Finding culture in our family

a stone celtic cross representing a family's search for Irish roots

Hard to believe summer is winding down. What is supposed to be ‘down time’ usually ends up being more of a frenzy than the school year!   At a certain point I am always looking forward to the organization and structure of the school year (while at the same time dreading the coming winter)! It [...]

Making Connections

This past weekend, I found myself playing a game with my husband and a friend, and a group of adults we really didn’t know. Some of your kids may have played this game: A person sits in the middle blindfolded with a set of keys near them. There is a circle of people around them, [...]

What’s in a name?

Name

Last night my husband and I attended a year end celebration for my younger son’s class. We ended up in a conversation with friends about our kids – the older child who is the more “stoic intellectual”, the younger child who is “spirited”. My husband noted that my younger lives up to his very Irish [...]

Summer Staycationing in Toronto

The Toronto skyline

It’s that time of year again… the days left for school are rapidly dwindling. My family, like many families, is around most of the summer. That leaves the age old question: “what to do?” to keep your kids’ (and therefore your) sanity intact. What makes a ‘vacation’ a ‘vacation’? – relaxation, exploration and fun! As [...]

Is "ACTIVISM" a four letter word?

Person makes the Peace sign in front of a blue sky

I have recently been involved in the process of creating the ‘mission, vision and values’ for the school my boys attend. For those of you who may not know, this is the summary ‘what, how, why’ document that businesses, hospitals, schools and such utilize to ‘sell’ themselves. The word ‘activism’ came up on the list [...]

On Mother’s Day…

I wanted to say a bit on Mother’s Day, in honour of the holiday this weekend. This year is slightly different from previous years in that my birth or biological mother has re-entered my life. This event has caused me to reflect on both being a child and a mother, and the reasons we have [...]

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