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Whale Wishes

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My eight year-old daughter made this card, entirely unassisted or prompted by me or any other adult! I'm so unbelievably impressed at her use of the blue wavy-cut cardstock as the ocean for the whale to be bobbing on top of! What a little artiste! … [Read more...]

Where the Wild Things Are

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On Saturday afternoon, my husband and I took both our daughters and eight other children to see Where The Wild Things Are for Girl 1's ninth birthday party. It was a wild rumpus, indeed! But apart from organizing ten excited children, sorting out their popcorn, candy and beverage orders and coping … [Read more...]

Marian Keyes Winners!

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Congratulations to our 15 winners of Marian Keyes' latest novel, The Brightest Star in the Sky:ErinKathryn Newfiescreech tempest1952DasingAngelaAllyMaharmarci-hjanetmlegsmomPamelaGingerebickellCherylOur lucky winners will be contacted by an urbanmoms.ca representative. Be sure to check back for … [Read more...]

Hoping for Peace

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November 11th is still an official holiday in Western Canada, so our whole family is off work and school for the day. But on November 10th, my kids' school had a Remembrance Day assembly. I have attended this event every one of the five years that I've had kids attending this school, and I have to … [Read more...]

Some Things Really DON’T Change

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Do they?A few weeks ago we took the kids out for dinner because it was our oldest daughter's birthday. And while we were out, the phrase, "it was a gong show" was used. The kids, of course, wanted to know what we meant by "gong show". Now how do you explain that one when they have absolutely zero … [Read more...]

Finding It, by Valerie Bertinelli

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Kirstie Alley did it, Oprah did it, even Marie Osmond did it. I'm talking about the celebrity weight-loss sellout. Oprah lost, gained, and re-lost her weight, before coming to what seems to be a manageable truce. And poor Kirstie Alley is still making large (really large) headlines with her weight … [Read more...]

Survive the Holiday Season

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We all know that the life of a mama is a hectic one -- throw a holiday season into the mix and life can become downright insane. December often blurs into a marathon of office functions, school concerts, holiday recitals, parties, decorating, baking, shopping, entertaining and feeding people. In my … [Read more...]

This Is It

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So here it is. I may be one of the few people in the entire free world who was never a fan of Michael Jackson. When the entire world went into paroxysms of shock and grief at his death, my own reaction was pretty flat. Sure, I was surprised: the man was only 50 years old, after all. On the other … [Read more...]