Author Archives: Pam Fanjoy

My daughter is going to be a police officer – hopefully soon, depending how hiring and interviews go. Some people say that I am lucky. That I will have someone “on the inside” to look out for me and “help me with tickets”. I say – can I introduce you to my daughter??! I amContinue reading “A Two-fer isn’t always a good thing”

Last summer my parents moved into a lovely retirement community. Along with a moving company, Rob and I helped them move in. We each had our vehicles full of belongings and parked in the front of the house to unload. I parked my SUV in the driveway that faced the neighbour’s frontage. As I unloadedContinue reading “Can you be too young?”

Before our daughter was born, we thought it would be a good idea to take some prenatal classes. You know, just to try and prepare ourselves, mentally and physically, for what was to come. We both thought we may learn some exercises or positions that would help with discomfort during labour. Maybe practice some breathingContinue reading “We would like you to leave, please”

August 24, 1998 Our daughter, Taylor Robyn, was born at Oakville Memorial Hospital at 10:16am. It was our first baby so we really didn’t know what to expect. It was early in the morning, or possibly even the middle of the night. We were counting contractions until they were about 4 minutes apart and thenContinue reading “TANG BOY”

I guess our wedding story is kind of our claim to fame so I will try to share it here as briefly as possible. Rob and I bought, and moved into, our first house, in February of 1995. We weren’t married (shhhhh) and weren’t really in any rush to get married because things were prettyContinue reading ““Eye Do””

I am going to sound like World’s Worst Wife for even putting a humorous spin on this story. I assure you that it was NOT funny at the time but in the years the followed, we were able to laugh about it – and even if Rob wasn’t laughing, we could stand on his leftContinue reading “Here’s a tip for you”

When Rob had a stroke, at age 48, related to his melanoma, I had to fight the medical system for him to be granted an appointment to go and see a neurologist. Apparently, because he was big, charming, and still had enough physical strength to squeeze their fingers, he was not high on their listContinue reading “Supervision Needed”

When I had ankle surgery, I was concerned about my ankle not healing as quickly as I would have liked. I asked the surgeon what he thought I could do to speed up my recovery. Imagine my surprise when he said: Watch the Obesity Code on Netflix and eat more eggs. See you in threeContinue reading “Prescription: Netflix”

At my school, all teachers are assigned 80 minutes of supervision a week. This can be before school, during breaks (indoor or outdoor) or at the end of the day on bus duty. A couple of years ago, I was on bus duty at the end of the second day of school in September. AContinue reading “Can I help you, Damien?”

Those of you who know me will NOT be surprised to hear that I am NOT an athlete. And you will also be surprised that when I first went to a doctor about pain in my right foot about 6 years ago, they said it was just arthritis and that it sometimes happens when youContinue reading “To fuse or not to fuse?”