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Cross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. I celebrated my birthday this year with a bunch of boys and a couple of robots. My husband thought I was crazy when I told him my plans, and my friends were surprised. Nevertheless it was my party and I was going to do what I wanted. As […]
Read More Camp Mama: Back to School Robot PartyHave you been inside a classroom lately? Who is most likely to get a D or an F on an assignment? Who is most likely to be considered a discipline problem? Who is most likely to have been diagnosed and/or on meds? If you guessed “a boy” to any of these, you’re right. Now, I’m […]
Read More SOB StoryOn our first drive into Victoria I marked the passing of the exit to the University of Victoria with a comment. It wasn’t much, probably “oh that’s UVIC” or something else off-hand. Paul asked, “what, exactly, happened with that?” I tried to explain. I told him it was the only school to which I had applied, and […]
Read More Life is What Happens to You While You’re Busy Making Other PlansShe fell in love with a drummer Another & another She fell in love (my thanks to Wilco for borrowing some of their lyrics.) Actually, it was only two drummers, not three, lest you think I’m crazy. They are both worth mentionning because the second could not have been without the first. The first was […]
Read More She Fell in Love With a Drummer(I started leaving a comment for Karen, on her Countdown post, but realized I should just write my own post. I’m not doing the whole Harry Potter meme, I’m only responding to the first question.) When I was student teaching I borrowed books 1-3 from my cooperating teacher under her recommendation. It was very important to both […]
Read More Parry HotterThe friendly competition between René and myself began in grade one (back then Kindergarten was still non-academic) and continued on and off until I moved back up north. I have three memories of grade one: frequent nosebleeds, copying Luc et Martine va a l’école. off the chalkboard, and racing René to finish the math book. […]
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