I just spent a girls' week (two moms, three tween daughters) at Fairmont Hot Springs: such awesomeness! I am one fortunate cookie, because the whole week was hosted by my friend Kathy, who owns a timeshare in Fairmont. She and her family were booked in for two weeks, but because her hubby and … [Read more...]
the price of invulnerability
Being vulnerable in our culture has become synonymous with weakness.Many times I hear friends say that things are going so well for them that they are just waiting for something to go wrong.We are losing our capacity for joy. When life is wonderful that moment is washed over with a fatalistic … [Read more...]
Catchy Summer Tunes
My seven year old has been coming home from playdates and camp days, telling me about some cool new thing he wants/needs/must have. Yes, we've just entered this phase. I don't buy my kids a lot of stuff, just out of nowhere, and I rarely take them into toystores, because there just aren't enough … [Read more...]
My Week as a Full-Time Mom
First, let me clarify that in this post I am only talking about me. This is simply my experience. I am in no way attempting to make sweeping statements representing all working moms or commenting on the challenges of staying at home. I am an expert on neither.For the last 10 days I have been … [Read more...]
Learning in the 21st Century
InspiredIf you follow me on twitter or are my friend on facebook, you may have noticed some updates about how incredible the OTF Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century. I was so inspired at the conference. The educators I met there blew me away with what they are doing in their … [Read more...]
Amy Just Said No, No, No….
Rachel over at Cocktails and Curtain Calls touched on a very big question that I've been thinking about all weekend...Why do we care about Amy Winehouse giving in to her demons more than we seem to care about the 90 teenagers who didn't ask to die in Norway on Friday? To say I'm shocked at the media … [Read more...]
Dear Steve Jobs
You let me down dude.I tweeted you yesterday when my four years young MacBook Pro died - suddenly - during an Education, 21st Century Learning IT conference. I needed my MBP to learn all the cool programs the #otf21c Minds on Media people were teaching us.Will Richardson was there you know. … [Read more...]
grief
'Any natural normal human being when faced with any kind of loss will go from shock all the way through acceptance' … [Read more...]
Push
I suppose the phases in a child's development just ebb and flow like the tides. Sometimes it's easy going... sometimes it's just not. I'm in a bit of a hard phase with Madame these days.She is exactly three-and-a-half years old and she's making me mental inside my head, holy crap. The child … [Read more...]
How Do You Deal With Conflict?
I couldn't sleep last night. You know when something happens and it weighs heavily on you? When you go over and over it in your mind? I had a night like that.My kids and I are here in Calgary visiting my sister, Kath, and her two wonderful girls. The kids are having an awesome time with each … [Read more...]
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