08/24/2015 at 1:47 pm

    I’d love to go to an ice hotel in Europe with my family!

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  25. Darrah Bailey says

    08/24/2015 at 1:54 pm

    Id HAVE to say go to DisneyWorld together…

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  26. salexis says

    08/24/2015 at 1:57 pm

    I want to do the TOUGH MUDDER!!!!

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  27. Darwin says

    08/24/2015 at 2:13 pm

    I would love to go white water rafting with the family.

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  28. lynn clayton says

    08/24/2015 at 2:17 pm

    DISNEY WORLD FOR SURE

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  29. Viv Sluys says

    08/24/2015 at 2:19 pm

    A big thing on our list of things to do as a family is to go on a heritage trip to see Scotland and Holland (where my husband’s family and my family are originally from).
    A smaller one that we want to do is to do a hike-in camping trip in the wilderness.

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  30. Juliee Fitze says

    08/24/2015 at 2:20 pm

    I have always wanted to go to England to check out me family roots.

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  31. Stephanie LaPlante says

    08/24/2015 at 2:21 pm

    I would go to Universal Studios down Diagon Alley with my whole family (dressed as wizards) and truly live in the fantasy world of Harry Potter.

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  32. ivy pluchinsky says

    08/24/2015 at 2:25 pm

    I’ve always wanted to go across canada by train, so far ive only done it from Manitoba to Edmonton.

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  33. Amy Heffernan says

    08/24/2015 at 2:32 pm

    I would take my kids on an airplane for the first time 🙂

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  34. Sabrina Tong says

    08/24/2015 at 2:32 pm

    We would travel by train from coast to coast across Canada.

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  35. MelodyM says

    08/24/2015 at 2:36 pm

    We’d love to win the lottery together…LOL…but I suppose that doesn’t count. Otherwise, we’d love to explore other cultures in their respective country specifically for the learning experience.

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  36. MrsWhite says

    08/24/2015 at 2:37 pm

    I’d like to have a champagne picnic in a hot air balloon ride!

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  37. Ali says

    08/24/2015 at 2:40 pm

    I would take a trip to Alaska

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  38. michelle tremblett says

    08/24/2015 at 2:43 pm

    I would love to one day be able to take my kids to Italy, It is our dream 🙂 I will get there !

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  39. Jonnie says

    08/24/2015 at 2:51 pm

    We would love to take a trip to Scotland and Ireland to see and experience where our ancestors came from. I really think it would make us feel even more connected as a family.

    Reply
  40. caryn s says

    08/24/2015 at 3:05 pm

    I would take mysids home to Romania to see their grandparents!

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  41. Jenn says

    08/24/2015 at 3:06 pm

    We would take a road trip across Canada!

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  42. Belinda S says

    08/24/2015 at 3:08 pm

    We’d love to visit other parts of Canada (outside of Ontario, where we live)

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  43. nicolthepickle says

    08/24/2015 at 3:11 pm

    I would rent a cottage for my whole family.

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  44. Kim Stenner says

    08/24/2015 at 3:11 pm

    I would love to travel to Australia to visit my niece and her family

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  45. Ali P says

    08/24/2015 at 3:14 pm

    I have always wanted to go to Australia! If it’s a family vacation, we really want to take the kids on a tour across Europe!

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  46. Florence C says

    08/24/2015 at 3:25 pm

    I would love to go on a family trip to Disney.

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  47. Holly MacRitchie says

    08/24/2015 at 3:30 pm

    We would go to an amazing waterpark!

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  48. Josie says

    08/24/2015 at 3:36 pm

    I would love to take my husband and kids to Italy which is where I’m from.

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  49. Robyn Bellefleur says

    08/24/2015 at 3:37 pm

    I would love to go snorkeling with sharks.

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  50. kathy downey says

    08/24/2015 at 3:37 pm

    We’d go to Disney World fo sure

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  51. FREDERIC BROWN says

    08/24/2015 at 3:53 pm

    I always wanted to take my wife on a train trip through the Rockies, no mountains in NS

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  52. Krista M says

    08/24/2015 at 4:06 pm

    Oh we would LOVE to travel to Disneyland, to experience the magical kingdom in all it’s glory. It would be the most special adventure, memories to treasure forever!

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  53. Cheryl says

    08/24/2015 at 4:07 pm

    I would take my kids to Disney 🙂

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  54. Vanessa N says

    08/24/2015 at 4:10 pm

    Experience all the secrets the world has to offer in some of the most remote areas like Nunavut.

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  55. Krista M says

    08/24/2015 at 4:15 pm

    We would love to go to Disneyland! It is a dream of ours to experience the magical kingdom as a family, all the glorious sights, the dining, the rides. What a thrill it would be with sweet memories that would last forever.

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  56. Cheryl says

    08/24/2015 at 4:19 pm

    I would love to take the kids to Disney

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  57. Amanda Neilson says

    08/24/2015 at 4:21 pm

    Go to San Diego Comic Con. That’s my dream!

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  58. 409cope says

    08/24/2015 at 4:47 pm

    I would love to travel to Australia!

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  59. LILLIAN BROWN says

    08/24/2015 at 4:55 pm

    I would like to take all my family for a weekend getaway near a beach

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  60. maria says

    08/24/2015 at 5:06 pm

    A family vacation.

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  61. Silvia D says

    08/24/2015 at 5:10 pm

    i would like to take my children to Europe and see where part of their ancestary comes from.

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  62. Lynda Cook says

    08/24/2015 at 5:11 pm

    To pick one thing if I could with my family it would be to travel to Disney World, my girls have always wanted to go there, they are grown now, but that is what I would do for them and make it a road trip too!!

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  63. Sandra F. says

    08/24/2015 at 5:18 pm

    I would love to take my family to a rescue animal shelter and teach them the importance that all animals are special, hopefully by bringing home a new doggie to their forever home.

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  64. Elizabeth R says

    08/24/2015 at 5:22 pm

    A family trip to Disney!

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  65. Debbie W says

    08/24/2015 at 5:52 pm

    Hot air balloon ride

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  66. Francine says

    08/24/2015 at 5:56 pm

    cruise around the world

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  67. Jenness M says

    08/24/2015 at 6:08 pm

    My kids really want to go to Churchill MB and kayak with the belugas!

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  68. Brenda Penton says

    08/24/2015 at 6:18 pm

    I’d love for my family to go to Scotland and visit the historical sites. My hubby and I both have roots there.

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  69. Piroska says

    08/24/2015 at 6:23 pm

    I’d love to take them to visit my birthplace, Switzerland.

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  70. JAIMEEM says

    08/24/2015 at 6:36 pm

    Id love to visit europe. Ive never set foot out of north america.

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  71. Jamie Glenn says

    08/24/2015 at 7:00 pm

    If I could do anything in the world. I would travel the world

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  72. Alayne Langford says

    08/24/2015 at 7:01 pm

    I would rent a cabin up north where our 5 kids and significant others (if appplicable), and our 2 grandchildren, would enjoy time together! Bonfires, marshmallows and a lot of laughs!! 🙂

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  73. Nate Fuller says

    08/24/2015 at 7:20 pm

    I would really like to move to B.C for a different lifestyle, I like the east coast but I would love the family to experience a whole new lifestyle we can’t have here.

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  74. Jenny Major says

    08/24/2015 at 7:26 pm

    go on a trip to Disney!

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  75. Aimee Robison says

    08/24/2015 at 7:37 pm

    I would love to take the family and travel to England, Ireland and Scotland.

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  76. Melissa Greco says

    08/24/2015 at 7:40 pm

    I would travel the world

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  77. Tina L. says

    08/24/2015 at 8:17 pm

    Go to Disneyland or Hawaii

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  78. Judy Cowan says

    08/24/2015 at 8:19 pm

    I would love to be able to get the entire family together to spend Christmas with my Dad.

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  79. Dianne says

    08/24/2015 at 8:20 pm

    If I could I would take all my grandchildren to Disneyworld. Since this is not possible I try to make our time together fun by doing crafts with them, teaching them to sew, and taking them on adventures through books.

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  80. Belinda McNabb says

    08/24/2015 at 8:54 pm

    It would be great to do a road trip from Winnipeg to Montreal. We have always flown but it would be amazing to see everything along the way

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  81. Julie Dyer says

    08/24/2015 at 9:00 pm

    I’d love to travel all around Europe with my family.

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  82. Andrea D says

    08/24/2015 at 10:03 pm

    We would like to go on a safari in South Africa!

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  83. nicky says

    08/24/2015 at 10:04 pm

    visit Hobbiton in New Zealand!

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  84. Josh S says

    08/24/2015 at 10:26 pm

    I have always wanted to visit Australia.

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  85. Debbie S. says

    08/24/2015 at 10:42 pm

    I have the dream to take my family on a wonderful trip to Disney World. I hope it happens soon.

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  86. Lisa H says

    08/24/2015 at 11:02 pm

    I’d like to go on a island getaway with my family and live in hut on the beach.

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  87. DianeG says

    08/25/2015 at 3:51 am

    I would like to take a long road trip in a motor home with my family, stopping wherever we want, to fish or swim or do nothing.

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  88. Doris Calvert says

    08/25/2015 at 3:57 am

    I have always wanted to see the earth from space!

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  89. Debbie Bashford says

    08/25/2015 at 4:19 am

    would love to visit Disney Land

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  90. Lisa Neutel says

    08/25/2015 at 4:26 am

    my dream for my family has always been to visit Disney world when we get enough $$

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  91. Carol Denny says

    08/25/2015 at 5:16 am

    I would love to travel with all my family.

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  92. Nicole s says

    08/25/2015 at 6:36 am

    Swim with sharks it’s a big one on my bucket list but might be too scared to do it lol

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  93. Soozle says

    08/25/2015 at 8:03 am

    I would love to take a roadtrip across Canada and the US

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  94. Clair P says

    08/25/2015 at 8:34 am

    we would love to go to Disney World

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  95. donna snugglebuns dufresne says

    08/25/2015 at 8:39 am

    just spending time with the family is nice so for me a staycation or a trip to the cottage

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  96. Carey Hurst says

    08/25/2015 at 8:50 am

    Disney for 2 while weeks to experience absolutely everything and I would whisk away to Bora Bora for 2 nights of bliss

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  97. Jennifer L. says

    08/25/2015 at 8:57 am

    I want to explore Canada with my son.

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  98. Tasha Duperron says

    08/25/2015 at 9:04 am

    I’ve always wanted to fly somewhere in a plane.

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  99. Shelley Hickey says

    08/25/2015 at 9:10 am

    I would take my family somewhere tropical for vacation or on a cruise ship!

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  100. seham says

    08/25/2015 at 9:20 am

    take my family on a plane for the first time

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  101. Michelle K says

    08/25/2015 at 9:25 am

    We’d go to Disney World

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  102. mrdisco says

    08/25/2015 at 9:27 am

    go to Disney World!

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  103. Robert Haynes says

    08/25/2015 at 9:49 am

    Kayak with whales off the Northen BC Coat

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  104. Michelle Policelli says

    08/25/2015 at 9:58 am

    Just do a road trip across Canada visiting each province/territory would be awesome!! 🙂

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  105. Victoria Stacey says

    08/25/2015 at 10:15 am

    Now that my brothers and I are all older, I really would like us all to be able to go on a family vacation. Since two of my brothers are so much older than me and my younger ones, we haven’t done a BIG trip together since I was very young. I’d love to be able to do this with everyone now that we’re older.

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  106. Suzanne G says

    08/25/2015 at 10:18 am

    Something I would love to do as a family would be to form a band. I would want to be the drummer.

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  107. Nicole B says

    08/25/2015 at 10:19 am

    Go to disney together! We were going to go this year but with the exchange rate so horrible…..nope!

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  108. Tracy D says

    08/25/2015 at 10:20 am

    We would go to Disney!

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  109. Wendy Hutton says

    08/25/2015 at 10:35 am

    I always wanted to go to Scotland to see the ancesteral castles

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  110. Kelly K says

    08/25/2015 at 10:38 am

    I love any kind of travel with my daughters. However, our trip to a dude ranch still gives us the giggles, many years later!

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  111. Suzi says

    08/25/2015 at 10:44 am

    I would take my parents to England to meet my inlaws

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  112. Tainan Lu says

    08/25/2015 at 10:46 am

    a family vacation to PEI

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  113. Susan Patterson says

    08/25/2015 at 10:50 am

    We would love to go on a vacation with both of my daughters and their families! It would be so wonderful!

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  114. Karla Sceviour says

    08/25/2015 at 11:07 am

    i`d go on a cross country adventure with the fam

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  115. Eric R says

    08/25/2015 at 11:08 am

    I would love to travel around Japan and China

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  116. wsiemens says

    08/25/2015 at 11:14 am

    I’d travel to yellowstone national park and hike up halfdome. Great looking gift basket!

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  117. David says

    08/25/2015 at 11:40 am

    HAVE to say go to Disney World together

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  118. jan says

    08/25/2015 at 12:07 pm

    I would choose to go back to my early 20’s and change a couple of big decisions 🙂

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  119. beth says

    08/25/2015 at 12:44 pm

    Id love to take my family to FLorida

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  120. Elizabeth Vlug says

    08/25/2015 at 1:13 pm

    We would drive the West Coast of Canada and the USA. On our bucket list and hopefully to get done soon.

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  121. Tammy Dalley says

    08/25/2015 at 1:49 pm

    I would go to disney!

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  122. Patrick Siu says

    08/25/2015 at 1:58 pm

    Build a tree house.

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  123. KellyPC says

    08/25/2015 at 2:55 pm

    I’d love to be able to take my mom back to Hawaii!

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  124. Ira says

    08/25/2015 at 3:40 pm

    Would invite all my family and friends to come visit us in Canada.

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  125. Rhonda W G. says

    08/25/2015 at 4:15 pm

    I’d love to go on a trip to Alberta with close and extended family.

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  126. Sunshine G says

    08/25/2015 at 4:21 pm

    I’ve always wanted to zipline through the rainforests of Costa Rica!

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  127. Londia says

    08/25/2015 at 4:48 pm

    I would like to go on a family cruise with my family.

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  128. Anna says

    08/25/2015 at 5:09 pm

    I would like to go back to gymnastics.

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  129. Erin McSweeney says

    08/25/2015 at 5:27 pm

    Take a train ride across Canada

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  130. BlessedTA says

    08/25/2015 at 5:42 pm

    Travel

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  131. Lori Jackson says

    08/25/2015 at 6:48 pm

    If I had a chance I would go to meet my long lost sister. we recently found each other on facebook and we have been chatting. Would love to meet her.

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  132. Tricia Hope says

    08/25/2015 at 7:01 pm

    I would like to do another houseboat trip with my kids as adults.Was the BEST vacation I EVER had,including Europe and the Tropics!

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  133. Jennifer P says

    08/25/2015 at 7:05 pm

    I would travel with my family all over the world. We would experience new and exciting things together. We would learn and laugh together. All of our time would be quality time spent together.

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  134. Carole Dube says

    08/25/2015 at 7:16 pm

    I would live in the same city as my mom and sister. I miss them living so far away. This video made me cry! It was so beautiful!

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  135. l p says

    08/25/2015 at 9:09 pm

    visit Nepal. thanks

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  136. Crystal Porter says

    08/25/2015 at 9:11 pm

    I really want to go to Italy and I would love to take the kids to Disney world.

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  137. Jackie M says

    08/25/2015 at 9:39 pm

    If I had the opportunity – I would take a nice relaxing trip with the family 🙂

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  138. heidi c. says

    08/25/2015 at 9:59 pm

    I would love to take a cruise with my hubby.

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  139. em says

    08/25/2015 at 10:37 pm

    we’d go snorkeling

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  140. andrea amy says

    08/25/2015 at 11:01 pm

    I would love to take my kids to Victoria to see my Mom. My youngest 3 have only met her once (and that was almost 3 years ago)

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  141. Amy C says

    08/25/2015 at 11:45 pm

    I would take my kids to Disneyland

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  142. Sherry K says

    08/26/2015 at 6:49 am

    I would love to go with my son to see the giant Galapagos Tortoises.

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  143. Melinda L. says

    08/26/2015 at 7:11 am

    A family trip to Japan

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  144. Emily C says

    08/26/2015 at 7:55 am

    I would go parachuting!

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  145. Mel says

    08/26/2015 at 7:55 am

    I would love to go on an Alaskan cruise.

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  146. lori b says

    08/26/2015 at 9:15 am

    actually take a non working family holiday

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  147. Michelle says

    08/26/2015 at 9:24 am

    sleep late? and visit PEI

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  148. Andrea says

    08/26/2015 at 12:04 pm

    I would go on a vacation to Disney with my family!

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  149. LauraD says

    08/26/2015 at 12:05 pm

    Take a year off to travel

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  150. Tracy S says

    08/26/2015 at 12:07 pm

    Visiting the Atlantic provinces

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  151. Jolie says

    08/26/2015 at 12:08 pm

    Would love to go on a safari in Africa.

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  152. Travelbuds says

    08/26/2015 at 12:55 pm

    I used to work on a Tall Ship and I would love to take my kids so they could experience what it’s like to actually sail on a tall ship

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  153. Victoria Ess says

    08/26/2015 at 1:25 pm

    I’d like to roadtrip to California.

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  154. joy says

    08/26/2015 at 1:56 pm

    cross the country on a train, seeing everything from the Rockies, all the way to Newfoundland!

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  155. Susan T. says

    08/26/2015 at 2:09 pm

    I’d like to take my family to Hawaii. It’s where my grandparents went on their honeymoon and I’d love to take her back there.

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    • Susan T. says

      08/26/2015 at 2:10 pm

      “her” being my grandmother. Lol!

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  156. Gillian Morgan says

    08/26/2015 at 2:52 pm

    We have always wanted to go to the Halloween party at Disney.

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  157. Maria says

    08/26/2015 at 3:29 pm

    We would do beach vacation !

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  158. C McLaren says

    08/26/2015 at 3:38 pm

    A family hike to Dunder Rock has been on my bucket list for several years, but we just don’t manage to find the time to get it done. Hopefully we’ll get there before hunting season starts.

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  159. Melissa Finn says

    08/26/2015 at 3:51 pm

    We would go to Disney World!

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  160. Heather S says

    08/26/2015 at 4:58 pm

    I’d like to get professional photos taken with my mom and sisters.

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  161. Rebby says

    08/26/2015 at 5:18 pm

    I would take a road trip through the USA!

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  162. zahra p says

    08/26/2015 at 6:17 pm

    We would learn to play a sport (or climb/ski) together. We love activities and tend to plan time away for vacations but not necessarily time to do things together in the city that we live in.

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  163. ann w says

    08/26/2015 at 8:08 pm

    We would go on a train trip across Canada

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  164. leanne says

    08/26/2015 at 8:53 pm

    I would take my family to Hawii

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  165. Tricia Cooper says

    08/26/2015 at 8:53 pm

    I would take my daughter and do the EdgeWalk at the CN Tower in Toronto!

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  166. June M says

    08/26/2015 at 8:54 pm

    My goal is to travel across Canada via rail. It would be an amazing learning experience

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  167. Eva Mitton-Urban says

    08/26/2015 at 10:19 pm

    Far fetched as it may seem – fly to Switzerland with my 11 year old son Evan and visit a Lindt chocolate factory. Watch/Learn/Sample masterpieces of chocolate – indulge – then return and implement the treadmill regiment again.

    Eva Mitton-Urban

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  168. Kristine Ewald says

    08/26/2015 at 11:55 pm

    Would love to go on a long holiday anywhere together. As long as it doesn’t cost very much

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  169. laura grouchy says

    08/27/2015 at 1:08 am

    I’d love to check out Nova Scotia, I hear it’s beautiful!!
    Also ty for the chance at the giveaway, perfect for back to school!

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  170. Kris L says

    08/27/2015 at 3:23 am

    Love to do a roadtrip to Alaska!

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  171. Julie Bolduc says

    08/27/2015 at 8:29 am

    My kids have been wanting to go on another cruise

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  172. angela m says

    08/27/2015 at 9:27 am

    We would love to take a family vacation to Disneyworld

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  173. Elizabeth H says

    08/27/2015 at 10:41 am

    I would love to go to Disney World with my family! What a dream come true that would be!

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  174. Lee-Ann S says

    08/27/2015 at 2:14 pm

    Visit Newfoundland and Labrador!

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  175. Dreena says

    08/27/2015 at 4:34 pm

    We’d travel to Egypt together. A dream to go.
    Cheers.

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  176. Bo Simms says

    08/27/2015 at 5:11 pm

    Something that I always wanted to do was travel to Ireland. I hope one day to be able to do this and take my parent’s and kids there, on a family vacation.

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  177. Jeanette Jackson says

    08/27/2015 at 7:33 pm

    I would like to take my family to Denmark to see where their ancestors are from.

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  178. Phyllis W. says

    08/27/2015 at 7:40 pm

    I would love to go to Scotland and England to explore my heritage.

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  179. jay nelson says

    08/27/2015 at 7:58 pm

    We have always wanted to take the kids to the tropics so that they know the smell of salty tropical air.

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  180. Angela Mitchell says

    08/28/2015 at 12:13 am

    I’ve always wanted to travel across Canada by train.

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  181. Jennifer P. says

    08/28/2015 at 12:57 am

    On a big scale we would go to Disney World – somewhere none of us have been before and where we would all love to go (we are saving up and planning to go in 5 years). On a small scale we would go on a family bike ride. My husband is an avid cyclist, and our eldest is awesome on her bike too, but I can barely ride. I would love to practice enough to feel confident enough to go on a ride with them, and with our little bubba in tow (bike trailer style, as she is too young to ride for a few more years now!). I just need to get my confidence up, and make the time to do so/practice.

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  182. Treen Goodwin says

    08/28/2015 at 6:58 am

    I would go to PEI , been wanting to go for a while now , want to see the red mud and eat fresh seafood and visit the Ann Of Green Gables Museum 🙂

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  183. SweetPanda says

    08/28/2015 at 10:25 am

    I want to go to Easter Island with my kids

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  184. Tara Gauthier says

    08/28/2015 at 3:04 pm

    I watched this recently and loved it! With our kids being 13 and 6 it is tough at times to find things that can connect them together, their interests are obviously very different. It is also rare that they each get individual time with just their parents. So recently when our daughter went on her first sleepover we made sure to make it a fun time for her brother. Took him out to dinner and then we went and watched a movie with him at the theater. One that started at 10pm at night, the kind that we normally would not go to with his sister in tow. We did the same sort of thing for her when her brother was off on his own sleepover this summer too.

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  185. josephine evans says

    08/28/2015 at 3:51 pm

    Take a trip to Disney. On our bucket list!

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  186. Dayna Wilson says

    08/28/2015 at 5:26 pm

    I’d love to go on safari in Africa.

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  187. Pam R says

    08/28/2015 at 7:33 pm

    I would love to go on a safari in Africa with my family.

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  188. Shelley N says

    08/28/2015 at 7:43 pm

    If I had the chance I would learn to fly a glider.

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  189. Elena says

    08/28/2015 at 8:45 pm

    We would travel to Europe, but that’s going to take a lot more saving up!

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  190. Steph Bkn says

    08/29/2015 at 6:06 am

    We would Love to go to disney world and take a family vacation thats magical 🙂

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  191. Sarah Stickney says

    08/29/2015 at 8:09 am

    i’d like to visit a castle

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  192. Linda says

    08/29/2015 at 9:28 am

    I would love to take the family to visit their extended family overseas.

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  193. Cobi says

    08/29/2015 at 12:24 pm

    i try my hardest to be right by my kids side during all their sport, infact the 3 of us do Judo together so that it can be a memory for us when they are older!

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  194. Lindsay O says

    08/29/2015 at 4:06 pm

    We’ve always wanted to swim with dolphins. Bucket list for sure.

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  195. mongupp says

    08/29/2015 at 4:51 pm

    I would like to take my family to New York City.

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  196. Michelle Leone says

    08/29/2015 at 6:36 pm

    We would take the kids around the world!

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  197. Donnas says

    08/29/2015 at 10:10 pm

    I’d take a course in gourmet cooking.

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  198. Julie F says

    08/30/2015 at 2:46 pm

    I would love to take the family to Disney World!

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  199. Amie says

    08/30/2015 at 4:46 pm

    I would go to Hawaii and go whale watching !

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  200. William Deaffie says

    08/30/2015 at 6:51 pm

    I have always wanted to go on a hot air balloon ride over the city!

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  201. Amber Y says

    08/30/2015 at 7:03 pm

    I’d love to take a cross canada trip and make a few stops in every province!! It’s something I’ve always wanted to do!

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  202. Debbie F says

    08/30/2015 at 8:27 pm

    I would travel to Newfoundland where my husband is from. It would be great to see his family again.

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  203. M says

    08/30/2015 at 8:29 pm

    Go to iceland to see the northern lights

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  204. michelle says

    08/30/2015 at 9:27 pm

    I would love to take my son to Portugal to see where his family came from and visit the family we still over seas.

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  205. Josie Tusa says

    08/30/2015 at 9:31 pm

    I would love to travel to Australia with my husband

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  206. Cady says

    08/30/2015 at 9:39 pm

    I would love to take our children to Disney World. I hear it’s the most magical place on earth!

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  207. Barb W says

    08/30/2015 at 11:29 pm

    Jet ski!

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  208. Mandy says

    08/31/2015 at 2:37 am

    If I had a chance, I would take my daughter to Hong Kong to see her great-grandma.

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  209. Carol Denny says

    08/31/2015 at 5:18 am

    I would take my whole family on a trip.

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  210. david s says

    08/31/2015 at 6:11 am

    Travel to Europe

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  211. Lisa McLain says

    08/31/2015 at 6:57 am

    I’ve always dreamed of going to Australia !

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  212. naiddia p says

    08/31/2015 at 7:10 am

    I would love to take my family to Hawaii.

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  213. Victoria E says

    08/31/2015 at 7:25 am

    I would spend a month or more in Australia with my family 🙂

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  214. natalie says

    08/31/2015 at 9:46 am

    Nicest prize I have seen in awhile… food and gift card!! HELLO

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  215. Karine says

    08/31/2015 at 10:46 am

    I would definitely choose to go to Disneyland!

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  216. Judy Bradley says

    08/31/2015 at 10:55 am

    I would like to have all my children together – like in a lodge in TN as it is most centrally located. We have not all been together for 12 yrs. Most were together in Dec for the funeral of my only daughter, but one son could not come. I have 8 sons left.

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  217. Melanie B says

    08/31/2015 at 1:12 pm

    I would love to take my kids to BC

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  218. Brenda Lacourciere says

    08/31/2015 at 3:32 pm

    I would go to Paris and drink wine in the afternoon at a café.

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  219. veRONIca says

    08/31/2015 at 6:01 pm

    We are all dying to travel to Australia together, so we’d probably do that 🙂

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  220. Carla Barth says

    08/31/2015 at 7:35 pm

    Road trip across Canada – and taking the time to enjoy the places along the way!

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  221. Bernice says

    08/31/2015 at 10:31 pm

    I would love to go on a family trip in a RV , just driving around ,camping out in Canada , seeing everything , it would be so awesome

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  222. Nancy J Montgomery says

    08/31/2015 at 11:13 pm

    I’d like to try parachuting.

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  223. Linda D. says

    09/01/2015 at 6:31 am

    Wow! I dream of taking my grandchildren and their parents on a Disney cruise. It’s only a dream, but…

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  224. Mary Boudreau says

    09/01/2015 at 7:58 am

    Take a trip to Italy

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  225. Marlene J says

    09/01/2015 at 8:24 am

    Travel to Japan for 6 months

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  226. Kelly Duran says

    09/01/2015 at 11:16 am

    I would love to take my girls to Europe and experience history with them. There is nothing like watching something through the eyes of your children.

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  227. J says

    09/01/2015 at 1:21 pm

    We’d take a long vacation to see a lot of things and places.

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  228. Theresa Black says

    09/01/2015 at 4:01 pm

    I would love to go Sky diving with my kids 🙂 Thanks for the chance at this great contest.

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  229. Joanne Saunders says

    09/01/2015 at 4:44 pm

    If I had the chance all I would really want to do is go whale watching. First on the East coast of Canada, then on the West Coast.

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  230. loucheryl says

    09/01/2015 at 8:53 pm

    I would go on a Disney Cruise with my boys. 🙂

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  231. MOHAMMAD ANJUM says

    09/02/2015 at 12:17 pm

    to Disney World

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  232. Debbie says

    09/02/2015 at 5:59 pm

    I would go to Disneyland

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  233. Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard says

    09/02/2015 at 7:24 pm

    We would love to do a road trip across canada

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  234. Pat Drouillard says

    09/02/2015 at 8:44 pm

    I would love to bring my family to Disneyland

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  235. Valerie Mallette says

    09/02/2015 at 9:44 pm

    If I had a chance I would go on a road trip to PEI.

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  236. Heidi Watts says

    09/03/2015 at 7:17 am

    We would go check out Canada’s east coast then go check out the west coast. And all the places in between.

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  237. Alex says

    09/03/2015 at 8:40 pm

    Definitely fall camping in Algonquin.

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  238. Jenn C says

    09/04/2015 at 2:58 am

    A Trip to Paris to explore & Experience Great food & Culture.

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  239. Andrea C says

    09/04/2015 at 4:53 am

    go together to a warm beach somewhere tropical, we have never all been to the beach at the same time

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  240. Angie Andrews says

    09/04/2015 at 3:27 pm

    We would love to go to Disney World

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  241. KC says

    09/04/2015 at 6:13 pm

    I would go into space!

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  242. Bethany Gallinger says

    09/04/2015 at 11:47 pm

    I would like to visit the Amazon with my family.

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  243. Heidi Pawluk says

    09/05/2015 at 12:15 am

    Love to do the small town festivals & show the kids that there is actually a lot to see & do in one’s own province. Tons of great entertainment & food to be enjoyed by all

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  244. Brenda says

    09/05/2015 at 11:21 am

    It is our dream to go to Europe as a family to experience the culture there!

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  245. Susan Spidle says

    09/05/2015 at 6:15 pm

    Would like to take my family to visit my daughter in England.

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  246. Doris H says

    09/05/2015 at 7:27 pm

    Would love to take a road trip across Canada with the family.

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  247. michelle matta says

    09/05/2015 at 9:02 pm

    i really want the opportunity to swim with dolphins. or go on a cruise with my whole family.

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  248. Maria McLachlan says

    09/05/2015 at 9:09 pm

    We are dreaming of a big trip to Disney World. I’ve never been either and would love to experience with my husband and the boys for sure!

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  249. Terri Baker says

    09/06/2015 at 9:06 am

    I would love to have a behind the scenes tour of the Royal Ontario Museum. It would be an amazing experience.

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  250. Meg says

    09/06/2015 at 3:41 pm

    I would love to take my kids to Ireland to see the land of their ancestors.

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  251. Diana says

    09/06/2015 at 9:57 pm

    A trip on the Rocky Mountaineer would be a great adventure!

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  252. Elaine Buonsante says

    09/06/2015 at 10:37 pm

    If I had the chance I would take a cross Canada trip and especially concentrate on eastern Canada and the Maritimes.

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  253. Anushya Gomes says

    09/06/2015 at 11:54 pm

    We would love to travel to Thailand or Bali or Hawaii ?

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  254. Sandy says

    09/07/2015 at 12:46 am

    If we had a chance, we would go to Disney World.

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  255. stacey h says

    09/07/2015 at 5:30 am

    my uncle moved to New Zealand 20 yrs ago – i would love to take the family and meet my cousins for the first time.

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  256. Karen C Hill says

    09/07/2015 at 9:14 am

    My son wants to see the pyramids and I want to visit Australia & Hawaii…so I think we’d love to travel the world if we had the chance 🙂

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  257. Bailey Dexter says

    09/07/2015 at 10:56 am

    I would love to take my family with the grandkids to Hawaii! There is so much culture there!

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  258. June Murphy says

    09/07/2015 at 12:11 pm

    I would go to Hawaii with my family. My grandma went there years ago and loved it

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  259. Allie f says

    09/07/2015 at 1:34 pm

    Id travel to Japan with a good friend!

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  260. Jo B says

    09/07/2015 at 2:27 pm

    Travel from one side of Canada to the other on a train.

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  261. Angela says

    09/07/2015 at 2:47 pm

    If we had the chance, I’d take the kids on a family vacation.

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  262. Lori L. says

    09/07/2015 at 7:21 pm

    I’d love to rent a cabin on the lake and take my family on a week-long trip to relax & rejuvenate. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  263. Elissa R says

    09/08/2015 at 1:08 am

    I would take my family to Disney 🙂

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  264. Angela Massis says

    09/08/2015 at 6:09 am

    Take a trip to Europe and visit Italy and Greece with my family.

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  265. Elva Roberts says

    09/08/2015 at 2:16 pm

    I’d like to visit my siblings in Ontario, as they are not well.This would be a wonderful gift for us.

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  266. Rachel says

    09/08/2015 at 3:03 pm

    Would love to a catamaran/snorkelling trip in Fiji

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  267. Ashleigh Swerdfeger says

    09/08/2015 at 3:28 pm

    I would love to take my family to Disneyland! 🙂

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  268. Tricia Hope says

    09/08/2015 at 4:07 pm

    Camping is the best for memory making.

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  269. lynne m says

    09/08/2015 at 5:19 pm

    We’d go to Disney in Orlando, Florida

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  270. EsterG says

    09/09/2015 at 8:59 am

    take the whole family on an African Safari

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  271. Monica L says

    09/09/2015 at 1:12 pm

    I would take the family white water rafting 🙂

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  272. Erin W says

    09/09/2015 at 10:12 pm

    Our family would go to the East Coast and drive around! It’s always been our dream!

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  273. Huguette E. says

    09/10/2015 at 1:01 pm

    We’d love to go zip-lining.

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  274. Jo-Ann says

    09/10/2015 at 5:53 pm

    Hi,

    What a powerful video and real tear jerker. Thanks for sharing it with us. It made me sit down and think about how every day has shaped me and made me wonder how I can be a better parent. Here are a few of my thoughts.

    If I Could Raise My Child Again, I’d . . .

    Build self-confidence first, and the house later.
    Take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
    Do less correcting and more connecting.
    Finger paint more, and point fingers less.
    Hug harder and laugh longer.
    Be firm less often, and affirm much more.
    Take more hikes and fly more kites.
    Run through the fields and gaze at the stars.
    Stop dreaming of tomorrow and dream of today.

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  275. Sara Lima says

    09/10/2015 at 8:51 pm

    I’d go to Portugal with my fiance; see all the beautiful scenery, the history, eat food, drink wine. Amazing <3

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  276. Vivian D. says

    09/12/2015 at 4:44 pm

    I’d like to travel across Canada in a motor home.

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  277. Cheryl Grandy says

    09/12/2015 at 4:55 pm

    I’d like to take my husband and children to to a Family Reunion so they can get to know relatives.

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  278. Joseph O'Rourke says

    09/13/2015 at 11:43 am

    Travelalways is more fun together

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  279. Doreen Lamoureux says

    09/13/2015 at 5:10 pm

    I want to experience hanging out in a rainforest.

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  280. thomasdalbec says

    09/13/2015 at 8:11 pm

    If i had a chance, I would go back to school to learn to teach and give back knowledge

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  281. Debbie Petch says

    09/13/2015 at 8:51 pm

    Would love to visit our relatives in Nova Scotia.

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  282. Jasen H says

    09/14/2015 at 5:08 am

    If I had the chance I’d like to travel around the world.

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  283. JenniT says

    09/14/2015 at 8:10 am

    So many travel dreams – perhaps a road trip around North America 🙂

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  284. Nicole says

    09/14/2015 at 10:33 am

    Would love to explore Galapagos as a family – big dream for us!

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  285. Luisa says

    09/14/2015 at 11:02 am

    I would love to bring my princess to Disneyland and act like a kid with her!

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  286. Elaine L says

    09/14/2015 at 11:32 am

    I would love to take a trip to Europe with the family.

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  287. JD says

    09/14/2015 at 12:23 pm

    Montreal is always my fav roadtrip

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  288. Wanda Bergman says

    09/14/2015 at 12:42 pm

    I would go ziplining.

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  289. Katrina says

    09/14/2015 at 3:35 pm

    I would take everyone to England to see where their ancestors came from 🙂

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  290. Kelly young says

    09/14/2015 at 5:08 pm

    I would love to take my daughter on a real vacation being that she is sick with kidney disease and myself with cancer we have never been able to,

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  291. Katie says

    09/14/2015 at 6:46 pm

    We would go to Disney and camp all along the way 🙂

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  292. Lindsay T says

    09/14/2015 at 7:24 pm

    If I had a chance I’d take my kids to the resort in Cuba where my husband & I were married. It’d be great to go back and show the girls where we were married, and I think they’d love Cuba!

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