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Pleasant and Noteworthy

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Justin as Captain Jack Sparrow with cousin Jaedhan as Davey Jones. Halloween 2006.

Today was pleasant. There was no rushing in the morning (yes, I did follow my routine) and we arrived school 10 minutes early! There was not a lot of children yet when we arrived school. Justin and I sat on a bench and I said, "Justin, why don't you read your Halloween poem?" So he did. And as he was reading it, I felt proud and happy. My sweet Justin is now a big kid. My thoughts flashed forward to the time he will be in highschool, to college, and then back to the fact that he is now almost 7 years old. My heart was filled with gratitude and joy watching him read and listening to the poem.


Halloween Countdown
by Robert McCracken

One is the pumpkin shining in the night
Two are the ghosts filling us with fright.
Three are the vampires sucking out the blood.
Four are the lizards slithering through the mud.
Five are the witches stirring up a stew.
Six are the warlocks adding to the brew.
Seven are the bats swirling through the gloom.
Eight are the cats howling in our room.
Nine are the skeletons rattling without mirth.
Ten are the coffins buried in the earth.
Eleven are the goblins coloured vivid green.
Twelve are the children hollering, "Happy Halloween!"


He was smiling as he ended the poem. He then saw a friend and left me sitting on the bench. Just like that. I sat for a few minutes and savoured the happiness I was feeling. And then it was time for me to go. By this time many children were already playing in the schoolyard and so I went looking for Justin. I found him playing soccer with four boys and I called his name to wave goodbye.

He said, "bye mommy!"
"Bye, Justin!" I said as I turned to walk away.
And then he said, "Oh mommy, wait!" He ran towards me.
"What is it, honey?"
He put his arms around me and gave me a big hug and two kisses on my left cheek.
And then he said, "bye, mommy!"

Little Miss Sunshine

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Something good happened to me today. I finally got to know this lady's name who I always see almost every day when I walk the children to school. She also has a child, in fact two children, a boy and a girl that I always see walking to school with her. Anyway, this morning, as Justin and I were about to enter the school, she walked out of the door and said to me, "Oh he's so cute! What's his name?" I said, "Justin." I then introduced myself to her and so did she to me.

Is it not a dose of sunshine when every time this thought or cloud in your head clears up? I think it is precious every time it happens.

Well I would like to tell you about this little girl in our neighborhood whom I will call Little Miss Sunshine. She's five years old and as cute as a button. One day when I picked up Justin at school, I saw Justin running after her. I asked him to stop which he did and he explained why he was running after her. She called me "piggy" and tears rolled down on his cheeks. I said, Justin she's only a little girl. You are not "piggy". My wise son Janvier said, well call her "fatty" next time she calls you "piggy".

And so of course, the next day, my son Justin did just that. He then again was upset on our way home.

Later that night, I told him that when Little Miss Sunshine calls him "piggy", he should call her "pretty". I told Justin that if he did just that, Little Miss Sunshine might call him "handsome". Justin's face gleamed.

Today, Justin did not talk about Little Miss Sunshine and was not upset. So I wondered whatever happened? He said, I called her "pretty" when she called me "piggy". I tried calling her again to say to her "pretty" but she said "stay away from me!"

Happy thoughts I want to remember when I grow old

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When I am old and gray, I want to remember...
(this note shall be updated from time to time every time a happy thought arises)

- It's amazing how I feel safe holding Jessiah in my arms... how he makes me feel that everything will be fine. (This I felt with all three of them: Janvier, Justin and Jessiah.. It's just now that I get the opportunity to write my feelings down)

 - At the end of the day, every time he comes to me crying and he falls asleep into my arms, I feel that I have done something right...

- Putting him to sleep while listening to my old cd's as if we are both slow dancing to the music is relaxing to me (which I also did before especially with Janvier.. yes, especially and mostly Janvier)

 - I remember feeling down (a long time ago), Janvier was almost 6 years old, he came to me while I was sitting alone in the dining room and he said, "are you okay mommy? don't worry I'm here." Janvier, I have to say is my knight in shining armour.

 - Justin once said, I love you mommy! You are fat! I love you, you are so comfy... and he made little twinkles with his eyes and hugged me ^^

 - that tears roll down on Janvier's cheeks when I sing If We Hold On Together by Diana Ross and Words by Beegees. When we listened to the song The Book of Love by Peter Gabriel, we were both crying.

- that Janvier who is now 12 years old almost 13, still hugs and kiss me every time I drop him off at school and before he goes to sleep.

Justin and his sandwich

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Justin: I don't want to eat this sandwich mommy.. I don't like the celery.


One sandwich..normal size, slow cooked turkey breast (not deli), took almost 2 hours for him to finish and all the while making a fuss. Did I give up? NO. I had to show him the belt, yell at him, ignore him and put the sandwich in his mouth which was so much stress. At the end, Janvier, the big brother said, "Justin finished his sandwich?! Yay, Justin!" in which Justin replied, "Because mommy helped me.. she fed me with her bare hands."
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