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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Baby Jonathan’s First Sounds

July 31, 2010
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After last post’s video, I need a unicorn chaser. This is it: Baby Jonathan’s reaction to hearing his mommy’s voice for the first after a cochlear implant surgery. It just melted my heart. I am so glad we live in a an age of medical miracles. Surprisingly, there is some controversy over this procedure,...
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Baby Survival

July 30, 2010
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I am not sure how to react to  this video: I believe that kids are capable of much more than we often give them credit for, but this might be extreme. It made me really nervous watching a baby “fall” into the water, fully clothed, and them float there, calling for help. It is great...
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Paper Airplane Freebie

July 30, 2010
Paper Airplane Freebie

Here is this week’s freebie. I went for a little older boyish look this week, focusing on a paper airplane theme. Seven papers, two frames and six other elements. Click the image for the download. Feel free to take a look at my site for other freebies or articles.
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Career or Baby: Which Should Come First

July 29, 2010
Career or Baby: Which Should Come First

I am an anomaly: I married right out of high school and started having children at a young age. While most of my classmates are only now starting their families ten year later, my third baby is starting kindergarten in the fall and baby four is almost ready for preschool. I am not, however,...
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Would You Sue Your Children For Support?

July 28, 2010
Would You Sue Your Children For Support?

With rising life expectancy, there is a good chance your children will get to know their grandparents. There is a good chance your parents will live well past their sixties and that you will eventually live even longer than them. However, with economic uncertainty, poor saving rates, and retirements that are starting to last...
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What’s in a Name?

July 26, 2010
What’s in a Name?

When we decided on Jz’s name, the conversation went like this: Michael: So the baby is going to be born in about an hour, we should talk about a name. Me: How about Jz? Michael: Okay. Seriously, that is exactly how it went. In North America, we are pretty lucky when it comes to...
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Stop and Go Freebie

July 23, 2010
Stop and Go Freebie

Here is this week’s freebie. I am having so much fun making these! I hope you are also enjoying the freebies. This time I went with a traffic theme; I am loving all the boyish colour schemes I have found lately. There are five papers, five felt vehicles, one cluster, and fourteen elements. If...
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Future Politician

July 21, 2010
Future Politician

Four years ago, Michael ran for political office for the first time. Az was two years old, and Jz was still a newborn. So, Michael took Az with him also every night when he went doorknocking. The procedure was quite simple, Michael would knock on the door, talk with anyone who answered and give...
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And the Race is On

July 20, 2010
And the Race is On

My husband is almost as busy as me. He is a teacher, an author, a research associate and is on numerous boards. And, as of today, is he running for his second term as City Councillor for Steinbach. Last time he campaigned, the kids were quite a bit younger (and in Ab’s case, not...
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