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I spent a very soggy day yesterday all in the name of motherhood.  To be fair, it was all my fault.  My son was singing for the Queen (and the Prime Minister and the Governor General and an assortment of Nova Scotia dignitaries) at the Garrison Grounds for the Queens official welcome to Nova...
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Today the boys are going for their annual crew cuts.  Every year at this time they get their “Keji” cuts.  It marks the beginning of the summer as they are getting ready for their annual Dads and Lads camping trip to Kejimkujik National Park. The hair cuts started as a matter of convenience.  Three...
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This has been a busy birthday weekend in our house.  None of my kids were celebrating but it seemed like each of them had a party to attend and one of them had two.  When this happens I, unfortunately, am not one of those organized mothers who has a stack of gifts ready to...
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One of the things that came out of my participation in the Health Canada product safety announcement was that I found out about the Great Trade-In Event at Toys R Us.  Although I am past the baby stage, I still have a pre-schooler that requires “stuff” – like a stroller and a car seat. ...
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I did something today that I have never done before.  I spoke at a national press conference.  Last week I was asked by Health Canada if I would speak at an event that was announcing new legislation that would impose stricter safety regulations on kids toys and products. My initial thought was that I could...
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Today was a perfect example of a typical Nova Scotian day.  It started off with so much promise – birds chirping and the sun blaring.  There was no reason to think that it would turn out to be wet and miserably cold  – unless of course you know better and live here.  Being the...
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Over the past few months I have gone back to work in an office.  I have been working from home for 6 years.  As hectic as it has been, I wasn’t quite prepared for the rigors of office life.  I had forgotten what it was like to get out of the house for an...
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I am off on a work trip later this week.  I will be on planes several times and spending an inordinate amount of time by myself – something a mother of five is really not used to.  So, I have decided to bring along all the books I have been meaning to read for...
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We are just shy of 40 days away from Easter.  Some religions believe that it is a good thing to give up something leading up to the holiday that is marked by bunnies and chocolate.  I am not particularly religious however I do think that a little sacrifice is good for everybody.  As a...
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I don’t often take advantage of “Notes From the Inside” to have a real sitter-to-parent heart-to-heart but I will now attempt to do so since I have been working with a family who is on the outside, a gizzilion miles away, and therefore I do not risk offending anyone.  First a little background info. A...
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