Category Archives: Aliens and uncharted planets

Parenting Dilemma

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Am I a bad parent if I send my son to school sporting a backpack that advertises a local casino? Just to be clear. My husband won said backpack in a radio station sponsored black jack tournament. He won the … Continue reading →

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Bad Review

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

My daughter’s class is doing a module on career planning. Parents were asked to come and talk to the class about their jobs. As I think I have a pretty cool job, I volunteered. I went. I made my presentation. It … Continue reading →

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Aspergers so far

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Okay, so this is where we’re at so far… 1) I’ve submitted the PANTER form (this is the form the Autism clinic supplies), birth certificate and care card to the community living association. This is the organization through which our $500/month … Continue reading →

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The Zappass

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

So, my car has taken to giving me a quite large, very painful static electric shock EVERY SINGLE TIME I exit. “Oh, you’d like to get OUT? ZAAAPPP!” It’s no longer a Passat it’s a Zappass. What did I do … Continue reading →

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10 Things

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

In random order these are the things occupying my brainspace and time: 1) My daughter has just finished her full-day speech-language assessment, the last component of the larger assessment to determine if she is on the autism spectrum or if … Continue reading →

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Twister for the Brain

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Buckle up. This one will require you to twist your brain into knots. It may be a bumpy ride. I am fascinated by yesterday’s post about Guilty Pleasures when I saw how much guilt we have around food. This isn’t the first … Continue reading →

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Sun (Snow?) Run

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

I’m about to leave to do the Sun Run today. Snow is in the forecast! What fun! I’ve been having some foot problems so I may end up walking most of the way. We’ll see how it goes. Send me … Continue reading →

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Poem to a Teenager – by Issa Light

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

I just had to share with y’all this beautiful poem by Issa Light (formerly Jane Siberry). She is such a great artist and everyone should run to her site, myspace page and be patrons of her art by buying stuff from her Pay … Continue reading →

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Tentatively X-Rated

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

Why do you visit me here? Is it to find out what cute things my kids are saying? Do you expect to get some pithy observations that probably have already been made by other people in more observant and humourous … Continue reading →

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Trade Show Report

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Tentative Equinox North

I’m back. My feet still hurt. I think I managed to do some selling, but you know nothing’s certain until people sign on that dotted line, so this week is all about the follow-up. Whatever. Like you want to know … Continue reading →

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