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Just another day in Paradise

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Summer days.                                                                                       Summer daze. Summer daisys. Summer is slipping through my fingers . It has been a blur of activity . And I haven't made it to the beach once. Every day seems to be packed with things to do, people to see and places to go .   I am trying to stay in the moment.   Enjoy what is at hand - like taking some time to geocache with my son. Found it!  Signing the roll before we hide it again Or stopping for ice cream on the way to...

Fantastic Fifteen

I got a gift from one of my piano student families and when I opened it, I knew I would love it. The colours, the whimsy the ribbon. So cute. But what did it all mean? Want to find out? Click on the link below My Animoto Video

Re-entry

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SIGHHHHHHHH.  It's been so long since I posted.  SIGHHHHHHH.  What have I been doing???  SIGHHHH.  I don't know.  Just a lot of bits of nothing that have been grabbing my attention with the tyranny of the non-urgent? We made it through Grade Eleven Socials and English, my son and I.  I learned tons about Canadian History and have used so much of my newly-remembered knowledge in my groups -  where the people I interact with every day lived the history we studied.  I got myself a celebratory decoration in honour of my efforts.  My husband took care of getting my son something to mark this milestone.  Every evening, I dodge remote controlled helicopters in the family room - as they learn how to fly them and land them.  My twenty-something son texted at midnight on a Tuesday not long ago to tell me he would be home in 16 hours.  It has been lovely having him around - and I guess that accounts for s...