My youngest and I went out for a special date this afternoon, because her older sister had the rare, spring break treat of having a friend over for a sleepover last night, and little sister was most definitely NOT included in the fun. Now the bigger girls were pretty tolerant, but it was still a … [Read more...]
News Headlines for Tuesday, March 24, 2009
In National News: Fox News host apologizes as bodies return (National Post)In our opinion: Perhaps we shouldn't dignify this story with any more commentary than it's already received, but when the footage of Fox's satirical news show Red Eye (which airs at 3:00 am) hit the internet this weekend, it … [Read more...]
News Headlines for Monday, March 23, 2009
In National News: Bodies of four Canadian soldiers return home (CBC)In our opinion: Whatever your personal feelings about the war on terror, the conflict in Afghanistan, and Canada's role in it, you cannot fail to be moved by the images of of young men returning home in caskets. These men are our … [Read more...]
CLOSED: Win a Phineas and Ferb Game for DS
This contest is now closed.Win† the new Disney Phineas and Ferb game for Nintendo DS! One lucky urbanmoms.ca member will win a Phineas and Ferb DS game just by commenting on Jen's post "Screens - and a Contest" in Mom's The Word. All you have to do is answer Jen's question before April 6:What is … [Read more...]
The One That Got Away
So I've just spent all. Freaking. Day. Writing. Writing a series of more and more circuitous blog posts. It all started off with me deciding, this morning in bed before I got up, that it was time to stop my retreat into depression. Which I really had been working up to for a few days, so it was more … [Read more...]
So Inviting…
So Inviting... is THE place to find unique birth announcements, invitations, thank you cards and any other announcement you need!I have created a small sampling of "stock" designs, but prefer to work with each individual client to create something that is uniquely theirs, at no additional … [Read more...]
One Big Happy Family
Well, I have to admit to being slightly skeptical when I first picked up One Big Happy Family: 18 Writers Talk About Polyamory, Open Adoption, Mixed Marriage, House Husbandry, Single Motherhood, and Other Realities of Truly Modern Love (Edited by Rebecca Walker). That opinion (along with many … [Read more...]
Classroom Secrets: Tips to Support Struggling Learners
As a parent you hate to see your kids struggle--be it physically, emotionally, or academically. Luckily for them (and you) most of these times are likely short lived and your children soon forget. But what if struggle has become part of their daily lives ... especially at school?This month I'd like … [Read more...]
Comfort Eat Much?
You know those times in life when everything is just...hard? When you're down in the dumps and it looks like one hell of a long and smelly climb back out? You have moments when you rail at the dump you find yourself in, shaking one clenched fist at the sky in indignation, voice raised in a roar of … [Read more...]
The Small-Town Big City
So. I live in Calgary, which is, according to its own PR "the Heart of the New West". Which is a phrase that just makes me want to barf. But I guess that's because I grew up in stodgy old Toronto which is, as anyone west of the Manitoba border will tell you, THE CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE. Funny thing … [Read more...]
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