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Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 12th 2013, 2:15 am
Replies: 0
Views: 538
Posted By kirstybowles

mcleans canadian countdown

There's a show on city TV til 11pm quite an interesting watch about facts from the McLean's book of lists, all about Canada :-)
Well I'm finding it interesting just thought is share in case anyone...
Forum: Canniversary
May 17th 2013, 3:39 pm
Replies: 67
Views: 9,706
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: Glasgow Scotland to Ancaster Ontario

Loved reading your thread Alissa and Dave glad you are loving it x
Forum: Canniversary
May 17th 2013, 1:14 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,368
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: 1 year yesterday

Thank you for your messages, our boys are 10, 8 and 4 and are all at school. They really enjoy it.
My 4 year old is at kindergarten at the same school as the boys he goes 2 or 3 days a week...
Forum: Canniversary
May 17th 2013, 2:33 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,368
Posted By kirstybowles

Smile 1 year yesterday

Well we have survived our first year here!

We took 5 years of planning and obtaining visas to get here, we went down the skilled worker route and got our permenant residency in 2011.
It took a...
Forum: Canada
May 15th 2013, 2:36 am
Replies: 34
Views: 2,878
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: Visiting Southern Ontario

Sorry there is a water park at the lion safari but its just for the kids and it not big but still good fun. There is a big water park at Canada's wonderland though for young and old lol :)
Forum: Canada
May 15th 2013, 2:32 am
Replies: 34
Views: 2,878
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: Visiting Southern Ontario

Hi we are in Cobourg its gorgeous especially the beach, there's always something going on in the summer on a weekend.
Peterbourgh has a free zoo its not brilliant but its ok it has 3 parks there...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Mar 17th 2013, 6:05 pm
Replies: 219
Views: 15,193
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: Tenuous Connections to Famous People

My mums cousin is Steve cram Olympian.
I once went to the opening of the local train station and met princess Diana who said hello and shook my hand she was lovely.
A few years later I was on the...
Forum: Canada
Jan 16th 2013, 5:21 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 2,917
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: first tax return

Thankyou for all your help I feel much better informed
Shame we cant claim but never mind I will look into getting some software thanks again.
Forum: Canada
Jan 16th 2013, 3:33 pm
Replies: 36
Views: 2,917
Posted By kirstybowles

first tax return

Hi I have spent the morning researching how to fill out our first tax return in Canada.

I have a few questions

1) We moved here in May 2012, I understand we both have to fill out a form even...
Forum: Canada
Jan 13th 2013, 6:06 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,668
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: move the children again?

prariechicken thankyou too we will wait and see if he gets the job then we can make an informed decision.
You never know we might settle there even better and live on a street with other children!...
Forum: Canada
Jan 13th 2013, 6:01 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,668
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: move the children again?

cheers dave lol.
I know the commute would be a nightmare thats why we are considering a move. The boys will adapt i'm sure we will see if dave gets the job and have a proper chat with them, and...
Forum: Canada
Jan 13th 2013, 5:34 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,668
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: move the children again?

I think as long as the parents are happy and positive and explain to the kids why it has to be done and what the benefits are they will be fine.

We came in 2010 and my youngest went to nursery...
Forum: Canada
Jan 13th 2013, 4:54 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,668
Posted By kirstybowles

move the children again?

Hi we have been here as permenant residents for 8 months now.
Firstley we came over with no jobs and only a hotel room to call home!
Brave or stupid we still havent decided but we did it and 8...
Forum: Canada
Jan 13th 2013, 4:20 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 805
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: Exodus 2013, share your excitement/trauma

good luck dave and Alisa,
We had nowhere planned to stay exept our small hotel room with the 5 of us!! we ended up there for 5 weeks and its a nightmare!
On saying that we couldent get anywhere to...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Dec 15th 2012, 1:41 am
Replies: 307
Views: 17,615
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: Another US school shooting

I feel sick to the stomach today my 3 boys are aged 4, 8 and 9 i dread to even start to think what those poor families of all those killed are going through.
It's sick full stop those poor kids who...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Nov 2nd 2012, 2:02 am
Replies: 5,714
Views: 541,080
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: Post The Latest Picture You Have Taken

trick or treating last night
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 16th 2012, 1:46 am
Replies: 90
Views: 8,909
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: What new Fall shows are you watching in Canada?

The good wife
Modern family
The middle
The mentalist
Any interior design programmes!


But we can't STAND the 6 million bloody adverts inbetween!!

We watch the kids films on a sunday with...
Forum: Canada
Oct 2nd 2012, 6:17 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 3,932
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: Allowance when visiting U.S zero?

thankyou for that, all the info i could find was saying we needed pr cards or imm forms! i was just about to upset the mother in law but now shes getting excited lol!
Forum: Canada
Oct 2nd 2012, 5:44 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 3,932
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: Allowance when visiting U.S zero?

whilst on the subject of crossing the border we have been here for 4 months and have our permenant residency status, we don't have our pr cards yet we want to cross from ontario to watertown. my...
Forum: Canada
Sep 28th 2012, 2:21 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 2,141
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: Killer Mozzies

so when you say newbies are coming out in bumps does that mean that we will eventually get used to them and not react anymore! ive been here 4 months and had 6 of the buggers biting me!! they leave a...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 5th 2012, 1:38 am
Replies: 55
Views: 8,211
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: robinsons squash??

we found it in the brit shop too got rather excited!
we used to have the pop man anyone else remember saving the metal lids and being able to get 10p back lol:D
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 9th 2012, 1:42 am
Replies: 2,437
Views: 250,089
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: Teatime Choices

sounds tasty calgeo,

We had turkey wrapped in bacon with boiled potatoes,cabbage and carrots, home made yorkshire puddings and bisto gravy x
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Aug 8th 2012, 2:37 am
Replies: 30
Views: 3,520
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: Car Buying

quick update seeing as the thread has been dug up lol,
Rented a dodge caravan for a month then went and bought a volvo XC90.

Go figure!
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jul 29th 2012, 2:35 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,022
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: Xmas flights

have a look on canadian affairs wbpage just had a look myself they fly with air transat and they have their xmas dates on there x
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 16th 2012, 1:20 am
Replies: 27
Views: 3,338
Posted By kirstybowles

Re: am thinking about Chester now ...

hi we moved over here from ellesmere port 10 mins up the road from chester. Ellesmere port isent nice although we lived in great sutton and it was a very nice area as is little sutton the schools are...
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