Mixed feelings on the return to school tomorrow:

-16 year old is happy because he prefers in-class learning and has cool new outfits from his birthday and Christmas to wear

-less enthused about getting up 40 min. earlier for travel time and also no haircut since September
1/4
Older kids who are teachers:

-prefer teaching in person. Very hard to work with kids who tune out or fail to show up online. More interactive lessons in person
-but, commuting, lots of supervision to police health protocols and constant worry about getting sick 2/4
My husband:
-looks forward to peace and quiet, won’t have 5 people online all day
-constant worry about covid, and must drive youngest to school and back so he won’t be on rolling germ box (the bus) 3/4
Me:
-might get a subbing job or two now, lots of projects I want to work on that are easier when no one is around

-constant worry about covid for everyone 4/4

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13 Jan
UCP seemed taken a bit aback at the backlash over their holiday travel. It’s the arrogance, the entitlement, the hypocrisy, and I think, worst of all the sneakiness. MLAs sitting on beaches, pretending they were here in Alberta. 1/11
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When the full force of Albertans’ anger became apparent, ‘Let us earn back your trust and show you how humble we are” they grovelled. But, as ever, UCP talks out of one side of their mouths as they lie out of the other side. 2 days before Christmas 2/11
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More lies from UCP. Time to write letters. This is truly outrageous, and done in UCP’s typical underhanded, devoid-of-honesty-or-integrity MO. 1/2. #abed. #ableg
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6 Jan
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here is my list of what I would need to see happen before I could even consider it. ALL of this:
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denied it, trust is further eroded. If that means more cabinet ministers have to resign, so be it. Why should this all fall on one when others are guilty?
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Update today begins with Shandro honouring the memory of two continuing care workers. The latest one is a woman in her 50s in Edmonton
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I know many of us are enjoying the schadenfreude of seeing UCP supporters outraged at the clowns, hypocrites and idiots they elected. I am! But let’s not take that for granted. For one thing, they might forget by next election. 1/5
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