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Balance & Any Given Homework Week

November 8, 2017

So, I was recognized at work a few weeks ago. I was very honoured and moved by the recognition. One …

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Girlhood: I am a Rock

June 14, 2017

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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Back to Reality #AtoZChallenge Reflections

May 8, 2017

My youngest’s movie choice for Friday movie night three nights ago made me both cringe and smile. Less than a week …

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Zoom! Zoom! Zoom!

April 30, 2017

We’re going to the moon! Please sing along if you know it: Zoom, Zoom, Zoom! We’re going to the moon. …

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S is for Sisters

April 22, 2017

No, not those sisters… …but you knew we’d have to get to Anna and Elsa SOMETIME on an A to Z through …

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L is for LeapPad

April 14, 2017

So 2008 pre-mom me would be just as horrified about our embracing of the LeadPad as she would have been …

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Mommy! That Song’s From Just Dance!

April 12, 2017

J is for Just Dance. My 7 and 4-year-old currently see much of the world through what I think of as …

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The Greatest Lili Barouf Fan Page!

January 19, 2017

Yes! Celebrate! You have found it! Vous l’avez trouvé!* This is THE GREATEST Lili Barouf Fan Page! This claim is …

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An Odelay to Maternelle

November 7, 2016

I’ve written quite a bit on the blog about the homework struggles with our eldest. My youngest – who started maternelle (aka …

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Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

October 9, 2016

For the non-French-speakers in the house: Each year in Canada, there is a tradition to celebrate Thanksgiving the second Monday …

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