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Celebrating my 9-year-old on International Day of the Girl

Posted on 11 October, 2021 by dilovelyadmin

Dear AB, Today is International Day of the Girl Child, and it seems a great opportunity to talk about you, my Rainbow baby, seeing as your birthday was less than two weeks ago. Your birthday will henceforth always fall on the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (though you have been wearing an orange shirt…

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The Apocalypse is now… and the kids know it.

Posted on 3 December, 2018 by dilovelyadmin

It’s Monday, and the 2018 Climate Conference in Poland (COP24) is in full swing. Seems as good a day as any to talk about the Apocalypse. I’ve been hesitating on this writing, because I understand that a blog post about the world as we know it going down in flames is… a bummer of sorts….

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Such Outrageous (Good) Fortune

Posted on 17 June, 201623 September, 2018 by dilovelyadmin

I mentioned I’ve been absent from school twice within the last two months, for a week at a time. There are only good reasons for this, and this is what I wrote (and didn’t manage to post) when I came back from the first one – a rare and wonderful reunion of my dad’s side…

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Is “a bit of fresh air” really worth it?

Posted on 21 January, 2013 by dilovelyadmin

Let’s take a walk! What could be more invigorating, more wholesome, more beneficial for body and soul? I can take the kids, we can all get some fresh air, and the baby can have a nice lung-cleansing nap. On Wednesday I took my children for a walk around the neighbourhood. We have been graciously handed…

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Toddler Tracks: Everyone Poops

Posted on 17 April, 2011 by dilovelyadmin

I would like to apologize for my neglect during the last week-and-a-half… but I know you’ve heard it all before. Like election promises, it’s starting to sound hackneyed. But just know that when I’m not writing to you, I’m thinking of you. And I miss writing to you. E has really been enjoying the book…

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Toddler Tracks: Lit Fan, Media Junkie, and all-around Weirdo

Posted on 2 March, 201124 March, 2011 by dilovelyadmin

I’ve realized a large percentage of what E says on a daily basis is a quote from something. Usually a book. Here are some examples: “Crank, crank, up the ladders. Slide the pole. Hose, people, firemen!” (From The Fire Engine Book. These aren’t verbatim excerpts… but we get the gist.) “Nice to meet you. Seahorse….

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Baby Bits XVII

Posted on 17 July, 201017 July, 2010 by dilovelyadmin

Here are more photos from yesterday – I got photo-happy all of a sudden. Here’s E eating carrots in the kitchen. They took a realllly long time (he’s only got eight teeth).

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LAST DAY.

Posted on 25 May, 2010 by dilovelyadmin

Technically, this would have been my first day of work, but since my principal was kind enough to condense my schedule, I will only be going in three days a week for now. It’s hot today. It’s surreal to think I’ll be at school tomorrow. It will be REALLY hot at school. Top floor, 90-year-old…

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My Least Favourite Parenting Question

Posted on 21 May, 201025 May, 2010 by dilovelyadmin

Okay, folks. Don’t take this as an accusation if you’ve ever asked this question of a parent – I may have asked it myself before becoming one… but please, don’t ask me if my baby is sleeping through the night. I know why people ask: they want to inquire about how things are going, out…

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Highlights of a Weekend at Camp

Posted on 17 May, 201025 May, 2010 by dilovelyadmin

I was clerking spring Committee Meeting at Camp NeeKauNis this weekend, and other than lack of sleep on Friday night (I never sleep well my first night in a strange bed), it was full of those moments I relish: Getting hugs from people I love and don’t see often enough; Business meeting going so smoothly…

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