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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Wakefield Idle Strikes Back!

We went to see the second edition of Wakefield Idle Strikes Back yesterday and it was such a great show! Very funny and well written and well played: all kinds of misfit singers singing old "re-vamped" songs from the 70's. There was a very gay guy singing "I don't like Mondays" while dressing... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

The end of a dog, the begining of another

We went to visit some friends last Sunday evening and learned that a couple had recently lost their beloved 11 years old dog. He had cancer and could not be operated on: way too old and in too much pain. So, they did the human thing and had him put down at the vet. But before going to the vet with... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Volunteering...abroad?

I was looking at some volunteer positions for Son (who still has to finish 16 hours of volunteering before the end of school to graduate! Always last minute with this one!) on the web-site I-volunteer.ca and fund all kind of interesting works abroad in education. I always wanted to go to sub-Saharan... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

A garden we will grow!

It's been about 5 years since we last had a veggy garden! So you can imagine what the garden looked like! Even with a black plastic cover and some carpets over it, some plants (mainly grass and a kind of nasty vine) succeeded to grow through! So, it took us the main part of Saturday to simply clean... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Freeman's up-date!

I saw Freeman last week: he came to say Hi! and was happily surprised that it was me and not my Mann who answered his car horn! Yep, Freeman never get out of his car to ring the bell or knock on the door: He can barely walk, so, he "horns" from his brand new pickup! He sold the two others to get... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Looking for jobs!

Hi guys! I have not been here for almost a month! I've been sick (really sick) for about 2 weeks after I finished my B.Ed. and had to go to interviews in that manner! Coughing, sneezing, aching all over... Great fun! Anyhow, I'm now looking for a job for September but also as a substitute, which is... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

A new dog!

We've got a new dog! A 9 months old female that we saved from a very negligent owners. They bought her thinking that she would be a fierce rottweiler, only to discover that she is a gentle lab-boxer cross. She came one Sunday to our house, we didn't know to whom she belongs at the time, so we gave... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 19, 2010

2 more weeks and I'm free!

Hi! Everyone! WOW! 24 days since I last wrote here on blogit! I'm still alive but oh god, I'm so looking to the end of this practicum! 2 more weeks and it's finally over! I thought of quitting every single day! I hate the way my teacher teach (so boooooring!) and one of the kid, well, I'm ready to... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 26, 2010

End of week1: students 1, teacher 1!LOL

It went better today: we had a different substitute teacher that the kids already know (she is the substitute teacher for my teacher at least once a month) and it went much smoother. I even made jokes with the kids and the day went by much faster than Thursday. But I,m glad week 1 is over and it is... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Back from Greece with lots to say!

Son came back on the night on Tuesday to Wednesday at around half past midnight. He was very happy to finally making it home after spending an extra night in London, then from there to Chicago, then Montreal, then Ottawa. But he had a wonderful time and took literally hundreds of photos! That's... Sign in to see full entry.

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