Author Archives: Pam Fanjoy

Rob was a big fan of decorating for Hallowe’en. Our rock goose on the front step was lucky enough to don the Jason Voorhees mask from the Friday the 13th films. I am not sure if it was ever particularly scary for any of the people who came trick or treating but I can’t say thatContinue reading “A Goose’s Hallowe’en”

I’m not a huge football fan but I do like the Super Bowl. Maybe it’s just for the halftime show. Maybe the snacks. Maybe just spending the afternoon and evening with friends. This year we went to a great Super Bowl party. A few friends. A couple of dogs. Super Bowl commercial Bingo. A footballContinue reading “NOT so Super BOWL”

This is actually more of a PSA than a regular blog post. It is for all of the school age parents out there who have kids in public school. Be sure to ask them about their day when they (or you) get home. Not only what did THEY do that day but, also, what didContinue reading “I love my job”

I am NOT a car aficionado, as anyone who knows me knows – I hung on to my Equinox forever. I was, however, PISSED today when I came out to the parking lot at the end of a day of dealing with ridiculous behaviour from start to finish only to realize…. someone had keyed myContinue reading “No Parking”

I’m not sure what is up with my eye but I woke up like this on Monday. At least it’s a good way to figure out if your students are actually making eye contact with you or if they are day dreaming all through class. I walked into one class and one student, who normallyContinue reading “Happy Halloween”

** this was written while I was still working but was not published as there were some issues with trolls. Hopefully they have forgotten about me and I am safe to publish now. There are definitely some days when you should just STAY IN BED. Or, if you get up and realize it is goingContinue reading “A shitty start to the day!”

WOW! What a day today! I started the day, as I do every work day, doing yard duty at school. My “job”, as per Public Health regulations, is to make sure that each class stays in their own area on the tarmac and school yard and that students remain with their classmates / in theirContinue reading “A teachable moment – where I am the one learning!”

I am 52 years old. To young to live in a retirement community or collect CPP. Old enough to drink, vote, buy a house and work full time. And, as I am learning, DEFINITELY TOO OLD to teach in 2021. Covid has not helped but we continue to lower our academic standards to such aContinue reading “Old as Dirt”

I went to the doctor recently and his receptionist noticed that my Health card had expired the week before. Oops. I knew that it had to be renewed every five years but it had completely fallen off the radar. I had no idea when my five years started / ended. This also meant that IContinue reading “Don’t Smile”