I am re-posting a past blog for a few reasons. First reason, I have bought my own little piece of cyber-space and am in the middle of trying to move my blog to the new site. Reason two, @letsgototheex tweeted an invite for people to send pictures taken during recent visits (last two years) to the CNE. Some of the pics may be used for promotion of the CNE so should be in high resolution. Do you have an amazing pic that you think they would be interested in? Visit the link, it opens up to the CNE Facebook page for more details on submissions.
Tweet from April 8, 2011
“LetsGoToTheEX CNE We’re looking for EXcellent CNE Photos. Win prizes! Click here for info: http://on.fb.me/dImSyF “
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- Let’s Go to the EX! Official Blogger 2010
Original post date: March 9, 2011
Canadian National Exhibition
The EXHIBITION Place landmark is located in Toronto, Ontario. Last summer I was pleased to be chosen as one of ten official bloggers for the CNE 2010 season. I got to visit the grounds at will over 18 glorious days of shopping, visiting exhibits, attending concerts, and eating specialty foods from around the world.
*Official Winning Entry for ‘ Blog for the EX ‘*
Adventures in Parenthood Part 2
I’ve been making this same pilgrimage annually for nearly twenty years and had it down to a fine art…until it was time to bring my ten month old daughter along for the ride. Yes, I know I’m not the first person to travel alone with a baby. And I certainly am not the first mom who wanted to pull their hair out while their child screams during most of a three hour flight. It is bad enough to sit in a cramped seat, with two strangers squeezed into the seats on either side of you. Now these strangers are peeved at the ear blasting screams from an over-tired, teething, Baby that wants to be anywhere else but in this tin can with wings and wheels. As I met the stares of some of my fellow passengers, I felt guilty and a little embarrassed…until I remembered that I used to be the stranger squeezed into the tight space next to a mom traveling alone with a squalling infant. How life turns full-circle. I have visions of all the patience and empathy I will have for my fellow traveling parents. And finally my tired baby closes her eyes and drifts toward sleep. Her cries are silenced by drowsiness. Then my reverie is jolted into reality as a faint aroma of #2 fills the air.
By superstar1975
a.k.a. Amy Dell, author of weekly blog “Grace and Me”
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