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I've opened a thread over in Politics for discussion of the shootings in Ottawa. Quite a sad day in so many regards.
 
In the room for all, I will share my thoughts, as someone who is
a) the mom of a reservist
b) travelling in the US

I am saddened by the thought that a young man was shot & killed in what appears to be due to his wearing his uniform and fulfilling a service duty, and that it is the 2nd armed forces person killed while at peace this week.

would be giving my youngestson a specail hug tonight if i was home.
 
Good morning at W@W. About 25 clients. One client has been showing up each week this fall to assist me as a volunteer. And she is a great help. She personally knows many of the people.
And one person who was in for her voucher last week came in today to have a coffee and tell us that she's got a part time job. We all rejoiced with her. She's been looking for quite some time. I told her not to hesitate to come in and let us help her until she is 'over the hump' and getting more hours. It's nice when someone considers us somebody to share her good news with.

Then after lunch I took a little break before starting my sermon for Sunday - planning to speak on Israel / Palestine and on peace through justice. Turned on the TV, saw the news -- and then struggled to draft my sermon. Wow, the challenges this presents.
I too hope that Canada doesn't over react. This is a time for cool heads.
 
what a day. Busy, busy for me at work. How do you gently tell a mom that her son's problems in Kindergarten are more than he's young, school is new, etc. I think I did ok as I gently kept saying -you need to check with your Pediatrican. I'm not allowed to diagnosis-but today my job was to raise the flags so she will go back to her doctor and ask for further investigation. Let's just say my day was very full and then a friend called-one of her 3 13 year olds had broken their tibia. With no weight allowed for 5 weeks she wondered if I knew where to get a wheelchair for trick or traeting. The answer is easy- At work I write a letter and it's taken to our local Red Cross. They then loan out equipment I specify at no cost. It's fortunate my mandate includes all the nearby schools and this gal is a student. On the good news front-a young couple just had a baby boy. We all need a sense of hope today-and newborns are hope incarnate.
 
Tabitha, what can you diagnose? I know schools, at least when I was a student, would arrange for LD testing. Are you allowed to diagnose something like dyslexia, or does that have to be done by a doctor now?
 
Psychologists can diagnosis as can medical doctors. I can treat aND CONSULT. i CAN DIAGNOSIS A DEALY IN FINE OR GROSS MOOT SKILLS. i CAN DIAGNOSIS PERCEPTUAL SKILLS.
i CAN ASSESS MUSCLE TONE, MUSCLE STRENGTH AND QUALITY OF MOVEMENT. OOPS SORRY ABOUT CAPS LOCK. i CAN SAY THINGS LIKE- Given Joey's motor skills etc. he seems to meet the criteria for Developmental Coordination difficulties (DCD), what do you think? too the local pediatricians. I can't diagnosis Autism Spectrum-and it is truly a range-but I word my comments in a way to get that further looked at. Similarly I can't diagnose any type of ADD. I can say if someone is oriented to person, place and time but not diagnose why they might not be.
The whole school team suspects the same diagnose I was just the chosen person this morning to say-please have further investigations.
 
Hopefully this family will follow-through with pediatrician (and whoever else needs to be involved) and get an official diagnosis soon, Tabitha, so that they can begin to deal with the challenges ahead of them.
 
Good morning friends. I am sitting on the 8th floor in a hotel in Boston,. The window opens and it is cool and rainy. I am taking a little break to make a cup of coffee as I catch up on 3 days of work.

I am primarily saddened by the events of the week in Canada. I know our country is blessed by peace. That the people that I spend time with at this conference livei n awareness of attacks being part of their being as many are from Israel. I am aware that many that I associate with are used to gun violence, as they live in the US. Root causes similair but different, with many about young men who are finding no other path open to them, or see , in their anger and hurt, that the roadway of violence is the way they should go.

I miss my boys right now, I think of them and their desire to do good, both are service oriented. Both have roles that would lead them running to that scene to do active work. I think of the boys who have no hope, and the boys who run to help, and I know they aren't that different. and my heart is sad.
 
I'm finally feeling good today.
I still had a pretty off morning, I screwed up an appointment date so showed up when I didn't need to be there - at least I was too early instead of too late! I realized I could fit in a fitness class, but it would mean IVing myself - or so I thought. It did not go well at all, I gave up and went for my arm and even that was bad today. Luckily Chemguy didn't have an issue with swinging by on his lunch break, he retried my arm and it took a while but he finally got it.

Went to the class - was quite disappointed with it. I'm very glad I got to try this class for free. It's twice a week, but as they are only 2 days apart I would only go to half of them. I wouldn't mind paying the price even with only getting half if it was a good program. It wasn't just an issue of it being a bad fit for me though - no one should be paying that much for it IMO. We didn't get the full hours worth, other than 'do this' there was very little instruction, there was no modifications provided and no corrections. I was told it could be personalized to make it easier/harder - the only way that was done was based on the weights/bands chosen and we weren't even given any details as to what order the colours were in for the resistance bands, I gave each a quick pull before making my selection.

I'm going to make all of that IV effort worth it though! I'm going to go to another exercise class as after how easy it the first one was, I don't think I will be overdoing it. I'll just skip over any of the exercises that focus on the few muscles that were worked semi-decently already.
 
I'm not too familiar with Diwali, I guess tonight is the big night, but it's a 5 day celebration. I noticed someone's Christmas(?) lights on yesterday, I wonder if that was why? I might turn mine on tonight if appropriate. I appreciate it when there are still Christmas lights on Jan 6 & 7 and so neighbours (using the term more broadly than the 2 adjacent houses) might appreciate having some extra lights tonight.
 
Diwali is a festival of light - so I think adding your light to the world would be a good thing ChemGal.

Last night I was at a gala fundraiser for The Coalition for Music Education. Very grand evening at Casa Loma with many musicians in attendance and performing too. As I wandered about, I noticed a woman & said to self - "hmmm .... she sure looks like Lois Wilson!" Then I rejected that thought as improbable. And later, a big poster was unveiled - and some of the people in it were introduced - and sure enough - The Very Reverend and Honourable Dr. Lois Wilson! So I did go over & have a great chat with her. As we drove home later, I spied her walking jauntily along by herself, a few blocks away from the venue, on her way home I guess ... quite a person! Chris Hadfield was also there, speaking about Music Mondays & singing from space. Marc Jordan played & sang, along with many others. Nice to be out and about, doing something different.
 
Casa Loma is where my parents got engaged at a New Year's Eve Dance on my mothers birthday and where my aunt held her wedding reception. On a recent trip back I toured it with the kids-they really like the secret passages.
 
Carolla said:
Diwali is a festival of light - so I think adding your light to the world would be a good thing ChemGal.
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I have a Hindu colleague who celebrates Diwali but she's in our Toronto office and I only see her a handful of times a year so I've never been able to pump her for information on how she celebrates it. I know she sometimes wears traditional attire (a sari) to our company Christmas party but I'm not clear on whether that is in years when it falls during Diwali (because of booking issues, the party is now a month or more before Christmas) or if that's her normal formal dress.
 
Good morning all. Wet here this morning - heavy, cold rain all day yesterday and through the night. I'm building up a good fire in the fireplace and I should soon have the room warm and inviting. What's for breakfast? My sister won a bottle of maple syrup as a door prize at the dance - she left it with me as a hostess gift (something absolutely unnecessary with family). I'll put out some small bowls for syrup and some toast to dip in it.

Pinga, I always feel comforted by your insight into events -- including your comments on the two separate acts of violence in Canada this past week. Just yesterday at Writers' Group we were discussing what it would be like for those caught up in the 'lock-down' on Wednesday. One of our member's daughter works across the street from the Centre Block. They were in touch by phone and she described everyone searching their desks and pooling their food in case they were there for some time -- apples, crackers and cheese, potato chips, candy (what do you keep at your desk to snack on?) One man contributed a can of sardines. Yes, he was from NB.

We wondered how they would handle calls of nature if they were baracaded in an office - waste baskets in a far corner perhaps.
And we reminded ourselves of how lucky we are to live in Canada where this is almost unheard of -- while in some countries it would be a way of life.
 
Hi folks :) I read through all the posts since my last one, and wish all of you well this weekend. Chemgal - I find a teaspoon of honey fixes all sore throats that ever come up - I wonder if that might look after the ones you're not sure of and help a bit. At the very least, its a sweet treat. It just sounds frustrating to deal with this.

Tabitha - I'm so glad that our universities see beyond bare privacy rules and recognize that young adults are still young and vulnerable. Prayers for your family as you watch life unfold, with the pushing you're able to do sometimes.

Jae - I sent prayers your way while reading the news story of your youth pastor and on the Saturday of his funeral. Very sad. I see how much the kids in my group become connected, and how they care about the presence of their mentors. Prayers for all of them as they make sense of his death and their loss.

Nice to rest in your presence today, everyone :) Its a day off, always busy these days. I'm getting to know my new colleague, and I'm happy to call her a friend. Change is always bumpy but our congregation is good. We'll be fine.
 
I'm home sick today. After fighting off not feeling great I got condierably worse at an all day meeting yesterday. Hot and cold, achy joints and head cold. So I've booked off today and also cancelled going to Presbytery-which is only twice a year. But 3 days resting is what I need. I have no voice this morning, but am sitting here drinking hot tea.
 
Hope you feel better soon Tabitha. The flu is going around already, hopefully your illness is something more minor.
 
That sounds like good advice, especially the bit about listening to CBC, they are repeating so much non news that it is bound to put you to sleep.
 
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