Being a stay at home mom of two can be a challenge at times but a job worth it's weight in gold. My husband and I decided that I would stay at home when my maternity leave was almost up for my second child and we couldn't decide on childcare arrangements. We didn't want to put the childern in daycare, due to the costs and for the simple fact that I really wanted to be the one to raise our children.  I am an ECE (Early Childhood Educator) and taking care of other people's children had been a very... More »

My friends and I have Girls Weekend in the Summer and in the Winter. In the winter we have anywhere between 4 to 12 people come to Niagara Falls for the weekend in February. We get a motel room and go to the casino and walk up and down Clifton Hill, have a few drinks and all have a great time. In the summer time we go and rent a cottage in Lowbanks (Ontario) sometime in August and we have fires and eat, drink and be merry.  We have a great time. In the summer we have anywhere between... More »

About 5 years ago I decided it would be fun to gather some of my favourite female friends for a weekend at a wonderful retreat near my home. I called the woman who owns this retreat and she said she could accommodate up to 9 and that we'd get a special rate for that number. So I emailed about 14 female friends - some old friends, some new friends, even some women I'd known since my childhood! A lot of them had excuses as to why they couldn't come - their husbands needed them too much, their children needed... More »

Thank you to those of you who contributed to our winter boot drive.  Your generosity and efforts helped us collect over 120 pairs of new and gently used boots which were distributed to several shelters via an organization called Windfall.  Your kindness will go along way in helping those people who are not as blessed as we are.  Next year we are going to make this even bigger!  Thank you and happy holidays! Sandra is a Toronto mom of 2 and urbanmoms.ca member.... More »