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Best gift for the 9th birthday—helped win a $100k playground for his elementary school ;-)

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Re: your votes today can secure the island

thanks to everyone who made a difference two weeks ago for the island, andalso for the province. torquay won by <0.1% by june 29, 11:59pm (althoughthe system still took new votes for a bit more than half an hour afterward😉 … Continue reading

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your votes today can secure the island

a “happy space” for a local school/community/finalist closest touvic—they are still <0.1% behind their competitor https://www.facebook.com/TheUVSS/posts/1113512658708201 “University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) We are SO CLOSE to getting Torquay Elementary School a playground! Everychild deserves a place to play and … Continue reading

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The little one is three years old too ;-)

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And hope time is not wasted…

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First time reminded by kids to go bed early since Santa is coming to deliver their gifts… ;-)

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Thanksgiving comes early in canada, every year!

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Pluses and minuses: Anthony (2008); sabbatical leave (2012, delayed due to dept teaching shortage and student oral exams); Angela (2013); vitreous detachment (2015)

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When we become parents, we start to know that we should have been better kids; when we become teachers, we start to know that we should have been better students—thanks to all teachers and parents!

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introducing angela pan

Lin delivered a baby girl (3,478g and 52cm) monday 1:46am at vgh. both the mom and baby are doing fine now this time, the process is much faster and more intense—we are also trying to learn from the experience and do better … Continue reading

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