Hi Gorgeouses! Check it out check it out, we got MAJOR BABY NEWS ('tis the season), Justin and Jessica news, Katie Holmes, Jess Simpson and Mayer (feh!), Paris Hilton, AND MORE!!! And, how 'bout that crazy storm here in T.O.? Trees EVERYWHERE! check it!!! NEW MOMS/DADS: KERI RUSSELL, JULIA ROBERTS, … [Read more...]

The urbanmoms.ca Marketplace is a space for mom-based businesses to share their stories. Each week we feature a different business and the story of the mom(s) behind it. Do you have a mom-based business you'd like us to feature? It couldn't be simpler: simply email a 100-word story and a picture of … [Read more...]

So I did it after all. I went to the gym last week. Not once, but TWICE! To quote my four-year old, "YAYHOO!" So...Wednesday morning I splashed my way over there in the pouring rain, and ran for 45 minutes on the treadmill while reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince...(gotta … [Read more...]

So I can't walk. After I've been sitting for a while. Can't walk. After I've been driving for a while. Can't walk. Pelvis AND tailbone -- OWWWWW! Still lifting the 25lb+ monkey, though! Mommy's gotta do what mommy's gotta do! Burping. Every 10 minutes. <<BURRRRP!!>> No really, every 10 … [Read more...]

The Gaffer experienced her first sense of loss this week and although it was a relatively insignificant event in the grand scheme of loss, her disappointment has echoed over several days, which has of course worn dearly on my heart strings. Last Saturday we went to Best Buy to get Daddy's Father's … [Read more...]

the husband, bless his heart, didn't want to sleep in on father's day. seriously. but Isabella, the child-who-should-be-sainted, decided to sleep in until 8:30 on sunday morning...allowing both the husband and me to sleep in. the other kids went downstairs...on their own...awe.some. so, i offered … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses! Let's cut to the chase, Gorgeouses: JUSTIN CLAIMS NOT IN LOVE WITH JESSICA BIEL!; Nicole Ritchie IS VERY LIKELY preggers; FIGURE SKATING SCANDAL!; Angelina with babes in New York; Jen Aniston to adopt!; and, more! check it!!! UNBELIEVABLE: WHAT JUSTIN SAID ABOUT JESSICA BIEL.... … [Read more...]

My son's first year at Montessori preschool is coming to an end.  He started the year as a baby-faced three-year old and has emerged a naughty Spider Man loving little boy! He's thoroughly enjoyed his first foray into institutional learning. I was nervous about sending him in September, but … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses! Here's what's GOIN' OHN: celebrities take their kids for checkups, too; Shar Jackson denies Federslime preggo rumours; Paris back at Lynwood jail; Beyonce and Jay Z live it up; Jessica Alba got Paris fired; why Angelina says she's so skinny; and, MORE! check it!!! CELEBS TAKE THEIR … [Read more...]

ever since i was a wee girl, i wanted to be a writer. before i got married, i went through all the boxes and drawers and closets in my bedroom in my mother's house. and sat on the floor surrounded by notebooks. notebooks that were filled with 1/2 written stories. short stories. novels. YA. adult. … [Read more...]