Hard to say who is having more fun...
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Hoppy Easter!
Jack and Rory finding their baskets...
Window colouring... thank you Auntie Sarah!
The sneaky bunny hid eggs inside AND outside!
Jack is a pretty good egg-hunter.
Rory following the leader.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
April showers...
There was a big storm the other night, and Ben headed out to document it the following morning.
This was taken at the front of our property the morning after the storm.
Our roundabout driveway now requires a rowboat.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Getting ready for Easter!
We have been getting excited for Easter around here... Jack and Rory helped me dye some eggs this afternoon!
Pretty colours!
Then Jack and Rory took a little bit of dye and mixed it with olive oil, and pushed the eggs around until they had a marbleized pattern.
Pants were optional for this part of the process.
A basket fit for a bunny!
Monday, April 04, 2011
Wish Upon a Gleek!
The Glee club that I direct placed second in the Wish Upon a Gleek competition! They did such a good job, and helped to raise a bunch of money for the Children's Wish Foundation.
The links to the videos of our songs are available on my school's website, which you can access by going to the following link http://www.southcarletonhs.ocdsb.ca/ and scrolling down to where they talk about the glee club. If you look closely on the Lady Gaga video, you can see me directing with my crutches.
The links to the videos of our songs are available on my school's website, which you can access by going to the following link http://www.southcarletonhs.ocdsb.ca/ and scrolling down to where they talk about the glee club. If you look closely on the Lady Gaga video, you can see me directing with my crutches.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
The Ides of March
March has been a rough month so far... I had a bad fall at work and hurt my knee pretty badly and am on crutches, Rory has been and continues to be quite sick, Ben is currently stuck in Florida for work for an indefinite amount of time, and two squirrels have taken up residence in our attic.
On the plus side, Jack has decided that my crutches could come in useful.
Here is a snippet of our conversation today:
Jack: "Mommy, what would we do if the villains came to our house?"
Jen: "I suppose we would call the police."
Jack: Silent pause..... followed by muttering under his breath: "You call the police. I will hit them with your crutches."
So between the villains and the occasional dragon, we are well protected while Ben is away.
On the plus side, Jack has decided that my crutches could come in useful.
Here is a snippet of our conversation today:
Jack: "Mommy, what would we do if the villains came to our house?"
Jen: "I suppose we would call the police."
Jack: Silent pause..... followed by muttering under his breath: "You call the police. I will hit them with your crutches."
So between the villains and the occasional dragon, we are well protected while Ben is away.
Monday, March 14, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Jack's 4th Birthday Party!
We had a party for Jack with all of his friends today. Ray's Reptiles came over and we got to visit with lots of *interesting* animals!
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| Daddy showing Rory that tarantulas aren't so scary. (Mommy stayed FAR away.) |
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| Jack was more comfortable with the frog. |
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| Checking out the bearded dragon. |
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| Jack and the king snake. |
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| Rocky the tortoise. |
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| Yep. That's a python. In my livingroom. |
Friday, January 21, 2011
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Unfortunate choice of words.
I will preface this by saying that I do not read The Ottawa Sun on a regular basis. Or at all, really. It is such a bad publication, that even when I have been offered a free copy I have declined. On principle. It's THAT bad.
Having said that, a friend recently brought the following to my attention.
http://www.ottawasun.com/comment/columnists/anthony_furey/2011/01/11/16852216.html
My initial reaction was to say "Wow. This is EXACTLY what I would expect from the Sun." And then I got angry, as I am known to do. And then I wrote the following letter to the "journalist" and cc-ed the editor. And the head of the corporation.
"Dear Mr. Furey,
I would like to think that you don't mean to be offensive. There is a part of me that hopes that while you were sitting at your desk, composing your piece about lobbyists, it didn't occur to you that by using the word "retarded" you would offend people. I would like to think that even if you were trying to offend people, surely your target was the lobbyists. Sadly, a larger part of me knows that you actually did intend to offend people with abilities different than your own, because you knew that would be inflamatory. And hey. That brings publicity. And publicity sells papers.
Unfortunately, your opinon piece reads like the ramblings of an ignorant jerk. What you are trying to say about lobbyists doesn't come through at all because the reader can't stop thinking "Is this person actually as insensitive as he appears?" Yes, vernacular changes over time. This is a concept you seem quite stalled on, given some of your other recent pieces. The words we use to describe things will change. Words evolve as we become more educated and improve upon the way we interact with, understand and respect one another. This has nothing to do with being politically correct -This is about being intelligent and compassionate. It is about being aware of context and of the weight that is placed upon words, whether they be in the dictionary or not. I would think that as a writer, you might have a better appreciation of the power of words than your piece would imply.
The word "retarded" exists. You can look it up in a dictionary. I imagine it is found somewhere under "R". Congratulations. Your lack of appreciation of context, however, is somewhat embarassing.
It would seem that children aren't the only ones who are unneccesarily cruel.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Britton"
Words matter. The way that we treat one another matters.
Having said that, a friend recently brought the following to my attention.
http://www.ottawasun.com/comment/columnists/anthony_furey/2011/01/11/16852216.html
My initial reaction was to say "Wow. This is EXACTLY what I would expect from the Sun." And then I got angry, as I am known to do. And then I wrote the following letter to the "journalist" and cc-ed the editor. And the head of the corporation.
"Dear Mr. Furey,
I would like to think that you don't mean to be offensive. There is a part of me that hopes that while you were sitting at your desk, composing your piece about lobbyists, it didn't occur to you that by using the word "retarded" you would offend people. I would like to think that even if you were trying to offend people, surely your target was the lobbyists. Sadly, a larger part of me knows that you actually did intend to offend people with abilities different than your own, because you knew that would be inflamatory. And hey. That brings publicity. And publicity sells papers.
Unfortunately, your opinon piece reads like the ramblings of an ignorant jerk. What you are trying to say about lobbyists doesn't come through at all because the reader can't stop thinking "Is this person actually as insensitive as he appears?" Yes, vernacular changes over time. This is a concept you seem quite stalled on, given some of your other recent pieces. The words we use to describe things will change. Words evolve as we become more educated and improve upon the way we interact with, understand and respect one another. This has nothing to do with being politically correct -This is about being intelligent and compassionate. It is about being aware of context and of the weight that is placed upon words, whether they be in the dictionary or not. I would think that as a writer, you might have a better appreciation of the power of words than your piece would imply.
The word "retarded" exists. You can look it up in a dictionary. I imagine it is found somewhere under "R". Congratulations. Your lack of appreciation of context, however, is somewhat embarassing.
It would seem that children aren't the only ones who are unneccesarily cruel.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Britton"
Words matter. The way that we treat one another matters.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Merry Christmas!
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| The moment of truth.... |
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| Jack was so excited about getting a Pez dispenser in his stocking! |
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| Grandpa Paul made these little adirondack chairs for the boys -very cute! |
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| At the Livingstons house on Christmas Eve. |
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| Kristen's little baby girl, Addison -not even 7 weeks old, and Super Grandma |
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| My mom's side of the family |
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