May 8th, 2008 by Rose DesRochers · 2 Comments
Today is “Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day.” Some of you may remember that I suffered from an eating disorder in my late teens. I have also suffered from depression a great portion of my life and it wasn’t until my early 30’s before I was diagnosed.
According to a report published by the Public Health Agency of Canada, “Twenty percent of Canadians will personally experience a mental illness during their lifetime.” One-in-five Ontario youth already struggle with mental health issues. (Children’s Mental Health Ontario) and about one in five American children has a mental disorder. Mental illness can be fatal.
An estimated 20 percent of children and adolescents have mental, behavioral, or developmental disorders—yet only one third of them receives treatment. (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
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May 8th, 2008 by Rose DesRochers · No Comments
I’m not a huge sports fan, but I think that it’s great that the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees went pink for a cause.
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May 5th, 2008 by Rose DesRochers · 5 Comments
Today we went for our usual Sunday drive. This time we ended up in Picton, Ontario. Picton, Ontario is in Prince Edward County, situated on the banks of Lake Ontario. The population of Picton is 3,983. Picton is about two and a half hours east of Toronto and once was home to Sir John A. MacDonald. Of course I have photos to share with all of you.
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May 3rd, 2008 by Rose DesRochers · 7 Comments
I can’t see the point in giving greeting cards. The recipient glances at the card and then it eventually ends up in a drawer with all the other cards. There is no rule that says you have to give a card.
I recently missed a friend of mines birthday. Instead of sending him a
mass-produced token of love that would sit in a drawer, I sent him an ecard. Now the ecard had no dancing monkey wearing a party hat on it, but it did get to the point. Wrongcards.com- When you don’t want to say the very best. These are definitely not hallmark cards.
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April 27th, 2008 by Rose DesRochers · 5 Comments
Today we took a Sunday drive out to the town of Tweed to see the aftermaths of the recent flood.
We stopped at the Tweed Memorial Park. Here is a collection of photos we took of the flooded park. Of course it does not look near as bad as it did almost two weeks ago.
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April 23rd, 2008 by Rose DesRochers · 11 Comments
I was a teen through the 80s. Today’s slang has changed a great deal from 80’s slang. I still use a great deal of 80’s slang today.
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April 23rd, 2008 by Rose DesRochers · 2 Comments
If you want to attract more loyal reader to your blog then why not give them the option to add your blog to their favorite social bookmarking or site submission service. How do you do this?
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April 22nd, 2008 by Rose DesRochers · 10 Comments
I apologize for my absence from the blogosphere. I have a very good reason for not blogging. Yesterday was hubby and I’s 19th wedding anniversary. Sunday, the children sent us to an overnight stay in the beautiful city of Gananoque, Ontario. Better known as the “Gateway to the Thousand Islands.”
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April 16th, 2008 by Rose DesRochers · 10 Comments
I bought a case of Nestle Pure Life water last week. Yesterday I was drinking a bottle and thought this tastes like tap water. I decided to call the 1-800 number that Nestle puts on the bottle and ask a rep if their bottled water comes from a spring. One of Nestle service reps confirmed that their bottle water was indeed spring water that comes from Aberfoyle Springs.
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April 15th, 2008 by Rose DesRochers · 8 Comments
Sunday afternoon Shawn, my son and I went for a long Country drive. There is nothing better than just getting in the van and driving. We headed to Wellington, Ont. Wellington’s population is roughly 1700.
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