Author Archives: Pam Fanjoy

I mentioned before that I have a fused ankle, so, something as simple as shoes has become an issue. I have to have a shoe that has a slight wedge from the heel to the middle of my foot. So flip flops are a hard NO! Even the foot bed on my beloved Birkenstocks areContinue reading “Hot stuff!”

It is important to always remember, in the technological world in which we live, that context is just as important as the words in question. I am also regularly reminded that tone is an issue as well but that is another story for another day! At a previous school where I worked, I had anContinue reading “Context!!”

I think it is very safe to say that I do not care about “stuff”. That is not to say that if I have nice stuff, I don’t take care of it because I do. But, I am not a person who needs newer and bigger and better (and on the line of credit) justContinue reading “Who cares about the Joneses?”

Before Covid, which seems like so long ago, it was a fun day trip to cross the border and do some shopping. I always loved to go to Target and see what different snacks and games they had for the kids that we could not get here in Canada. On this particular trip, my friendContinue reading “Is Karma real and does it apply to breakfast foods?”

There is a lot of history that goes into this situation so I will just give you a little bit of background so that the story can make sense. In case you have not guessed it, I am not a person who deals well with stupidity, bureaucracy or “BS”. So, in that same vein, IContinue reading ““Why are you here? Who sent you?””

As I start to think about my memories, there seems to be a pattern emerging. I may be a bit of a petty criminal. You will see what I mean in a minute. When Taylor and Luke were little, we were driving to Hamilton one summer day when Rob was working. We were driving downContinue reading “Are you safe, Ma’am?”

I am lucky enough to still have a lot of the friends that I went to public school with – all the way back to Kindergarten. One particular friend, Tricia, and I used to live on the same street so we walked to and from school together and played together after school and on weekends.Continue reading “Sewer Barbie”

When I was in Grade 13, back when there was a Grade 13, calculus was one of the classes on my timetable. Even WAY back then, I questioned when we would EVER use the stuff that we were learning in that god awful class! I am now, not only a teacher but a MATH teacherContinue reading “Hablas español?”

When Rob and I started dating, it was on the tail end of a messy break up with the girl friend before me. Thankfully, I never had to come face to face with her and it was easy to avoid any issues. However, Rob’s mom and “The Ex” remained friends. Nice. One day, The ExContinue reading “On my watch”

When I was home on maternity leave with Luke, Tay was 3 years old. Rob was home from work one day so I decided that Taylor and I would go spend some Mommy-Daughter time together while the boys hung out at home. She was, obviously, strapped safely into her car seat, in the backseat ofContinue reading “My new racing stripe”