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Absenteeism
At the end of the year I will certainly not get the certificate for least days missed here on the blog. Does such aView full post »
September 27.
There are not many things I’ve done in my life consistently for 10 years. I’ve certainly not lived in theView full post »
Strike one off the ol’ bucket list
Have you heard the story about a man who, as he was about to mark a milestone birthday and turn 60, set out on his horseView full post »
Almost time.
Summer is amazing. Warm, sunshiny and generally lovely. But as the calendar rolls into September, every year, I startView full post »
Heavy Medal
Today was kind of amazing. Jaia got to meet Melissa Tancredi, one of the members of the bronze medal winning CanadianView full post »
Front step pedicure session
Why wasn’t I invited?View full post »
First Day of School 2012
So it came. I talked about my anxiety and my excitement about today here and here. Grade One and the first day ofView full post »
Grade One
Please allow me just one more (ok, 2 more) posts about our transition into grade one. This is huge for me, People. View full post »
Snack attack…
With Jaia off to full day school, snack time around these parts is bound to change. But what won’t change are myView full post »
The other day Jaia pulled out our copy of ‘The Giving Tree’ (Thanks, Auntie Shirley) and read it to me fromView full post »
Jaia’s Fifth birthday
Yes, you read that right. Months ago, I promised a proper post for Jaia’s birthday. And, like more things thanView full post »
At the cottage…
A couple of weeks ago we headed to the cottage with two other families. We had never done that before – anView full post »
The good, the bad and the ugly
I’m a long-time recycler and an avid composter. Even before our city introduced a green bin program, Dan and IView full post »
That hair. That gorgeous, thick, blond hair. It’s growing out of control. He has wings and it falls into hisView full post »
Sunday.
This Sunday has brought the Fullertons: -a renewed desire to get some work done on our kitchen. Do I even need toView full post »