Paul and I started off our day in Ty’s Grade 3 class teaching about Black History, famous African Americans and Canadians and sharing our new favourite children’s story about segregation and slavery. The kids were so interested in learning about inventions by black people; peanut butter, traffic lights, gas masks, blood banks and toy water guns! […] Read more…
February 2012 archive
February 28, 2011- one year ago
Zack was so sick. It had been days since either of us slept and I was a zombie. We had been alternating between rocking in the glider while I hummed “Elmo’s World” or snuggling in our bed watching multiple Elmo episodes on the PVR. I could tell that he had what “could” turn out to […] Read more…
Up for a Challenge…I’m a #LegoDuplo Mom!
We recently made a huge decision.We pulled Jayden from his daycare, where he goes on the days when he is not in JK. I’m really excited to have him home with me- he’s a totally cool kid, loves to play on his own (so I can try to get some work done), a lot of […] Read more…
Sharing an article from The Liberal
The following article was posted in the Richmond Hill Liberal on February 18th, 2012. The special section called “The Heartbeat of Our Community” was centred around York Central Hospital Foundation. I wanted to share this, as it really captured the essence behind Zack’s Dream Room and how much it means to us. Community rallies to […] Read more…
The road that led to Elmo….
I’m waiting by the phone for Kevin Clash to call me so that I can thank him. Thank him for helping me fulfill a promise that I made to Zack before he died. My mission as Zack’s mom was to make sure that Elmo (Kevin) knew how important he was to our Zack and to the […] Read more…
Give me a BREAK!
I’ve spent most of my week at Service Canada getting the boys their passports for our Big Family Vacation at the end of March. We are literally counting down until the plane ride and our stay in Orlando with my parents and my sister’s family. The boys truly have NO idea of what they are in […] Read more…