Here is a great article: Kids have childhoods stolen by adult agendas
"A headline in Saturday's Herald about a new study really gave me pause. It read: "Grade 6 students admit hitting dates." Appalling, isn't it? Not the hitting part; that's only secondary to what's really wrong with this scenario. It's the dates. Grade 6 students are dating? They're 10 and 11 years old! What are their parents thinking? Or not thinking?"
Friday, May 8, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Our Computer Family
We're trying to find something fun to do while Jordan's feeling a little sick still, so we decided to create our Miis. Here we are!
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Throw Devin in the Garbage
"Mommy, Devin's crying," said Jordan.
"What's wrong with her?" I asked.
"I donno. She misses Dorthy."
"Oh, well what are we going to do with her?" I asked.
"Um, throw her in the garbage!" said Jordan.
"What's wrong with her?" I asked.
"I donno. She misses Dorthy."
"Oh, well what are we going to do with her?" I asked.
"Um, throw her in the garbage!" said Jordan.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
What a self esteem boost
"Hey mommy, your chin is starting to drop down like great-grandma's," said Devin.
"Oh, really?" I said, touching my drooping chin.
"Yup! Did you see how low great-grandma's was?" asked Devin.
"Yeah," I said.
"Is yours is going to be like that too?" she asked.
"Maybe, sometimes that happens when you get older," I said. "Do you know how old great-grandma is?"
"Um, 16," said Devin.
"Is that old," I asked.
"Super old!" Devin said.
"Great-grandma is 89 years old," I said.
"Wow!"
Great, I'm getting a turkey neck at 32 years old. Which must be crazy ancient since Devin thinks 16 is super old.
I guess I should be thankful she didn't mention the drooping chin to great-grandma...
"Oh, really?" I said, touching my drooping chin.
"Yup! Did you see how low great-grandma's was?" asked Devin.
"Yeah," I said.
"Is yours is going to be like that too?" she asked.
"Maybe, sometimes that happens when you get older," I said. "Do you know how old great-grandma is?"
"Um, 16," said Devin.
"Is that old," I asked.
"Super old!" Devin said.
"Great-grandma is 89 years old," I said.
"Wow!"
Great, I'm getting a turkey neck at 32 years old. Which must be crazy ancient since Devin thinks 16 is super old.
I guess I should be thankful she didn't mention the drooping chin to great-grandma...
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Funny Things Kids Say
My kids sometimes say the funniest things...
Jordan: "Look Cows!"
Mommy: "Good looking, Jordan. There are some cows."
Jordan: "Yeah, I eat them!"
Jordan: "Mommy, where is the sun?"
Mommy: "I guess it's behind the clouds."
Jordan: "No. It's broken."
Devin: "Is Dorthy going to die?" (Dorthy is our fish)
Mommy: "I don't think so, why?"
Devin: "She's on the counter. We knocked her bowl over."
Mommy: "When? Why didn't you tell me?"
Devin: "Are we going to have to flush her down the toilet like the first Dorothy?"
Mommy: "Let's go see."
Note: Dorthy survived
Jordan: "Look Cows!"
Mommy: "Good looking, Jordan. There are some cows."
Jordan: "Yeah, I eat them!"
Jordan: "Mommy, where is the sun?"
Mommy: "I guess it's behind the clouds."
Jordan: "No. It's broken."
Devin: "Is Dorthy going to die?" (Dorthy is our fish)
Mommy: "I don't think so, why?"
Devin: "She's on the counter. We knocked her bowl over."
Mommy: "When? Why didn't you tell me?"
Devin: "Are we going to have to flush her down the toilet like the first Dorothy?"
Mommy: "Let's go see."
Note: Dorthy survived
Monday, June 16, 2008
Raising Money for Cancer Research
I just wanted to take a quick moment to let you know what my husband, Ken, is up to, since it's pretty incredible. On June 21, he is going to join in a 400km bicycle ride from Kelowna to Delta to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. Oh, and he's going to make that ride in only one day!
Here's what he has said about his reason for getting on his bike for this event.
"I have signed up to participate in the ride to raise money for cancer research. I have lost an aunt to cancer, a former boss and mentor died due to a bone cancer and a co-worker died from pancreatic cancer a number of years ago when he was only 32 years old. Everyone of us knows someone who has, or knows someone who will get cancer. Raising funds for research intended to prevent, treat and hopefully cure cancer is definitely a good cause! Please help me raise funds for the event."
He's really committed to this event and has been putting in long hours on the bike (while I've been putting in long hours with the kids wondering when Daddy is coming home!). Needless to say, it's been a commitment by our entire family for Ken to participate in this event.
Ken just sent me an e-mail that I wanted to share with you. It's the story from one of the riders about the impact cancer had on his life.
“We think this is going to be one tough day, we'll it probably will be at some point, for each one of us. I want to tell you about one day that I watched a spinal tap. This is the insertion of chemotherapy drugs into the base of the spine. The needle is something you do not want to look at. It is very painful, and once you experience it, watching it go into someone you really care about, you know there has to be a better way. The eradication of this insidious disease is one way, through our continual fund raising. You will never want to experience this vision of watching your child receive a spinal tap, radiation, or chemotherapy drugs.
Michael was in remission for almost a year and was set to go back to school when the cancer returned, now you go through the process of battling the cancer all over again. It is the most brutal time. So when you think how tough it may be on the 21st think again, and you'll get through it...
The person I was watching receive this Spinal Tap, and battle the relapse, always with hope was my son Michael. Michael passed away in 1997, of Leukemia. This is my reason for the Ride of 2008, helping to make a difference in this battle. I never want to hear of another parents anguish in having to battle Cancer in their child...Duncan"
If you about to, please help Ken and the team raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society on this ride. Their goal is to raise $150,000 on this ride and they have already raised just over $133,000. Ken's personal goal is to raise $2,000 but with your help I think that can be beaten.
To support Ken and the rest of the team please visit his fundraising page
To learn more about the event, visit the Ride2Survive web page.
Here's what he has said about his reason for getting on his bike for this event.
"I have signed up to participate in the ride to raise money for cancer research. I have lost an aunt to cancer, a former boss and mentor died due to a bone cancer and a co-worker died from pancreatic cancer a number of years ago when he was only 32 years old. Everyone of us knows someone who has, or knows someone who will get cancer. Raising funds for research intended to prevent, treat and hopefully cure cancer is definitely a good cause! Please help me raise funds for the event."
He's really committed to this event and has been putting in long hours on the bike (while I've been putting in long hours with the kids wondering when Daddy is coming home!). Needless to say, it's been a commitment by our entire family for Ken to participate in this event.
Ken just sent me an e-mail that I wanted to share with you. It's the story from one of the riders about the impact cancer had on his life.
“We think this is going to be one tough day, we'll it probably will be at some point, for each one of us. I want to tell you about one day that I watched a spinal tap. This is the insertion of chemotherapy drugs into the base of the spine. The needle is something you do not want to look at. It is very painful, and once you experience it, watching it go into someone you really care about, you know there has to be a better way. The eradication of this insidious disease is one way, through our continual fund raising. You will never want to experience this vision of watching your child receive a spinal tap, radiation, or chemotherapy drugs.
Michael was in remission for almost a year and was set to go back to school when the cancer returned, now you go through the process of battling the cancer all over again. It is the most brutal time. So when you think how tough it may be on the 21st think again, and you'll get through it...
The person I was watching receive this Spinal Tap, and battle the relapse, always with hope was my son Michael. Michael passed away in 1997, of Leukemia. This is my reason for the Ride of 2008, helping to make a difference in this battle. I never want to hear of another parents anguish in having to battle Cancer in their child...Duncan"
If you about to, please help Ken and the team raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society on this ride. Their goal is to raise $150,000 on this ride and they have already raised just over $133,000. Ken's personal goal is to raise $2,000 but with your help I think that can be beaten.
To support Ken and the rest of the team please visit his fundraising page
To learn more about the event, visit the Ride2Survive web page.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Is it odd...
Is it a bit odd that I really love watching kids movies with my girls? Often I'll rent them a video of their own when I rent a video for myself. They get to keep/watch the video for a week, where-as my videos usually need to be returned in the next day or two.
This week the girls video rental was Island Princess Barbie, and it's such a great movie. I love that she talks and plays with the island animals, sleeps in a tree, high dives into lakes and is perfectly content with life on her island. What I love even more is that when she gets back to civilization, no one thinks it's odd that she can talk to animals. They don't act like she's insane or think that she's putting them on, they simply believe her.
I also love that there is a happy ending without too much drama in the middle. Oh, and the singing! I love all the singing. In fact, I've been singing the Island Princess Barbie songs all week!
This week the girls video rental was Island Princess Barbie, and it's such a great movie. I love that she talks and plays with the island animals, sleeps in a tree, high dives into lakes and is perfectly content with life on her island. What I love even more is that when she gets back to civilization, no one thinks it's odd that she can talk to animals. They don't act like she's insane or think that she's putting them on, they simply believe her.
I also love that there is a happy ending without too much drama in the middle. Oh, and the singing! I love all the singing. In fact, I've been singing the Island Princess Barbie songs all week!
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