Girlhood: I am a Rock
That was the summer of 1963, when everybody called me Baby, and it didn’t occur to me to mind. That …
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Why Does it Always Rain on Me?
I truly believe God never gives me more than I can handle. But every now and then, during the odd …
Fourth Generation Brownie
Tuesday this week was a pretty cool day for me. It was my eldest’s daughter’s enrollment ceremony for Brownies. I …
The Nazi Officer’s Wife
Last Wednesday, I had the opportunity to participate as a panelist in Carleton University’s third annual Carleton Reads. This year’s …
Reflections on Preschool Swimming
I had a surreal moment a few weeks ago. I joined each of my kids – now 6 and 3 – in the …
Like a Circus
When I was in Grade Six we had to do a public speaking assignment on who we’d want to be, …
Remembering Jean Eileen
This is Jean Eileen: I obviously never met her. But I remember her because her sister, my grandmother Betty, made …
The Whole Tooth (Fairy)
It’s fun when your various worlds meet. That happened to me two weekends ago at the annual Ten Thousand Villages …
Annual Ten Thousand Villages Show
Originally posted on Baby Gates Down:
There’s one thing I look forward to every year as Christmas preparation starts in earnest. Craft…
#CUThrowback Twitter Party!
So when I’m not blogging, or working, or running the daycare pick-up gauntlet, or spending quality time with the kids in a “cherish …
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