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Along the Way: January 2015
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Saturday, 10 January 2015. During the last week of 2014 I went out to eat three times. This is a rarity for me and each meal gave me food for thought. The first meal I was invited to via Facebook, the great beacon of reconnection. There were a couple of old classmates of mine who were “coming home” for Christmas and thought it would be fun to get together to mark the year of our 40. A solution was found and my family dropped me off at the door to the restaurant. Says in her book Eat, Pray, Love. I have e...
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Along the Way: April 2014
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Tuesday, 29 April 2014. One day last week, my oldest son, Michael, managed to choke on a fairly substantial mouthful of spaghetti. Sitting across the table from him, I could see his face turn red, the sudden desperation in his eyes, the automatic draw of his hands towards his throat. I was just about to motion to my husband sitting beside him to perform the Heimlich manoeuvre when nature won out and my son rushed to the garbage can and eliminated the offending wad. I asked what his teacher had said.
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Tiffany's Spot: MS Walk
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Not only is women's work never done, the definition keeps changing . . . Tuesday, May 12. After a few years of soccer tournaments inevitably falling on the MS Walk day, I'll finally be lacing up my shoes and joining my friends here in town to participate. I think it's a great cause. If you'd like to sponsor me for the walk, please click the link below. Thanks! Http:/ mssoc.convio.net/site/TR/Walk/ManitobaDivision? Px=1426567&pg=personal&fr id=4357&s locale=en CA. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Tiffany's Spot: summer camp
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Not only is women's work never done, the definition keeps changing . . . Sunday, July 19. Today I dropped Jordan off at summer camp. She will be gone for five nights. Five! It's the same camp I went to as a kid, and I loved it! The time away from home, meeting new friends, trying new things, it was always the highlight of my summer. In the spring I asked her if she still wanted to go to summer camp. Last year she pointed out to me a number of times that other. And she immediately burst into tears. I'm pr...
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Tiffany's Spot: Reading List
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Not only is women's work never done, the definition keeps changing . . . The Elegance of the Hedgehog. The Sea of Monsters. With Kids by Joshua Becker. Look Me in the Eye: My Life With Aspberger's. By John Elder Robison. By Laura Lane McNeal. A Storm of Swords. By George R. R. Martin. The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove. Sixth Grave on the Edge. By Karen Marie Moning. By Karen Marie Moning. Seventh Grave and No Body. Spell of the Highlander. By Karen Marie Moning. Magic and the Modern Girl. On a Pale Horse.
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Along the Way: August 2015
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Thursday, 27 August 2015. In every family, there are stories which define its character. Some of these stories get told and retold and enter the realm of legend. This is a story my Dad told at our most recent family gathering. We children have heard this story many times over our lives, but it was new for the grandchildren. It is a story of faith in a good God, a story that, had the outcome been different, there might not have been a family to retell it to. But did not yet have a nursing station or telep...
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Along the Way: November 2013
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Monday, 11 November 2013. When We End Up in the Ditch (or other unfortunate places). We were in Winnipeg last night at a gathering of friends – some friends from our current life and some from a previous life. There was lots of catching up, lots of laughs, lots of good food. It was a good time. 8220; Fire you? I just spent $30 000 on your education! Do you think I'm going to fire you now and let someone else benefit from that education? That sounds to me like the grace of God. We (the royal “weR...
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Along the Way: February 2015
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Sunday, 1 February 2015. Ngam* and I exchanged amused glances as my sons reached for yet another spring roll. Through a church connection, my husband had come into this voluntary position of English teacher. He had wheedled me into coming the first time, believing that if he could get me there once, I would want to keep coming of my own volition after that. He was right. And sticky rice to try. There were fresh and dried tamarinds. Neither my husband nor I had ever eaten, or even seen these befor...This ...
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Along the Way: Faith in the Fog
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Sunday, 9 August 2015. Faith in the Fog. Confession: I ran out of gas. In the middle of nowhere. Three events coincided on the same evening to bring about this condition: we were invited over for coffee at some friends, my daughter was at a sleepover at a different friend's, and the van was running low on gas. I collected my tired, disappointed daughter and headed back. About halfway home, the van began to slow of its own volition. I headed to the side of the road and coasted to a stop. ̶...My husban...
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Tiffany's Spot: June 2014
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Not only is women's work never done, the definition keeps changing . . . Wednesday, June 25. My four year olds. My "baby" is coming up on her fourth birthday. Kind of crazy. Sigh. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to find pictures of each kid at around the same age, so here they are! Wednesday, June 11. Once upon a time, tennyson went for a walk. as written and narrated by elliot. Once upon a time, there was a boy named Tennyson. He was going for a walk. Naked.". Elliot stares him down and continues "...
