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kids cope with little girl’s death: clare shelswell

Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press

It’s been a rough week for many Abbey residents as the memorial “celebration of life” for little Clare Shelswell was held on Wednesday at the Mountain Park Community Church.  A small table was set up with books, the little girl’s favorite music instrument, her favorite care bear and pictures while her mother and 8 year [...]

i’m going bug crazy over these flies

Oh yeah this means war!

Okay need to vent a little here.  I’m going to go nuts!  Everyone told me to blog about this because it’s funny, though I don’t think so.  It’s more annoying really (for me) at least.  These flies in my house want computer time and I swear to God I’m going to kill them! I have [...]

there is nothing harmonious about the hst tax

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Okay so I wasn’t sure (naive) I guess how much of a difference the HST tax implimented July 1st by our lovely governboneheads would make on our family.  Let me tell you though, omg it’s sick sick sick!  Each government official who put this tax into place needs to be shot!  They have no clue [...]

pre-school graduation party 2010

Mrs. M gathering the kids together for a hay ride

I was and am a proud mommy.  PB had his graduation last week and both Forgetful dad and I could not be more happier for our little monkey.  PB completed his first year at YD (two days a week) and will now be moving on to full time jr. kindergarten this September. I cannot praise [...]

clare shelswell little girl from abbotsford murdered

Little Clare Shelswell of Abbotsford BC lost but not forgotten

Any time I hear or see things like this I’m absolutely disgusted!  What mother wouldn’t be?  Clare Shelswell a five year old Abbotsford girl was found murdered while her family was vacationing on the weekend.  Her stepfather Peter Wilson is being held on bail set at 3 million dollars and might face the death penalty. [...]

climbing the summit is never easy

G20 Summit

Over the weekend I was actually glued to the television which is a rarity for me since I hardly ever watch the news, leads to too much anxiety on my doorstep and well– sleep for forgetful dad is apparently important. But who could take their eyes off car bombings, store vandalism, hordes of police officers, [...]

earthquake rocks toronto: how prepared are we?

Just moments ago I got a press release from Shoelessmommy who sent this to my inbox.  Apparently an earthquake struck Toronto!  The Natural Resource Homepage shows it was a 5.0 and felt by Ottawa as well. A drugstore after the quake courtesy of Katherine Bruce of Ottawa, ON U.S. Geological survey shows it was a 5.0M [...]

fraser health not responsible for woman’s death

THIS IS SO SADAn Abbotsford woman dies because government care-workers put her on the wrong ventilator and there isn’t anything her family can to do for either monetary compensation or justice wise because basically our government prohibits prosecution of Fraser Health because the Family Compensation Act does not allow it in cases like this family.  WTF?   These caregivers [...]