I'm not leaving Urbanmoms!!! I'm relocating! My Fabulous run is coming to an end, folks. Of course, i'm still Fabulous. and you'll still be able to see all the Ali you please at my Cheaper Than Therapy site. And you'll still get to get your ali-double-dose because without further ado,... More »

the first crazy night...

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(come on, you know you love the adam sandler song no matter how cheese it is...we can still bring it out every single year. you are singing it now, aren't you? come on, people, it's all we've got.) so, i managed to make it though night #1 on Chanukah/Hanukah/Hannukah (whatever,... More »

the first crazy night...

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(come on, you know you love the adam sandler song no matter how cheese it is...we can still bring it out every single year. you are singing it now, aren't you? come on, people, it's all we've got.) so, i managed to make it though night #1 on Chanukah/Hanukah/Hannukah (whatever,... More »

the time has come, the walrus said...

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I think my nanny is going to be harder to toilet train than my daughter. Isabella's always loved the toilet. but way back in the summer, when we tried this before, it was all about the toilet paper and the diego seat and the dora potty. sometimes she'd pee. sometimes... More »

Hot Topic Friday: The Golden Compass

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For my hot topics, i try to stay impartial. Well, as impartial as I can. I try to present all sides of an argument and not really give my own opinion. most of the time it works...but sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes, when it's a topic that hits close to home,... More »

computer virus

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this post was going to be about Kate Walsh and her disgustingly amazing 40-year-old body. look at her stomach! just look at it! today was going to be all about inspiration. the body i have (something britney-ish, just not quite as doughy). the body i think i could have (Hayden... More »

roadtrippin' it

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do you know what French Dora is?? NOT Dora, at least according to my 2-year-old. do you know what French Shoppers Drug Mart is? Pharma-Prix. (we got a good kick out of this one....) do you know what French for FREEZING is??? Every time we set out on a family... More »

Hot Topic Friday: Where Were You When

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Tonight we had our annual Thanksgiving dinner with the transplanted Americans-living-in-Canada. The crowd is always the same and it's always great, the food is always amazing, and this year there was a baby to hold. (i love holding babies) We started talking about how yesterday was the anniversary of the... More »

white thanksgiving...

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brilliant: (seriously. i'm not kidding. there's not enough love for the dude who invented the umbrella.) not so brilliant: i don't own an umbrella. i'm wet. i hate being wet. i suppose it could be worse. it's supposed to snow tonight. real, actual snow. boo. i hate snow. actually, that's... More »
(have you read my interview yet?? if you haven't, i highly suggest you visit here...) We have a loose tooth in our house. thank god. I was beginning to feel like we were in a bad episode of Arthur. Remember the one? Arthur's tooth? Where he's the LAST ONE in... More »