How can I sync 2 iPhones to 1 user account on an iMac via iCloud?

My wife and I share one user account on our iMac. In the past when have had seperate user accounts but we usually would just use whichever one was logged on and then get frustrated when we had to switch over to retieve a certian file. Now that we both have iPhones setting up iCloud to differentiate between us a bit is causing a bit of confusion. I set up iCloud with my phone right out of the box no problem. However, is there a way to sync hers up without creating a separate user account on the iMac?

Ok in a round about way I got my wife's phone to to sync with the bookmarks at least once. I set up iCloud on my PC laptop and installed Safari. Then I logged it on to my iCloud account which imported all the bookmarks over. Then, still on the PC, I switched over the iCloud to my wife's account and presto her phone had all the bookmarks. Now this probably means her bookmarks are only synched with the PC (which is okay because she spends more time on it anyway. I'm always hoging the IMac) and the iMac and the PC are not synched together.
I'm still haveing a problem with my calander syncing with the iMac. My reminders show up but if I add an event to a particular day from my phone it does not. This even applies when I log onto iCloud.com. However, if I add an event on the iMac it does show up on my phone. All the settings are turned on on all three devices. I've tried turning them on and off. I just don't get it because it was working fine.
Contacts seem to be syncing for both of us.... sort of. Any contacts we add on our phone syncs to the Mac but it is doubling up on people we both have.

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