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Alpha Babe
2007-02-23 14:18:00
Some of Cakes’ behaviour is a growing cause for concern. I used to be able to go to our drop-in and ignore her relax and chat with the other moms. As long as I was in her sights, she would happily play with toys and needed little supervision. I spend a lot of time down on the floor playing with her at home, so I feel no guilt about a little benign neglect when we’re out. Lately, however, I’
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Love is Having to Say You're Sorry
2007-02-22 13:45:00
I had been a little annoyed with McHotty for a few days. It started with his shopping for Valentine’s Day at the grocery store for the second year in a row. My irritation increased when McH forgot the toys on our trip up North on the weekend. So, yesterday, when I asked him if he noticed he had a huge pile of dirty laundry, though Cakes’ and mine was all washed and put away (perhaps there was
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Shopping About Town: Bloor West Village
2007-02-21 16:23:00
I loathe malls and find shopping in them a chore. They're so stuffy and crowded. Each mall is the same as the next--I’d much rather shop in one of the city’s many neighbourhoods and make it a fun outing. Bloor West Village is a great place to spend an afternoon. It is definitely a baby friendly neighbourhood (you will be negotiating your stroller around many others) and most of the
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Save the Date
2007-02-20 17:19:00
Dudes, it’s time for Toronto Bloggers to once again gather, drink and be merry. Mark March 9 on your calendars and book your babysitters now. It’s Something Blue’s birthday and we are going to par-tay. Deets are coming soon. *** Good Parents Pay The Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services has a new website, Good Parents Pay where they post the pictures and personal information
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Take Off to the Great White North
2007-02-19 04:45:00
We’re home after a fabulous weekend in the Great White North , with T and M as well as crazymumma and her wonderful family. It was our first visit to their magnificent new home. The setting is gorgeous, and Cakes loved the house. It is full of stairs and nooks and crannies and cupboards. We loved the seventies red swag carpet--Cakes and I took turns steamrolling each other in it. There is a
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Bear Hug
2007-02-16 01:30:00
Cakes continues to be the most unaffectionate child I have ever seen, particularly towards her mother. She has found a way to grudgingly admit her love: remember a while back I told you how she throws Dirty Simon where she wants to go? Her latest shtick is to show her fondness by throwing Simon at you. Yes my friends, that’s as good as it gets for me. No kisses, no soft, warm hugs, no snuggles
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A Poem for McHotty
2007-02-14 13:00:00
* Edited below On this special day for love and devotion, I long for a way to display my affection. I didn’t shop online, or go to the mall- You’re not fond of trinkets and my budget is small. My cooking is shoddy, and baking’s a bore, A BJ will make your day, but I want to do more. So I’m writing this poem so I may sing your praise: I’m glad you’re the guy with whom I spend my days. You’re
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Metro Porno
2007-02-12 20:25:00
In a comment on my previous post, Midwestern Mommy suggested I elaborate on my ideas for a good porn film. Here you go, pervs… Pulp Friction The film takes place in a luxury hotel in Thailand. It is an anthology of three stories, framed by a common character, a hotel maid, Flora, played by Salma Hayek. In first story, Love You To Pieces, directed by Quentin Tarantino, Angelina Jolie is on a
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It's a Good Thing We're All Different
2007-02-11 21:04:00
Nomotherearth tagged me for a meme—five weird things about me. Here are some I’m willing to share: I am freakishly punctual I am usually the first one to show up for an event, securing the largest and most well located table, only to find everyone else is fashionably late. By the time everyone else arrives I am on my second solo drink, enduring dirty looks from the maitre de. I like porn
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Toronto
2006-08-11 21:01:00
Why I want to bring up baby downtown: Toronto the Good, Part 5 – Socio-economic Diversity Toronto the Good, Part 4: Diversity Toronto the Good, Part 3: Green Acres Toronto the Good, Part 2: Pride and Respect Toronto the Good, Part 1: The Arts Other Toronto Stuff: Bloor West Village

Literature and Film
2006-08-07 22:52:00
Book Recommendations 100 Books (Only About Half Worth Reading) Shopaholic and Baby Inside Mothers and Sons Theft Mary Lawson Dream Angus Black Swan Green The Emperor's Children Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures Moral Disorder The View From Castle Rock A Spot of Bother Cease to Blush The Girls Dropped Threads 3 The Undomestic Goddess The Birth House Daniel Isn't Talking The
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All About Me
2006-07-30 18:40:00
Lot's o' links here. I talk about myself way too much: Good Enough After All Never Enough He Should Be Thanking Me London Calling A Dozen Firefighters and a Chocolate Fountain More Diary Drama: First Kiss Dreary January The New Aphrodisiac 2006, You've Been Good To Me The Centre Holds Diary of a 10-year-old Drama Queen Dirty Words Career Student Shut Up and Shtup Me How My
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The Homestead
2006-07-25 00:09:00
Chat about my 'hood, my home, and my beloved garden: There's a Facking Moat in My Backyard Sorry Dear, Mommy's Hungover One Year Later Wee Garden Update Wee Garden Makeover Love Thy Neighbour The Grass is No Longer Greener on the Other Side Ho Ho Hoe The Waste-land
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Cakes and Big Papa
2006-07-05 20:40:00
All about my loves: She Loves Me, She Really Loves Me Alpha Babe Love is Having to Say You're Sorry Take Off to the Great White North Bear Hug A Poem for McHotty McHotty A Poem for Cake s Toddler Delights Snapshots Pretend Play The Holidays in Pictures! BP Guest Blog: I Love My Job That's My Girl! BP Guest Blog: The Single Mother If Looks Could Kill The Most Wonderful Time of the
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