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Picasso Masterpieces are coming to the Art Gallery of Ontario

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The highly anticipated exhibition of Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee National Picasso, Paris is coming to the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) from May 1 to August 26, 2012. This is the only Canadian stop that will be made on this exhibition's world tour bringing its vast 147 highlights from the … [Read more...]

Too Much Screen Time – For me that is

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I've been thinking about this for awhile.  I spend way too much time on this computer.  I love it, but it's too much.  I love reading blogs and communicating with friends and colleagues on twitter and facebook.  I learn a lot.  I do think this is valuable but it keeps me … [Read more...]

Healthy Peanut Butter Cups?

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Healthy Peanut Butter CupsIn case you didn't know, I am a big-time runner. And yesterday, I ran my fastest-ever time for a 5k race at the Harry's Spring Run-off.  Can you believe it?! I think that being in better shape at age 38 than at 28 deserves to be rewarded, don't you? Unfortunately, … [Read more...]

National No Housework Day! …and secret cleaning tricks revealed!

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Now here's a day worth celebrating! Did you know that April 7th of each year is NATIONAL NO HOUSEWORK DAY?! I feel it's my duty and honour to let our UrbanMoms readers know it's a day to relax and enjoy! Yes, you can thank me now.I'm pretty sure that the person who first thought of this day was back … [Read more...]

The Space Between

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We had all of our girls two years apart. That might not sound all that close, but it feels like as soon as one baby grew up just enough to start sleeping through the night, a new one came along who howled to be fed every two hours and so the story went for years and years. We wanted our kids to be … [Read more...]

Scholastic Decoder: April 2012

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See that title up there? I wrote March up there first, the month has gone that fast. But no. It's April, it's Easter and Passover and Spring and all sorts of wonderful things - including time for another Scholastic Decoder! ElfI'm a Shark - this is a funny book about a shark who is busy talking … [Read more...]

This is why I MUST go back to San Francisco

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I have come to accept that there are two things in life that you cannot control and must simply accept.1. The Weather2. Your ChildrenAnd both of these factors conspired to affect my ambitious San Francisco sightseeing itinerary.Here's what I had planned:Wake up early, breakfast at Omni hotel … [Read more...]