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Re: As stupid... bumping post counts
Checking my post count....
Checking my post count.
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high chairs
We got the $25 high chair from IKEA. Streamlined, inexpensive and easy to clean. If we had chairs that were booster-seat friendly, we might have...
We got the $25 high chair from IKEA. Streamlined, inexpensive and easy to clean.
If we had chairs that were booster-seat friendly, we might have just gone with the Fisher Price booster seat that everyone recommends that straps to your dining chairs.
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How was your Breastfeeding Experience
DS was tongue tied when he was born. We had it clipped when he was four days old, but he'd already shredded my nipples by...
DS was tongue tied when he was born. We had it clipped when he was four days old, but he'd already shredded my nipples by then. Once my nipples healed and he learned to latch better, nursing was fine. But I cried through several feeds because the pain was so bad at one point.
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where is everybody?
Yep, most people are over on buzzle.ca, which is a new forum that was started by a WBer and her sister after WB Admin told...
Yep, most people are over on buzzle.ca, which is a new forum that was started by a WBer and her sister after WB Admin told WBers to leave. The TV forum over there is quite busy.
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Re: What's your reaction to this?
If someone I knew posted that on FB as representative of their opinion (and not just as a point of discussion), I would probably delete...
If someone I knew posted that on FB as representative of their opinion (and not just as a point of discussion), I would probably delete them. Family would get blocked from my newsfeed. Although first I would probably reply that they are very fortunate that they have so blessed as to never have to use a food bank, and remind them that hard work only goes so far. Sometimes people just get dealt crap circumstances.
I think that's an incredibly narrow-minded and entitled viewpoint, particularly in the middle of a recession that has meant the loss of many, many jobs.
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Napping during the day
Do you have a stretchy wrap? (Moby, Cuddly Wrap) Try wearing him. He'll probably nap on you while he's in the carrier. ...
Do you have a stretchy wrap? (Moby, Cuddly Wrap) Try wearing him. He'll probably nap on you while he's in the carrier.
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Re: Swimmers Thread
I'm happy to stay over at buzzle. I hardly check in here anymore so I think I might delete my account. ...
I'm happy to stay over at buzzle. I hardly check in here anymore so I think I might delete my account.
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Travelling with a month-old baby
We regularly drive 8-9 hrs one way to our home province. There's no way in hell I would have done a 14+ hr drive with...
We regularly drive 8-9 hrs one way to our home province. There's no way in hell I would have done a 14+ hr drive with DS last week. Just thinking about doing that is exhausting. And DS is a pretty easy, eats-well/sleeps-well baby.
I would fly, or break up the drive over 2 days if you really must drive.
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Officially mourning...
They cancelled Missing?! Aw, that was a good show! ...
They cancelled Missing?! Aw, that was a good show!
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Re: Hydrangeas: Are they as bad as they keep saying?
We had them in our bouquets for my sister's July wedding and they were all wilted before the ceremony. ...
We had them in our bouquets for my sister's July wedding and they were all wilted before the ceremony.
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Luna is Growing Up - Sniff Sniff
Aw, what a cutie!! ...
Aw, what a cutie!!
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Re: ADHD help in Saskatoon?
Your family doctor is the best place to start. He/she will refer you to the services you need. DH had his testing and diagnosis for...
Your family doctor is the best place to start. He/she will refer you to the services you need.
DH had his testing and diagnosis for ADD done in Saskatoon. It was done jointly through his family doctor and Student Services at the university (he was a student at the time).
If you're a student through UofS, go to Student Counselling Services. They will be able to help you, or point you to the correct place to access services on campus.
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Re: "Buzz" off already!
I don't get the 'Us vs Them' mentality. Most of us are still active on both sites, so trying to make it into a buzzle...
I don't get the 'Us vs Them' mentality. Most of us are still active on both sites, so trying to make it into a buzzle vs WB thing is creating drama where there really is none. Yes, there are some people who have deleted their WB accounts, but they are not the majority.
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Re: You could be lucky number 700!
I don't get the drama. I'm active on both sites. If you aren't interested in moving over, then ignore the threads. Why get all annoyed...
I don't get the drama. I'm active on both sites. If you aren't interested in moving over, then ignore the threads. Why get all annoyed about it? Does it really impact people personally that there are threads inviting people to check out the other forum?
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Re: EI Application Question
Thanks for your replies Now I understand the purpose of identifying the short weeks, and I was able to get it sorted out with Service...
Thanks for your replies
Now I understand the purpose of identifying the short weeks, and I was able to get it sorted out with Service Canada.
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Re: Saskatoon Army and Navy Veterans Club
I think there are a couple of reviews of the venue in the "Post your Vendor" thread at the top of this section. ...
I think there are a couple of reviews of the venue in the "Post your Vendor" thread at the top of this section.
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Re: New Mattress
Make sure that you can flip the mattress, not just rotate it! We bought a pillowtop last time with the 'pillowtop' only on one side....
Make sure that you can flip the mattress, not just rotate it!
We bought a pillowtop last time with the 'pillowtop' only on one side. This means that we can only rotate the mattress, not flip it, and it has worn way faster than it should have.
For our next mattress, either it will have the pillowtop on both sides (does this exist?) or (more likely) we'll buy a non-pillowtop and then buy a really good mattress pad/cover.
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Re: Calgary to B.C
The Okanagan. I would try to rent a cabin on the water. ...
The Okanagan. I would try to rent a cabin on the water.
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EI Application Question
I'm applying for EI (mat/parental leave) and have a question about the application. The Service Canada rep that I spoke to made this all about...
I'm applying for EI (mat/parental leave) and have a question about the application. The Service Canada rep that I spoke to made this all about as clear as mud.
In the application, it asks me to identify every week of the last 52 weeks when I made less than $225.
The nature of my employment is a variety of 'contracts' (I'm not self-employed though) for marking and working as a research assistant. I have an agreement (sometimes written, sometimes not) for a set amount of hours to be billed, and I submit hours in chunks as the work is being completed. So, for example, for a marking contract I will submit one chunk of hours after I mark Assignment #1, and the second chunk of hours after I mark Assignment #2.
For the most of the past 52 weeks (other than the last 3 months), I did not receive regular bi-weekly payments for set amount of hours per week.
Apparently I have two options: Option 1: Find out from my employers (two employers and a total of 6 jobs/contracts) the weeks when I was paid less than $225 for EACH contract, add up the info from each separate contract, and identify the weeks were I had less than $225 on the EI application. This makes my head hurt just contemplating this phone calls and paper work and math this will require.
Option 2: They will take the average (of what? I don't know) for the last 6 months and pay 55%.
Question: Are there any downsides to just going with Option 2? Most of my EI-eligible income was paid out in the last 6 months, since I had little EI eligible income from May-Aug 2011.
Question: With Option 2, will they still consider the hours worked for the whole 52 weeks? (I'm unsure if I will have enough hours in just the 6 months to qualify).
Question: Will choosing Option 2 over Option 1 delay the processing of my application?
Question: When they ask for income, they mean EI-eligible income, correct? Ie. They are not asking for my non-taxable scholarship income (I just realized I should have asked the Service Canada rep that question).
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Re: Do you cook?
I can cook, but I don't like cooking. DH cooks as well, but he's still learning. That said, we do eat meals-from-scratch(ish) most nights. We...
I can cook, but I don't like cooking. DH cooks as well, but he's still learning.
That said, we do eat meals-from-scratch(ish) most nights. We do basic meal planning, and aim to have the ingredients in the house for about 5 dinners per week. We try to cook a meal one night, and then eat the leftovers the next night so that we aren't cooking every night. The other nights we do fend-for-yourself for supper or (less often) get take-out.
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Re: Missed period, but not pregnant. When to worry?
It's not unusual for me to miss a period due to stress. It just skips, and then carries on regularly the next month. ...
It's not unusual for me to miss a period due to stress. It just skips, and then carries on regularly the next month.
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Re: What are you reading?
Sookie Stackhouse is a long series of quick, easy reads! And the Black Dagger Brotherhood is another light-read series. ...
Sookie Stackhouse is a long series of quick, easy reads!
And the Black Dagger Brotherhood is another light-read series.
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My cat has a large mass on his abdomen
Aw, poor Goldie ...
Aw, poor Goldie
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Re: What are you reading?
I'm three books into the Game of Thrones series. The latest Black Dagger Brotherhood book also arrived from the library today (otherwise known in our...
I'm three books into the Game of Thrones series.
The latest Black Dagger Brotherhood book also arrived from the library today (otherwise known in our house as the 'vampire porn books'
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Re: Swimmers Thread
Dazed - Good grief, that workout sounds exhausting!! Did you end up making it into the city for water polo? MA - Um, ow! I...
Dazed - Good grief, that workout sounds exhausting!! Did you end up making it into the city for water polo?
MA - Um, ow! I can't believe you broke your helmet! And boo to your pool being closed. I'm lucky that I'm central to three Ys, so when one of them is closed I can still swim at the other two.
AFM - Back is still a mess. Because my ligaments are so loose pre-birth, my body is refusing to hold the chiropractic adjustments. Bah. The good news is that now that we at least know what it is, I can swim again
I swam yesterday, today QE and I hit and afternoon swim, and I'm going to go again tomorrow morning. The water is bliss - no pain!
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Petition Against 'Abortion Motion' in Parliament
A motion is being put forward in Parliament today by Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth that could potentially re-open the abortion debate in Canada. I'm generally...
A motion is being put forward in Parliament today by Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth that could potentially re-open the abortion debate in Canada.
I'm generally skeptical of online petitions, but here's is a petition by the Liberals protesting against this motion, if anyone is interested:
LINK
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Rock on, people. Rock On.
Some 1980s fun for Thursday morning? Just click. You know you want to. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjV5XGfeWVs ETA: Link SFW. ...
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Second dog issues and questions
We foster rescue dogs, and it sounds like everything is going quite normally. It takes our dogs a good 10-14 days to really settle in...
We foster rescue dogs, and it sounds like everything is going quite normally. It takes our dogs a good 10-14 days to really settle in with a new foster dog. Don't be concerned at all that your dog is showing a bit of a personality change. The two dogs will find a new normal, and, for most 'first' dogs, once the adjustment period is over they really enjoy having a doggy companion.
Let them sort out the hierarchy themselves (eg. small warning growls are ok), and just keep them separated when you can't supervise them for now. This will all take time, so just be patient and let them work it out.
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Dog house training...
As a small dog owner, I can tell you that you aren't necessarily doing anything wrong and there's probably nothing wrong here. As a general...
As a small dog owner, I can tell you that you aren't necessarily doing anything wrong and there's probably nothing wrong here. As a general rule, small dogs take longer to house train than big dogs. We were consistent and followed all of the rules and it still took 6m to train our male and nearly a year to fully train our female (both shih tzus).
Here's a few things to try:
1. Make sure that someone is going outside with him EVERY time, and praise/reward him immediately EVERY time. Putting him out in the yard unsupervised won't get him house trained.
2. Take him out on a schedule. Once an hour, and/or after every meal, nap and big play time.
3. Put him on an umbilical leash in the house. He DOES have signs to say he needs to go outside -- you guys just haven't learned what they are yet. Putting him on the umbilical will help your mom a)learn what his cues are and b)respond to them immediately and take him outside.
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Re: Outdated house in older neighbourhood or New house
We went for the older house that needs renos in an older neighbourhood. We LOVE our neighbourhood, and have cut DH's commute time from up...
We went for the older house that needs renos in an older neighbourhood. We LOVE our neighbourhood, and have cut DH's commute time from up to 1h15 min each way to 20 mins.
Yep, renovations are a hassle (we are also saving up money to do them as we go), but for us it's totally worth to be centrally located. We hated living in the far-out suburbs.
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Dogs and kids - WWYD?
I don't think that you taught your DS anything wrong. Teaching him to be the 'boss' of dogs is a good thing. That said, 'Shoo'...
I don't think that you taught your DS anything wrong. Teaching him to be the 'boss' of dogs is a good thing. That said, 'Shoo' is not a command that most dogs will understand. We use 'off' for our dogs and other dogs at the dog park, and I tell other people's dogs to get 'off' me and my dogs on a regular basis.
However....you should not have a dog-shy child in an off-leash area, even if you feel he's doing well. It's not an appropriate place to socialize children with dogs.
The dog park is for dogs and people who are comfortable around dogs. If I am the the dog park with my dogs and there is a child there, I assume that that child is 100% comfortable with dogs. I expect my dogs to be polite and mind their manners, but I do not monitor them in the same way I would when they are on-leash and we approach a child on a public sidewalk or in a public park (where the child might not be expecting to meet a dog).
Not all dogs are child-friendly, and an off-leash area is just not a good place to have your DS meet dogs (particularly if you are not a 'dog person' who is familiar with reading dog cues and body language).
It would be much better to take your child to visit the dogs of friends/family where you know the dog is child-friendly.
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Re: Swimmers Thread
No swimming for me. I hurt my back on Wed and have been in major pain ever since. I can barely walk, let alone exercise....
No swimming for me. I hurt my back on Wed and have been in major pain ever since. I can barely walk, let alone exercise. FYI: If your ligaments are all loose to get your body ready for birth, maybe don't clean out your office, go for a swim, and get a whole whack of groceries and carry them into the house, all in the span of a few hours
I saw my chiro this morning though and had an adjustment (since last week, the two sides of my pelvis had tilted in opposite directions and my sacrum was out of place - yep, that would explain the pain!!) and have a physio appt this afternoon. Hopefully that will get everything close to fixed up so that I can walk/swim again and have a healthy back for labour.
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Re: Bedrooms: Laminate or Carpet?
We aim for a carpet-free house due to allergies, so I would choose laminate. ...
We aim for a carpet-free house due to allergies, so I would choose laminate.
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Re: Grand Forks- mat clothes?
I second pre-ordering stuff. If the stores have a 'ship to store' option, have stuff sent to the store and pick it up there (or...
I second pre-ordering stuff. If the stores have a 'ship to store' option, have stuff sent to the store and pick it up there (or have it sent to Pembina or something and pick it up, then return what you don't want to the store).
We went with a whole list of stuff to buy at Target (including mat clothes), not realizing that most of the stuff they list online is not carried in-store.
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Re: Saskatoon DJs (and other vendors)
Check out the 'Vendor Review' thread at the top of the forum. You have to weed through the reviews for the ones for Saskatoon, but...
Check out the 'Vendor Review' thread at the top of the forum. You have to weed through the reviews for the ones for Saskatoon, but there's quite a few S'toon reviews in there.
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Re: Do you tip the workers?
IMO, flooring installation is a skilled trade. No tip. ...
IMO, flooring installation is a skilled trade. No tip.
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Re: parents/ILs who live close by
At one point, DH and I lived on the same crescent as my parents and younger sister. DH generally saw my family once a week...
At one point, DH and I lived on the same crescent as my parents and younger sister. DH generally saw my family once a week for Sunday dinner, but I usually saw them more often (pop over for morning coffee, or my sister would come over to watch TV). But sometimes we could easily go two weeks without seeing them -- busy lives and whatnot.
I miss living close to my family
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Re: dropping by
I don't at all mind the "hey, I'm in the neighbourhood and thought I'd stop by" phone call. Come on over! Showing up on the...
I don't at all mind the "hey, I'm in the neighbourhood and thought I'd stop by" phone call. Come on over!
Showing up on the doorstep with no warning whatsoever....only if it's a crisis or some sort of emergency. I agree with PP - with cell phones these days, there's really no excuse for not calling or texting first.
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Re: What color would you paint this book shelf?
I would paint it the teal colour in the bedding. Pink walls + pink furniture would be fine, but why not add some extra colour...
I would paint it the teal colour in the bedding. Pink walls + pink furniture would be fine, but why not add some extra colour to the room?
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Re: Encouragement Needed, Please
YAY!!! Congratulations!! ...
YAY!!! Congratulations!!
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Tell me about your non-hormonal IUD
I went for a consult with an OB/GYN about getting one awhile back, and she told me that I was not a good candidate for...
I went for a consult with an OB/GYN about getting one awhile back, and she told me that I was not a good candidate for one since I already have fairly long, heavy periods (5 days of full flow).
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Where to Nellie's laundry soap besides Costco?
I've tried two Costco stores here (in both the baby section and the laundry section) and haven't been able to find the Nellie's laundry detergent....
I've tried two Costco stores here (in both the baby section and the laundry section) and haven't been able to find the Nellie's laundry detergent. Our Costcos here must not carry it.
Where else can I find it? I'm tired of having several different bottles of laundry detergent (regular, cold water, baby, etc.) and want to streamline to just one kind of detergent.
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Re: What Best Features of Creams For W do you use?
Summer - Cetaphil Face lotion Winter - Kiehl's Creme d'Elegance ...
Summer - Cetaphil Face lotion
Winter - Kiehl's Creme d'Elegance
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Re: Do you regret your wedding day hair?
Nope. I did mine half-up, half-down and it was great. It have the 'feel' of my hair being down without the curls falling or the...
Nope. I did mine half-up, half-down and it was great. It have the 'feel' of my hair being down without the curls falling or the hair being in my face.
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Re: Swimmers Thread
Sunday morning swim this morning with QE, which adds up to three swims this week - woot! This pre-baby maternity leave is not so shabby...
Sunday morning swim this morning with QE, which adds up to three swims this week - woot! This pre-baby maternity leave is not so shabby
I'm stretching the crap out of my shoulder and icing it to help avoid a flare-up of the tendinitis though. My shoulder's not used to that much swimming any more.
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Re: It's Wine'oclock! SNLC
Ha! Those Busty Girl Problems are hilarious! And true. Sadly, so so true. ...
Ha! Those Busty Girl Problems are hilarious! And true. Sadly, so so true.
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Re: Do you have a tv in the bedroom?
We do, but only because we have an extra TV and nowhere to put it so it ended up in the bedroom. The only time...
We do, but only because we have an extra TV and nowhere to put it so it ended up in the bedroom. The only time it gets turned on is if one of us is sick in bed.
We're going to sell it or donate it after the baby is born (we were just waiting to make sure I didn't end up on bed rest or something.)
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Re: Dear Nuevodia:
So proud of you for all your hard work!! ...
So proud of you for all your hard work!!
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Re: Has anybody visited the Columbia Icefields?
It's pretty neat. You can pay for the tour which takes you out onto the Ice Field in this vehicle that's a cross between a...
It's pretty neat.
You can pay for the tour which takes you out onto the Ice Field in this vehicle that's a cross between a bus and a snowmobile. Or you can hike up on your own. The tour was under an hour.
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Re: Greek yoghurt?
I buy the stuff sweetened with honey, or add honey and vanilla to it. Sometimes I can get away with just mixing it with a...
I buy the stuff sweetened with honey, or add honey and vanilla to it. Sometimes I can get away with just mixing it with a really sweet fruit (like bananas or pineapple).
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