Kari Raymer Bishop 🇨🇦
@kariraymerbishop.bsky.social
Mom of fierce preemie, wife of kind professor, teller of stories, keeper of bees, and lover of cheese (Paris ON) (she/her) I love to talk about building community and making things better
🇨🇦 Vive le Canada 🇨🇦
🇨🇦 Vive le Canada 🇨🇦
12YO is watching Stranger Things for the first time. Part way through Season 1, he turns to me and says, "Now I understand what you meant when you said you would go through The Upside Down for me. You've said it my whole life and I never got it until now." ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
12YO is watching Stranger Things for the first time. Part way through Season 1, he turns to me and says, "Now I understand what you meant when you said you would go through The Upside Down for me. You've said it my whole life and I never got it until now." ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
NORMALIZE GIVING SECONDHAND GIFTS 🎁
Most of us have way too much stuff. Please consider unloading things NOW to groups in your community. Many families are struggling to come up with Christmas gifts this year. In our community, moms are giving away unused items and toys that other moms can give their kids as gifts. Everyone wins. ❤️
November 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
NORMALIZE GIVING SECONDHAND GIFTS 🎁
Most of us have way too much stuff. Please consider unloading things NOW to groups in your community. Many families are struggling to come up with Christmas gifts this year. In our community, moms are giving away unused items and toys that other moms can give their kids as gifts. Everyone wins. ❤️
November 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Most of us have way too much stuff. Please consider unloading things NOW to groups in your community. Many families are struggling to come up with Christmas gifts this year. In our community, moms are giving away unused items and toys that other moms can give their kids as gifts. Everyone wins. ❤️
My husband does this. Scores points with the kids by saying yes to things he absolutely knows cannot happen because he knows I will step in and shut it down. But he gets to be the good guy who 'tried' while counting on me to wreck the plan.
In the face of global trade shifts and uncertainty, we’re working to build a stronger, more sustainable, more competitive, and more independent economy.
Canada’s MOU with Alberta will ensure we can advance that mission together.
Canada’s MOU with Alberta will ensure we can advance that mission together.
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My husband does this. Scores points with the kids by saying yes to things he absolutely knows cannot happen because he knows I will step in and shut it down. But he gets to be the good guy who 'tried' while counting on me to wreck the plan.
One of my favourite parts of each school day is when my son and I do a crossword puzzle together. The math lesson? Not so much 😜
November 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
One of my favourite parts of each school day is when my son and I do a crossword puzzle together. The math lesson? Not so much 😜
It's the time of year where my main source of serotonin is homemade bread and melted cheese.
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It's the time of year where my main source of serotonin is homemade bread and melted cheese.
On nights like this, when I can't get to sleep because I'm still keyed up after a Zoom board meeting that goes to 11 (Spinal Tap accent).... I am grateful for the sleeping pills I ordered when @deonandan.bsky.social recommended them and how well they work for me when I need help. Good night!!! 🥱😴
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
On nights like this, when I can't get to sleep because I'm still keyed up after a Zoom board meeting that goes to 11 (Spinal Tap accent).... I am grateful for the sleeping pills I ordered when @deonandan.bsky.social recommended them and how well they work for me when I need help. Good night!!! 🥱😴
Our middle-schooler has never been so excited to discuss his dad's freakish height with his friends.
He's 6'7".
He's 6'7".
a group of south park characters standing in front of lockers with the number 67 on the floor
Alt: a group of south park characters standing in front of lockers with the number 67 on the floor
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November 27, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Our middle-schooler has never been so excited to discuss his dad's freakish height with his friends.
He's 6'7".
He's 6'7".
My grandmother used to talk about how my dad had whooping cough as an infant. Grandpa would hesitate at the door at the end of the day, afraid to go in and learn that the baby had died while he was at work. I had a breakthrough case and totally understand how it kills babies and elderly people.
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
My grandmother used to talk about how my dad had whooping cough as an infant. Grandpa would hesitate at the door at the end of the day, afraid to go in and learn that the baby had died while he was at work. I had a breakthrough case and totally understand how it kills babies and elderly people.
That sure is some wind out there tonight in SWO! I ignored the crashing sound because I'm in a library board meeting. But the neighbour came to the door to tell us a massive tree branch came down on our cars in our shared driveway. Yikes!!!
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
That sure is some wind out there tonight in SWO! I ignored the crashing sound because I'm in a library board meeting. But the neighbour came to the door to tell us a massive tree branch came down on our cars in our shared driveway. Yikes!!!
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Everyone’s fighting to save the CBC except the CBC
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Everyone’s fighting to save the CBC except the CBC
We're at a music field trip where kids can try out different instruments. There are currently kids randomly playing electric guitar, violin, trombone, drums, and accordian as they try out new ways of making sounds. It sure is.... something. 🤣
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We're at a music field trip where kids can try out different instruments. There are currently kids randomly playing electric guitar, violin, trombone, drums, and accordian as they try out new ways of making sounds. It sure is.... something. 🤣
Poor husband will rue the day he, in a moment of frustration, said that I withhold information from him. Guess who gets to hear about everything now — including being cc'ed on all the emails and consulted on all decisions? He's not equipped for the deluge of info I have carried for him for years. 🤣
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Poor husband will rue the day he, in a moment of frustration, said that I withhold information from him. Guess who gets to hear about everything now — including being cc'ed on all the emails and consulted on all decisions? He's not equipped for the deluge of info I have carried for him for years. 🤣
Potato leek is the soup of the day and this recipe is wonderful. I really like the thyme and lemon in it. The bread is still in the oven but I couldn't resist the first bowl of soup!
www.loveandlemons.com/potato-leek-...
www.loveandlemons.com/potato-leek-...
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Potato leek is the soup of the day and this recipe is wonderful. I really like the thyme and lemon in it. The bread is still in the oven but I couldn't resist the first bowl of soup!
www.loveandlemons.com/potato-leek-...
www.loveandlemons.com/potato-leek-...
My friend just told me I should be an influencer and set up affiliate links — this after moms all over town ordered the amazing undies I recommended from Amazon 🤣
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My friend just told me I should be an influencer and set up affiliate links — this after moms all over town ordered the amazing undies I recommended from Amazon 🤣
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Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
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November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
Kiddo was working on something to do with photography this morning and asked me what a "proof" was. I HAVE WAITED OVER TWENTY YEARS FOR THIS EXACT MOMENT 🤣 😜
And now it's Chrétien day at homeschool.
youtu.be/ZsgA77j5LyY?...
And now it's Chrétien day at homeschool.
youtu.be/ZsgA77j5LyY?...
Jean Chrétien - A Proof is a Proof
YouTube video by Marc-Antoine Daneau
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November 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Kiddo was working on something to do with photography this morning and asked me what a "proof" was. I HAVE WAITED OVER TWENTY YEARS FOR THIS EXACT MOMENT 🤣 😜
And now it's Chrétien day at homeschool.
youtu.be/ZsgA77j5LyY?...
And now it's Chrétien day at homeschool.
youtu.be/ZsgA77j5LyY?...
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I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Senators call on prime minister to ban advertising for sports betting | CBC News
Two senators are calling on the federal government to ban advertising for sports betting in Canada. A letter to the prime minister from Charlottetown Sen. Percy Downe and Waterloo Sen. Marty Deacon as...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I always use this video to introduce the topic of blatant stereotypes to my classes. I love that these African men publicly challenge and mock Hollywood's portrayal of them because it is ridiculous.
youtu.be/qSElmEmEjb4?...
youtu.be/qSElmEmEjb4?...
African Men. Hollywood Stereotypes. [mamahope.org]
YouTube video by Mama Hope
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November 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I always use this video to introduce the topic of blatant stereotypes to my classes. I love that these African men publicly challenge and mock Hollywood's portrayal of them because it is ridiculous.
youtu.be/qSElmEmEjb4?...
youtu.be/qSElmEmEjb4?...
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Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant) was one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
A gifted diplomat, he spent his life fighting for the right for his people to remain on ancestral lands.
This is his story.
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A gifted diplomat, he spent his life fighting for the right for his people to remain on ancestral lands.
This is his story.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant) was one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
A gifted diplomat, he spent his life fighting for the right for his people to remain on ancestral lands.
This is his story.
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A gifted diplomat, he spent his life fighting for the right for his people to remain on ancestral lands.
This is his story.
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Yesterday, we attended an open house at a private school we are considering for kiddo when he goes from homeschool to high school. I wanted to cry because the program and supports are so beautiful and why can't our public system be that wonderful? Also, I want to work there.
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Yesterday, we attended an open house at a private school we are considering for kiddo when he goes from homeschool to high school. I wanted to cry because the program and supports are so beautiful and why can't our public system be that wonderful? Also, I want to work there.
I have a pathological fear of bats and have had more bizarre encounters with bats than anyone I know. I am currently at the Canadian Warplanes Heritage Museum for a field trip and a bat just swooped at me out of nowhere. Same thing happened in Vancouver Airport. Why? Why?
November 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I have a pathological fear of bats and have had more bizarre encounters with bats than anyone I know. I am currently at the Canadian Warplanes Heritage Museum for a field trip and a bat just swooped at me out of nowhere. Same thing happened in Vancouver Airport. Why? Why?
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A warning for parents from advocacy groups: avoid AI toys this holiday season--but artificial intelligence toys are not safe for kids, according to children’s and consumer advocacy groups urging parents not to buy them during the holiday season. #Canada
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A warning for parents from advocacy groups: avoid AI toys this holiday season
They’re cute, even cuddly, and promise learning and companionship -- but artificial intelligence toys are not safe for kids, according to children’s and consumer advocacy groups urging parents not to ...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A warning for parents from advocacy groups: avoid AI toys this holiday season--but artificial intelligence toys are not safe for kids, according to children’s and consumer advocacy groups urging parents not to buy them during the holiday season. #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/art...