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*Large, pleased Sigh*Here I am again, finally reunited with this page of my life excerpts. I have realized over the past 4 months that I really really like blogging. I've always known that I enjoy writing, and reading others' writing...but I never expected that I would miss blogging as much as I have. I'm really excited to get back at this.

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One of the things I enjoy most about my job is how I get to teach in various classrooms and learn about different ages of kids. I've established that my favourite classrooms are the baby room and the senior room...those kids have really grown on me!! On friday it was the last day of a boy who was one of my favourites...it was quite a bit harder than I thought it would be!! Yeesh, what these

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Hello Friends, I apologize for the breakage in blogging. Between project ending, moving into our new apartment, a marvelous visit from some fam and my computer crashing, I haven't been able to write out some thoughts for you all to read. Things are going well. Last week my sister Leanne and her husband Luke came to visit and helped Veronika and I move to our new apartment! It is quite lovely

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Context: Sitting around the lunch table today in the Senior Room (ages 4-5), discussing (okay..to the extent that 5 year olds discuss...basically random bursts of thoughts whenever a moment of silence presents itself) the fact that Megan(one of the children)'s dad is going to Vancouver for a week in order to be in a wedding.1. Megan: "Ya, my daddy's going to be the greatest guy!" (referring his

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Well, this week was pretty dull and I feel as though I have nothing to report...but I shall blog nonetheless. The weather was especially dreary this week and, in doing so, it largely effected the moods of my coworkers, children and myself; everyone was quite on edge. Things were definitely out of funk this week, and understandably, seeing as how we were cooped up in the daycare all week. I do

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Today at work I was assigned the most bizarre task! In the playground where our children play, there is some old-ish wooden playground equipment that needs to be repainted. But...standing in the way of us and a beautiful new paint job was the accumulation of moss on the equipment. Over the years moisture has facilitated the growth of the gross plantae and today my coworker Meghan and I were

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Hi friends, well...as I was surfing the web today and checking out some various blogs, I was inspired by Vanessa Strickland's to write less, more often. It seems as though my blogs have turned into giant stories which are neither pleasant for me to write, or you to read I'm sure...so here goes bringing you the bare facts. Hopefully this method will prove to be more manageable. My Canada Day

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Last week I worked in the Baby Room all week!! I really enjoyed it. The Baby Room is occupied by infants ranging from 6 to 18 months. The ratio is 4 babies per 1 staff member, and the floor space is licensed for 8 babies (aka. bebbies) so I worked alongside my coworker Marlie, because her usual partner in crime was on vacation (to Ontario, go figure!). During the week I experienced and

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Once again I return to my blog with lots to say and report on, but not enough time to do it in! So I shall choose to expand on some highlights of my past few weeks!A few Saturdays ago I was blessed by a special visit!! My sister Danielle, her boyfriend Kevin, as well as friends from home Jon and Amy stopped by for a few hours because they happened to be in the province! Jon and Kevin were

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Veronika got the job! Woohoo and praise God! I/we are very excited!! Yesterday and today we participated in the traditional YMCA staff training which included a Child Abuse Protocol Training Workshop (sad, but interesting and useful) and today we went to "new staff training". It was a great day! I didn't realize how great an organization the YMCA is. We learned about the history and how

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I started my job on Monday and I love it!! It's really fantastic! I have a lot of details, and not a lot of time, so forgive me, but I'm going to blog in point form (gasp! I know, Mrs. Stancek* would not approve!). So, here it goes,Why I Love my Job:-the staff are really amazing. They have a lot of experience and I know that I'm going to learn a lot from them ( I already am!)especially

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Time for more stories!! Last night was a fantastic time; we participated in "Battle of the Sexes" for our Mandatory Fun/Team Building evening. It was a random set of events that tested different skills both genders were more accustomed to including obstacle courses, tests of fitness, organization, cooperation, communication, bravery and gluttony. After a very close score, the women won overall

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Wow...I can't believe it's been a WEEK since I last blogged...the past 7 days has flown by! Time here seems very strange...part of me feels like I've been here for months because so much has happened since we arrived, but other parts feel like time is flying by and before I know it home time will be here! Strange, really.This past week has been quite the adventure, like most weeks here! Sunday

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We're back in business!! The lovely folks at blogger.com helped me to sort out my problems! Hooray!...back to blogging goodness.A lot has happened this past week and I've learned a lot, I'm not really sure where to start blogging! I guess my big news to report is that God provided a job for me this past week!! hooray!! I am very grateful for this and the perseverance and trust I've developed

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Some of you might be wondering what life is actually like here on project, you might be saying "well sure Nicky, you blog about everything under the sun lately except what's actually happening in Halifax." Well, those updates are on the way...they just take a little longer to write. Coming soon is one entitled "Heartbroken for Halifax" which I hope to be gripping and powerful. (haha..I sound

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Hello to my blog-readers!Thank you to those that have commented on my blogs, I just wanted to encourage all of you to do the same!! I really love hearing your thoughts and comments. Please feel free to mail, email or call me as well, I have the internet here in my room and am able to check my email regularly! I'd love to hear how your summers are going and what's going on in your lives!This is

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Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers that are reading this! Thank you for pouring out yourself and making sacrifices to invest in the people we are today. Your hard work and love are extremely appreciated! As I reflectively look at family photos nearby I am proud to be my mother's daughter; to have inherited many physical characteristics such as her smile and eyes, as well as many of her

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Well, I guess somehow my father's hunting genes didn't get passed down to me...unfortunately I am not nearly as good at it as he is! Job hunting is slow and steady. Who knew looking for work was a job in itself? I committed to trying to find a job in my field up until the end of yesterday (wednesday) and now I'm branching out to other opportunities. I've applied for a few positions that I

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I feel as though before I can proceed in blogging about the events that transpire while I am here I need to first establish some groundwork as to why I am here, because I don't think I had a chance to thoroughly explain that to many people. Over the past two years at university, I’ve had the opportunity of becoming involved with Campus for Christ, an interdenominational organization that seeks

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Orientation Overture (written on Monday - finished and posted Thursday) Well, what an intense 72 hours it has been! After arriving and settling in on Friday, the Halifax National Progectiles began orientation. Like any true Campus for Christ event, it was spiritually intense (and included great food!). We gathered on Saturday and Sunday at the Halifax Chinese Christian Church, which is just

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Hello Halifax!!Well, I made it! What a day...after arriving late to Leanne and Luke's last night and awaking early this morning Danielle and I ventured off to take Pearson Airport by storm. It surely was an adventure! Upon arriving, our first battle was where to park; after rebelling against the marked directions, Danielle decided on a fine piece of pavement. We then discovered that we were

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