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• Posted Big Day, Big Changes to Losing It!
  Whew. My kids went back to school today!Knowing my kids, it was actually a bit of a Freaky Friday situation (albeit it's Thursday today). My oldest daughter, Charlotte, has always hated school. She never looked forward to the first day...
• Commented on Frog Hopping
  I have a long list of pet peeves, but I'm grateful to say I don't seem to have any phobias. Unless you count a fear of conflict ;) I was going to say, Christine...frogs are kind of a bellwether species,...
• Commented on Back to School Lunches.... Ugh...
  No meat at your kids' school? Now that's one I've never heard of. Our entire school board is "peanut aware", meaning they can't legally tell you what to feed your kids, but they can request you don't send peanut or...
• Posted Change is in the Air: Workplaces with Reactine to The Urban Café
  Get ready for fall, and all the change that comes with back to school, the falling leaves, and the refreshing chill in the air! The "Change is in the Air" Blog Series is hosted by Reactine. Share your experiences about...
• Posted Sunlight Deep Clean: Get Brilliant to WIN! to Product Reviews
  As moms, we're most likely the primary (if not sole) person responsible for laundry in our homes. We want our family's clothes to be clean and bright, but what many of us don't know is that while our clothes may...
• Commented on Pity Party - Table For One!!!
  Sarah, I totally know how you feel. Every one of us feels miserable once in a while, and we're all entitled to our own feelings. The important thing is that you know, deep down, that your life is good. As...
• Commented on Love many, trust a few, and always paddle your own canoe
  Oh, and love the Trudeau quote. I've paddled many miles in a canoe and I would tend to agree with him. Although I'm not sure I would relish the overnight part of it anymore....
• Commented on Love many, trust a few, and always paddle your own canoe
  Beautiful photos, beautiful kids, beautiful canoe. But why aren't you and John wearing life jackets! Tsk, tsk!...
• Posted Do You Do the Change? to Losing It!
  Temps have been much, much colder here in Calgary of late - we had a frost warning last night, and it was a balmy 3 degrees celsius this morning. No joke! This is not necessarily typical for late August, but...
• Commented on M & M Pretzels Have Arrived!
  OMG. Must. Try. I love chocolate covered pretzels!...
• Posted When "Hired" Doesn't Mean You Actually Have a Job to Losing It!
  I'm a teacher by training. After spending several years working in the private sector and then as a work-at-home-mother, I decided I'd like to go back to my original career choice, and applied to the public school board here in...
• Commented on Help A Mother Out
  "There's nothing worse than trying to throw a lunch together and realizing that all the snack containers are still in the lunch bags from the day before." Oh yeah. I know that one. The worst is finding them all that...
• Commented on Reflections on Ramadan
  I never realized until recently that Muslims also don't drink anything during the hours of fasting. That makes it much harder. I admire you for having the commitment and strength to see it through. Eid will be here before you...
• Commented on A Good Reminder
  Looks so great! What an amazing way to unwind before school starts again :)...
• Commented on "I Didn't Have Kids To Let Someone Else Raise Them..."
  Hear hear. Well said, Sarah!...
• Posted Blood Ties to Losing It!
  I live halfway across the country from one sister and her kids, and across the Atlantic from my other sister and hers. It's hard to be so far away from my sisters, but we talk on the phone, we share...
• Commented on Twindividuality
  Love the title of your post...that was clever :) So much of what you describe happens to me (still!) and my kids are 2yrs 8mths apart! In a way, the bickering may even be a bit harder when there is...
• Commented on The Little Things
  Well. I have just the two girls, but we have lots and lots and lots of little things. Maddy is really into Calico Critters, and they're really small! And Charlotte has a stuffy collection that is about 10X more than...
• Commented on Died & Gone to Heaven Beef Ribs
  Those ribs sound (and look) amazing. Will have to try them, and look forward to more great recipes!...
• Posted Que Sera, Cera... to Losing It!
  My nearly-ten-year-old daughter has a celebrity crush. But don't expect me to go on to talk about posters of Rob Pattinson or Taylor Lautner or even Justin Bieber or one of the Jonas Brothers. No, my little gal has got...
• Posted Change is in the Air: Back to School with Reactine to The Urban Café
  Get ready for fall, and all the change that comes with back to school, the falling leaves, and the refreshing chill in the air! The "Change is in the Air" Blog Series is hosted by Reactine. Share your experiences about...
• Posted Toronto Travel Diary Part Three: Canada's Wonderland to Losing It!
  A visit to the Greater Toronto Area wouldn't be complete without a day trip to Canada's Wonderland. My kids waited patiently until well past the half-way mark in our visit to Toronto to check out Canada's biggest outdoor amusement park,...
• Posted Toronto Travel Diary Part Two: ROM & Bata to Losing It!
  Busy Thursday for the urbanmoms families, as Jen and I took our kids to the Royal Ontario Museum and the Bata Shoe Museum! Since both museums are only a block away from each other, it seemed like a great way...
• Commented on Delivery time? Ok, I'll be in the waiting room. (Includes Instructional Seating Chart)
  Well, as with so many other parenting decisions, I think this one is best left to each individual to decide, and the rest of us not to judge. I, personally, was absolutely captivated by the idea of giving birth: so...
• Commented on Wow, you've sure kept on the weight
  Way to go, Sarah! But OMG, I can NOT believe that woman would have the gall to say that to you! What a you-know-what!...
• Posted Toronto Travel Diary Part One: Ontario Science Centre to Losing It!
  I'm visiting Toronto with my kids for a few weeks, and while we're here we plan to check out as many of the great local attractions as we can. On Friday we had the pleasure of visiting the Ontario Science...
• Commented on Mono-zygotic, NOT Identical
  They are amazing!...
• Posted Superior Salads to Losing It!
  So, I mentioned a little while ago that I'm back at Weight Watchers. Yeah. That's been a long time coming. You know, I've been through a year and a half of rough times, and every time I would soothe myself...
• Commented on Why Wait for Friday - Wednesday WTF!!!!
  When you make up the names, you never run out. How about Jaydie or Joden or Jilman or Jeelie? See? See? She can keep going for YEARS....
• Commented on It's Not All Bad
  Love it! "Do to seep!" So cute! And, in case you didn't know, you have two little mini-mes there!...