BRRR!!

It is Bone chilling, skin freezing cold here in Ontario. The wind in some parts has gotten up to 80Km! At least I am not in the Prairies where some parts are -40c. I can not imagine being in that weather.

I am annoyed at the Toronto District School Board; today they passed a resolution to open a "Black focused school" by 2009 and while I believe thier hearts are in the right place I think that you need to address the root problems of why 40% of Black kids do not graduate! Poverty, Single Parent households and unsafe neighbourhoods are not a great combination for success. Why can they not focus on black history and culture in all schools? Can we not make all schools better? Is segregation really an answer? Geez.

Don't think I have mentioned this before but our house is full of raptors fans...we were very happy to watch the game tonight where they decimated the wizards 122-83. They are now 5th in the Eastern Conference. Dixon had 12 points - need I say more!

There is even a rumour going around that T.J Ford will be back in practices soon. This is good news as how long can Calderon keep up the amazing performances.

I took the kids to get pictures done today. Nick was in a most foul mood until the camera started clicking. I swear he could be a model. Isy was perfect.

Hope in Kenya?

Not much to report on the home front today. I was happy to see that Kofi Annan is in Kenya meeting with Kibaki and Odinga. Hopefully a solution will be mediated soon. While watching this on the news today I was so angry at Kibaki. How can a person want power so badly that he would rig the election and allow his country to fall into this state? What is wrong with people!!

One fact I bet you did not know about Kofi...he was born on a Friday. In Ghana where he originates people are commonly named after the day that they are born on. I asked a friend what my name would be and was disappointed to find out that a Thursday born woman is the not so fancy sounding "Yaa".

Election Day can not come soon enough!

I love this picture of Obama.

I don't think I could handle another Republican administration. At the very least whoever wins will be better than the previous administration! P watched the "State of the Union" Address last night but the very sound of Bush's voice made me cringe. He has accomplished nothing! Well, to be honest he has destroyed the American economy and made hundred's of thousands miserable around the world. I suppose that should count for something.

I hope whoever wins will focus on Africa. It is unbelievable what is happening in Kenya. Today one of their politicians was assassinated and things are spiralling out of control. I hope that the people in Ghana are watching this and that their election this year will be a peaceful success.

If you are interested in news about Ghana visit this website:

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/

Revenue Canada Rant

Have you ever E-Filed your taxes? It seems so easy, file the taxes from the comfort of your home computer and if they need any of your receipts they send you a letter and you mail them in!

Wow, what a time saver! No more fiddling around with a calculator for me!

Oops! Revenue Canada sometimes misses the critical step of asking you for your receipts before re-assessing! The brains at the tax office have decided that my 3 year old was able to watch himself while I was at work! Therefore my Childcare Expenses are "False" and I now owe them alooooooooooooottttt of money!

Here are some of my favorite customer service lines:

- Someone will call you back in a week (x2)
- Someone from the London office will call you in 72 Hours
- You need to speak with the person in Summerside
- The person who assesses your taxes does not have incoming phone service
- There is only one person who assesses all of the taxes in Canada so he is VERY BUSY
- This should be resolved in 4 weeks
- Oops we meant 8 weeks
- Well, really it is 12 weeks minimum
- If you are not satisfied ask to speak with the supervisor next time you call!
- Oh, sorry the supervisor said they can not help you and will not talk with you
- Don't worry this will not affect your credit rating if you pay on time

And my all time favorite:

- I have no idea if we received any mail from you, there is really no way to tell!

YIKES!

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