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Category: Mom’s Blog
An awesome stocking stuffer idea…
So... our local Edmonton Shriners (Al Shamal Shriners) are hosting The Al Shamal Shriners Group Night at the Oil Kings at Rogers Place on Friday February 14, 2020 Christmas and Valentines Day in one swoop! ... so I was thinking - wouldn't that make an awesome STOCKING STUFFER!!! I just wanted to take a minute [...]
What a ding-a-ling!
I've spent money on a lot of stupid things over the years, but by far, the stupidest money I have ever spent was on a doorbell for our new dog. "Communication is important" I said. I worried that he was too clumsy to scratch on the door to go out. Whenever I lifted his paws [...]
Something Amazing Happened This Summer!
I am so excited to tell you about something amazing that happened this summer. Benjamin went to summer camp! How awesome is that! I know you may be thinking - big deal - tonnes of kids go to camp. However, most people might not know that it is darned near impossible for kids with complicated [...]
Our Altered Life – a book review
I bought this book almost two years ago. I knew that the syndrome discussed in the book was also my son's syndrome, but I just didn't want to read a book that was going to be a downer. Finally this summer I pulled it out and literally couldn't put it down for three days. My [...]
The Lump
We've had a pretty amazing year, but I have had some worries. The most significant worry this year was and is "the lump". I started noticing "the lump" in about November/December. I think it was there before that, but to be honest it didn't really start to freak me out until about February. It started [...]
Complicated Hearing
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Our newest family member….
As some of you might know...when Ben got his "wish" last year, he had to give them a list of three things he might like. Wishes and Dreams His three wishes were 1) a dog 2) a ride in an army tank and 3) a trip to Disneyworld (in no particular order). This first bit [...]
Calling all Instagrammers!!! Time Sensitive!!!
Air Canada Foundation has named Shriners Hospital for Children - Montreal as one of the five charities they will be donating to. If you're on Instagram: 1) Follow _aircanada_foundation 2) Like the Post below 3) Write Shriners Canada in the comments For every vote Shriners gets, they receive $3 This ends July 8th (tomorrow)! Thank [...]
Shriner’s Gala
So, a huge thank you to everyone who donated to the Shriners Gala. I think the night was a great success! Ben attended with us. I had to speak, so he introduced me. He was far more comfortable With a microphone than I was! He spent most of the night wandering back and forth between [...]