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I learned something when I watched my second show of the night (which is lots more TV than I see when the kiddos are home). I chose the second episode of Coastal Railways with Julie Walters, and now I know that lobster females are hens and lobster males are cocks. Had no idea before! (And despite living on Canada’s east coast for a handful of…[Read more]

I finished Thicker Than Blood (CJ Darlington) last night. Not sure if I’ll read Book 2 of the series (Bound by Guilt) right away. I did get a book in the mail that I want to try. (It’s a collector’s item to me, since I didn’t know that a musician I liked in the 90’s had written his own novel. We’ll see how well it turned out! In the meantime, I…[Read more]

I almost copied my mum tonight from the old days when she got so tired of my messy bedroom that she swept a whole lot of junk on my desk into a single box – and left it for me to organise.

I like to organise a whole lot more nowadays, so I interfered with the middle guy’s desk and tidied it up, which led to putting things in his closet and some…[Read more]

As far as pica goes, my research so far says that sometimes it’s a vitamin deficiency, which is how I’d heard of it while pregnant (though I never dealt with it myself). And sometimes it’s an emotional thing – possibly more likely this cause if you have a developmental disability… So we’ll see what the doctor says to do next.

In the meantime,…[Read more]

I happen to be a fan of vanilla. 😉 Not just the ordinary days we need regularly, but also the flavour and the smell! 🙂

I didn’t get a lot of writing done while the oldest was having his vision therapy – because I got distracted by research in case we need to replace the older computer that boy is using. It’s freezing up quite a bit, despite…[Read more]

I still enjoy Nancy Drew books! I forgot for a while how much, but then they came up in a series called Pumpkin Falls Mysteries and I had to get them from my mum’s house – there’d been an open offer for years to have the books, and I finally made room on my shelves. 🙂

My all-time favourite authors are C.S. Lewis and Jane Austen. After them……[Read more]

I could definitely stand to remember that Emily Blunt shares a day with curling. Love that sport, and love watching her act! 😀

And let’s hear it for the Gregorian calendar! 🙂

People with autism tend to deal with pica.

I often learn about factoids for non-personal reasons, but this one affects my family. Just when I think I’ve learned all the things that tend to go hand in hand with this disorder… No actual eating non-food items yet, so thank goodness my son told me about the urges first. While I wait to talk with…[Read more]

Definitely thinking about it! 🙂 Maybe one lipstick shade and one lip gloss when I get to the larger pharmacy next. (Great cosmetics section at that store, hence the reason I’ll wait.)

Good job! I had time while waiting for the first phone call today, and tidied up one of my clutter spots – usually downstairs in the main living areas, but this one was in my bedroom, tsk tsk. I seem to be great at creating these spots where I accumulate odds and ends, but don’t put them away for various reasons. One spot on its way to being eliminated!

I had time to bake muffins this morning before getting on the phone with the teacher who helps select materials and oversees my own teaching (from another city). She also gets the job of writing and submitting report cards. (Whew!) We took a lunch break about noon and I did help with the dishes a bit, but otherwise I was back in my room chatting…[Read more]

I had a friend who couldn’t eat vegetables after different health issues in his adulthood, including cancer (though I don’t recall which kind). It all left his digestion very wonky in the past few years. Almost anything disagreed with him, but in particular the veggies! We were quite a pair going out for meals one weekend I visited him – I was…[Read more]

I probably should have liver now and then for its iron content, but… no. 😉

I was tired after almost a full day of phone meetings regarding the kids’ school progress and things we can do as we finish out the year. Even after having an energy bar, I was a bit shaky and didn’t think I’d be able to deal with making supper. Instead, I ordered two…[Read more]

Best: Too many to decide! I grew up on Disney animated and live-action. Let’s go with Cinderella (animated) since it’s probably the last one I watched, a couple of months ago.

Worst: I was never a fun of Dumbo and Pinocchio. I think there were parts that scared me as a kid, and I never tried to get over that.

Rotini tonight. Yummy!

Yay, Rihanna Day! (I have a friend from junior high who was born in Barbados, so I’ve been fascinated with the country for years…)

There are several of these “Wee Libraries” in our town. I do take books to them, but I also check them too often for items to bring back home…

I have a lot of fun last night going through a list of the top 10 songs for a musician who died last Tuesday. He was perfect for the stage, and more specifically a Vegas-type act. Such a showman! The ones that made me smile the most were the rap ones (not his genre) and the kids’ song where a young Isaac Hanson lip-synched. So fun!

I used to love to do that! 🙂 Now I forget about the fun and just want my kids to finish their drink. Sigh.

I find dentists very helpful. They want you to have the best health you can, and their part in that is seeing to your teeth and gums.

If you start with great maintenance habits at home, it might not be so bad when you do get to the dentist, and then you can keep up those habits between visits to keep the cost down on your visits.