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The feet that will carry her millions of miles over the decades of her life

have always fascinated, tickled and amazed me. They started out like this: And my love affair with all the potential and strength that her tiny feet represented to me began.…

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I am a birthday party failure. But I am also an eternal optimist.

I have five children. I have hosted/thrown/paid for five birthday parties. That would make me mom of the year if I had one-year-old quintuplets. But I do not (fortunately? unfortunately?…

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creative innovators like me are seldom appreciated during their lifetimes

Typical conversation: Mr. KB: ” whatchu doing?” Creative innovator (me): “I’m making you your favourite dessert, only better!” Mr. KB: ” Shit, I know what that means. You’re going to…

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We bought a new toy

and I’m giving it a test run. And I can honestly tell you that a Playbook is not the quickest way to blog 😉 So, we’ll keep this short and…

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Today Was Just a Test Run. Tomorrow it Gets Real Around Here

Three out of four of my smalls are now in full-time primary school. Grade three, one and Junior Kindergarten – Oh my. And I have vacillated between excited and sad…

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