Robert Munsch has been on my mind. Like many of you I’m sure, I was a bit startled by his revelations related to his struggles with bipolar disorder, cocaine addiction and alcohol abuse. I was more startled, however, by some of the reactions I saw. I was on a plane a few days after the news [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Robert Munsch
Posted in Uncategorized on May 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Maybe I’ll get it together next time
Posted in Uncategorized on May 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I had to do a bit of scrambling to make it to today’s Mother’s Day Tea at K’s nursery school. I was busy congratulating myself on having pulled it off when I realized I had arrived at the aforementioned tea party without . . . a tea cup. All the other moms had their tea [...]
All a matter of perspective
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What you need to know to appreciate the following exchange with my daughter: 1. My daughter is three. Well, three and a half. 2. She has a best friend. 3. Her best friend’s name is Rachel. 4. Rachel switched nursery school classes a few months ago, so hasn’t been in Keelan’s class for quite some [...]
I thought I didn’t talk about it a lot . . .
Posted in Uncategorized on May 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
It’s funny, if you have read more than a few posts on this blog, you know that I am a cancer survivor. I had cancer in my early/mid 20s, which means I have been cancer free for just over 15 years. And I had the impression that I didn’t really talk about it a lot. [...]
A gift from a stranger
Posted in Uncategorized on May 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am just back from a fundraiser for a local nursery school. The evening began with a short presentation from Louise Kent of Free the Children. I have to admit to a good dose of skepticism when she started — really, who is that bubbly late on a Friday in the bowels of a local [...]
