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For the Harry Potter fans....you must have seen the YouTube video "Mysterious Ticking Noise", right?  If not, here it is:

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Well, Kim's last drama performance was a Harry Potter musical parody, and they did their own "Mysterious Ticking Noise" in the play:

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So funny :-)

Wreck the Malls,

Chipmunks Roasting on an Open Fire,

12 Pains of Christmas,

I saw this on the blog of a Canadian midwifery student and I keep listening to it over and over again.

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I did a bit of scrapbooking this morning and then took Julia and Charlotte out to trick or treat this afternoon.  Kim helped get Charlotte ready, then stayed home to hand out candy.  It was such a beautiful day, probably the nicest weather we've ever had for Halloween - sunny, +9, no snow - perfect!  There were lots of kids out and about and some ( Read more... )

I feel quite disorganized and distracted.  I waver between feeling hopeless and hopeful.

I need to do my best today and not try to look too far ahead because so much about my future in midwifery is uncertain.  From one day to the next, things change, information comes, time passes, and I adapt.

To avoid the rabbit hole, I'm going to slow down, ( Read more... )

I finished reading through my NRP textbook, skimming over the last two chapters on medications and 'end of life' situations.   I am tired and I feel flat.  I've already asked Jack to please handle supper tomorrow night as I may come home and just go to bed for a while.  We were out of town tonight visiting family and just as we drove back into town ( Read more... )

Last night (and tonight) I worked with a staff member who is moody and doesn't like me.  I felt like I had to weigh my words before I spoke and walk on eggshells all night - add to that the fact that I had to work a night shift and pump gas in a cloud of mosquitoes and I was not loving my job at all last night.  When I came home, Kim and her friend ( Read more... )

A Canadian midwife linked this video on her FaceBook and I loved it so much, I wanted to share it here :-)   It's a short film that was created as part of a National Film Board of Canada competition, so vote if you like it!

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I've taken a few very short videos of Charlotte with my camera and tonight I downloaded them to YouTube.  They aren't terribly exciting, but I wanted to record her 'in motion' and not just have photographs.  Click on the links to catch Miss C in action ;-)

Rooting For Fish

Change Table Chatter (last night)

Fart Punctuation

Billy Talent on peek-a-blocks

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