Summer School

Poor K failed math and has to do a credit recovery for 2 weeks in summer school. I think he did his very best, and has to cope with having a learning disability. I mentioned this to the teller at the bank and she told me her grade 10 son also has a learning disability and has to do a month of summer school because he's in grade 10. You don't realize how common this thing is until you have a child in a similar position. I'm hoping we can only grow from it all and thankful we know there is a reason why he's never done well in school. The good part is that he has a healthy self esteem according to the psychologist, so hopefully it stays that way. He passed his other subjects.

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Creative Tuesdays - Snack

Here is my entry for this week's Creative Tuesdays "Snack" topic. This is a typical mid-morning snack for me. That would be a glass of milk, a fruit such as an orange and a handful of nuts. I used to read that cashew nuts (my favourite) and coconuts (another favourite) are unhealthy, but recently that seems to have changed. So I guess it's good to have everything in moderation.




Yesterday was so humid and muggy out. It made me extra tired and I put my neck out. I think people with arthritis (probably me) must be having a hard time in this weather. However, this morning, the humidity is gone and it's nice and cool outside.


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Egg Salad

I woke up yesterday morning and glanced at the morning paper. The front page had a photo of a burning police cruiser and I was shocked to hear how violent a G20 protest march had become. It's a shame and disgrace to our city. See the news story below for more details. Apparently if you search youtube for 'Toronto G20 protests', you'll see tons of videos by amateurs on the scene, social media taking over from the journalists, risking their safety at the same time. It's a new phenomena.

I had planned to post this happy recipe, so here it is, anyway. It's for a quick, summery egg salad meal that we recently enjoyed:

6 chopped hard boiled eggs
1 stalk of chopped celery
2 tbs light mayonnaise
1 tsp dijon mustard
1/2 tsp dried basil
salt and pepper

Mix all ingredients in a bowl and serve between slices of whole wheat bread.

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Baked Nachos

L and I made this quick dish the other day and it didn't last long!

Baked Nachos

Large 16 oz bag of unsalted Tortilla chips
1 large tomato, diced
2 green onions, chopped
2 cups shredded cheese
light sour cream and salsa sauce on the side (optional).

preheat oven to 350F

On a large baking tray, spread half the tortilla chips. Sprinkle half the cheese, green onions and tomatoes. Spread remaining tortilla chips on top. Sprinkle the rest of the green onions, cheese and tomatoes. Bake for approximately 10 minutes. (If you don't have a large baking tray, you could just spread the tortilla chips in 3 layers instead.)

Serve with light sour cream and salsa sauce.

How times have changed

So the other night, L took the car and met a girlfriend on Main Street for a drink. She said it was busy so she had to park in a dark spot way down at the bottom of the street behind the coffee shop. She felt a bit scared walking alone. As she got out of the car, she noticed one of her hunky guy friends also coincidentally getting out of his car. She breathed a sigh of relief as they greeted each other, only to hear HIM say 'Oh good, I have company, I was a bit scared as it's rather dark out!' How times have changed, or have they? Lol.


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Different types of leaves

A friend told me she got these memory foam mattress toppers for her sons when they went to university, so I picked one up for L. She said they're really comfortable. This means we've officially started university preparations!

I also bought a book called 'Trees of Ontario' by Linda Kershaw. I thought I would try to identify this tree that sprouted up in my side yard a few years ago. Mostly wondering how big it's going to get. It seems ok for now. So I cut some leaves off and had a quick look yesterday, but no luck so far, it's quite a study. I never realized there could be so many different types of leaves.

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Earthquake Tremors

Well, the news of the day yesterday was the 5.0 earthquake tremor felt in the Toronto area. L was home and felt the tremor for about 20 seconds. I was running errands and didn't feel it, but my nephew felt it while walking home. K was writing an exam and thought he might just be feeling dizzy from all the studying he's been doing, lol. This link has some quick tips on what to do in an earthquake.

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