Katherine and I spent a day of bouncing off each other and driving each other nuts yesterday and in doing so learned two very important things. Firstly, we learned that I cannot provide the same level of stimulation as an entire classroom full of kids under the guidance of a good teacher. Secondly, we affirmed…
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Where did she go?
I apologize for the flurry of posts followed by silence. I’ve been chugging away at work and juggling family stuff (Katherine’s eighth birthday is this week which means cakes, parties and dragons, oh my!) and trying to make it all fit together in-between seemingly endless amounts of snow. You wouldn’t think that snow could have…
Quote from Katherine
Katherine, who understands about as much as she wants to of the ways of birds and bees, uttered the following just now, “A long time ago, Heather was very, very married and then Jean and Eleanor were both born.” Thankfully, Heather is just as very married now, although without more of Katherine’s suggested consequences.
Bypass the drones
Last summer (sometime in July 2006) I completed the forms required to re-register for our provincial MCP (medical care plan). At that time, I couldn’t find Katherine’s MCP card. In fact, I’m not sure she ever actually had one. I know she had a hospital card (got one when she was born) and was registered…
FYI about Corn (and “what on earth was I thinking?”)
Katherine adores corn on the cob and will transport into paroxysms of delight at being told she can have some. Ordinary corn is pretty good, too, but there’s something special about corn on the cob that elevates it to a higher plane of satisfaction in the realm of kid-dom. Katherine refers to corn on the…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 