Category Archives: Adventures in Parenting

Oh of course….there’s still hockey!

Posted on November 26, 2007 by

Its been awhile since you’ve seen the fine hockey players in my house…here they are: Everyone is always asking me what I do with my time. Well, when I’m not painting, decorating, running the kids here and there or reading … Continue reading →

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Highway Robbery

Posted on November 9, 2006 by

Today I got to do one of the really enjoyable parts of my job, for the last time. That is, I went to the annual meeting at the advisory committee I belong to (on behalf of my employer) for the … Continue reading →

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The Road is Hard

Posted on June 11, 2006 by

Before I begin this post, I wanted to mention a couple of ‘admin’ type items. One is my new guestmap over there —–> I know where a lot of my blog buddies hail from but if you’d care to stick … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Parenting, Choices, More about me, me, me, Uncategorized | 77 Comments

Dark Days of May – Part IV (Will this story never end?)

Posted on May 26, 2006 by

February 2001: If I get pregnant again I’m going to either have an abortion or kill myself. Stunned silence. Did I say that? Yes, I’m afraid so. I don’t know who was more surprised, me or the doctor I said … Continue reading →

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Dark Days of May – Part III

Posted on May 25, 2006 by

Mary is my eldest sister. Even though she was almost 15 when I was born, and left home when I was about 3, we were very close. I suppose there are a couple of reasons for this. When I was … Continue reading →

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Dark Days of May – Part II

Posted on May 24, 2006 by

Thankfully, on the home front, by June of ’99, Nicole was sleeping from about 8 P.M. to 3 A.M. Yes, this was huge. I started feel quite a bit better, just from having more sleep. She was nursing in under … Continue reading →

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Dark Days of May

Posted on May 24, 2006 by

There is a shadow lurking in my psyche that always seems worse around this time of year. I will attempt to expunge it by blurping it all out on my blog! It will take a few posts. I don’t expect … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Parenting, Dark Days of May, Depression, Family | 10 Comments

Thank you Friends!

Posted on May 15, 2006 by

Thank you all for stopping by and commenting to help raise money as part of the Mother’s Day Benevolent Bloggers Event. There was some confusion about when to post comments between the time I wrote the ‘advance warning’ post and … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Parenting, Continuing Education, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

Good for a laugh…Preparation for Parenthood:

Posted on April 13, 2006 by

My friends Glen and Linda passed this on to me. Its funny. Have a laugh! Preparation for Parenthood 1) (Women) To prepare for maternity, put on a dressing gown and stick a beanbag chair down the front. Leave it there … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Parenting, Humour | 23 Comments

Tonsillectomy Technology

Posted on April 4, 2006 by

When I was a kid, tonsils were whacked out of person at the drop of a hat. Just the other day, a friend laughingly told me of her own tonsillectomy-her brother was going in so the doctor decided they should … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Parenting, Continuing Education, Family | 34 Comments