Janice Babineau
@janicebabineau.bsky.social
Halifax resident, lover of nature, sports, books and good company.
When your ADHD kid requests his mom give him a haircut at bedtime, using clippers bought during COVID times but have never been used, just say no.
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
When your ADHD kid requests his mom give him a haircut at bedtime, using clippers bought during COVID times but have never been used, just say no.
Pretty sure we lost our minds when we invited 4 boys over to decorate cookies and watch a movie. I forgot that they would find time to wrestle and cause mayhem.
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Pretty sure we lost our minds when we invited 4 boys over to decorate cookies and watch a movie. I forgot that they would find time to wrestle and cause mayhem.
Why is this me (IYKYK)
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Why is this me (IYKYK)
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🌍𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁!
We’re launching 𝙀𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙧 - a monthly video series that takes you behind the scenes of our disaster response work worldwide. Here’s a sneak peak of Episode 1 ⬇️
🎥Watch the full episode on YouTube: www.youtube.com/canadianredcross
We’re launching 𝙀𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙧 - a monthly video series that takes you behind the scenes of our disaster response work worldwide. Here’s a sneak peak of Episode 1 ⬇️
🎥Watch the full episode on YouTube: www.youtube.com/canadianredcross
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
🌍𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁!
We’re launching 𝙀𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙧 - a monthly video series that takes you behind the scenes of our disaster response work worldwide. Here’s a sneak peak of Episode 1 ⬇️
🎥Watch the full episode on YouTube: www.youtube.com/canadianredcross
We’re launching 𝙀𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙧 - a monthly video series that takes you behind the scenes of our disaster response work worldwide. Here’s a sneak peak of Episode 1 ⬇️
🎥Watch the full episode on YouTube: www.youtube.com/canadianredcross
Kiddo talking about baseball and Halloween treats with his friend on a landline in the living room is the funniest thing.
November 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Kiddo talking about baseball and Halloween treats with his friend on a landline in the living room is the funniest thing.
Kiddo and some of his friends (age 10) don’t have cell phones but some of us parents decided we would get old fashioned landlines and now they are calling each other like it’s 1990. So cute!
October 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Kiddo and some of his friends (age 10) don’t have cell phones but some of us parents decided we would get old fashioned landlines and now they are calling each other like it’s 1990. So cute!
First basketball game of the season for kiddo ends in a loss but some great plays. In what I hope is a sign of maturity, kiddo is playing with Lego upon coming home and doesn’t seem upset about the result of the game. Plus, only one kid cried and only one kid had trouble with shoelaces.
October 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
First basketball game of the season for kiddo ends in a loss but some great plays. In what I hope is a sign of maturity, kiddo is playing with Lego upon coming home and doesn’t seem upset about the result of the game. Plus, only one kid cried and only one kid had trouble with shoelaces.
We blocked YouTube from the family iPad so kiddo wouldn’t fall into some sketchy algorithm and now he’s watching cute and wholesome cooking shows instead.
October 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
We blocked YouTube from the family iPad so kiddo wouldn’t fall into some sketchy algorithm and now he’s watching cute and wholesome cooking shows instead.
Went to the park with a bat, gloves and a baseball with kiddo (10) today. He wanted me to play catcher while he practiced his pitching. I can’t express how cute it was that I not only had to give him finger signals, but he was pretending to hear a pitchcom in his hat! Pretend play going strong here.
October 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Went to the park with a bat, gloves and a baseball with kiddo (10) today. He wanted me to play catcher while he practiced his pitching. I can’t express how cute it was that I not only had to give him finger signals, but he was pretending to hear a pitchcom in his hat! Pretend play going strong here.
Watching the Blue Jays game with my son, who has absolutely no chill, one inning in. He’s trash talking the TV like it will make a difference.
October 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Watching the Blue Jays game with my son, who has absolutely no chill, one inning in. He’s trash talking the TV like it will make a difference.
The Blue Jays play at exactly the same time today as my kiddo is finishing up a baseball game and then going straight to soccer. If we are lucky, we can catch the last few innings after that. What are the odds?!
October 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Blue Jays play at exactly the same time today as my kiddo is finishing up a baseball game and then going straight to soccer. If we are lucky, we can catch the last few innings after that. What are the odds?!
Every time I successfully sign up my kid for a sport or activity with limited spots that disappear in minutes, I feel like I just won a championship.
September 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Every time I successfully sign up my kid for a sport or activity with limited spots that disappear in minutes, I feel like I just won a championship.
The sports weekend has now concluded. Two baseball games, one soccer game, one soccer training session and one end of season celebration for the boy, three soccer games for the end of season tournament for me.
Exhausted.
Exhausted.
September 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The sports weekend has now concluded. Two baseball games, one soccer game, one soccer training session and one end of season celebration for the boy, three soccer games for the end of season tournament for me.
Exhausted.
Exhausted.
First game of fall ball season for kiddo and he hits a grand slam in the final inning. He is still talking about it a couple of hours later.
September 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
First game of fall ball season for kiddo and he hits a grand slam in the final inning. He is still talking about it a couple of hours later.
Kiddo is once again in a class with all his best buds. I don’t know how he got so lucky. I hope this year’s teacher can roll with it like last year’s. It’s a lot of pre-teen boy energy.
September 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Kiddo is once again in a class with all his best buds. I don’t know how he got so lucky. I hope this year’s teacher can roll with it like last year’s. It’s a lot of pre-teen boy energy.
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Do not operate drones in a wildfire area. It is illegal. It can interfere with our firefighting efforts. The fine is $25,000 under the Forests Act, there could be fines under federal legislation as well.
August 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Do not operate drones in a wildfire area. It is illegal. It can interfere with our firefighting efforts. The fine is $25,000 under the Forests Act, there could be fines under federal legislation as well.
Reposted by Janice Babineau
Wildfires and smoke have resulted in the evacuation of several communities in Manitoba. The Canadian Red Cross has opened the 2025 Manitoba Wildfires Appeal to help people and communities impacted by wildfires in the province.
You can donate now: give.redcross.ca/page/25MWA
You can donate now: give.redcross.ca/page/25MWA
Donate to the 2025 Manitoba Wildfires Appeal
Donations to the Canadian Red Cross will be used for assisting those impacted by the wildfires in Manitoba with immediate and ongoing relief including financial assistance, support to evacuees and the...
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May 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Wildfires and smoke have resulted in the evacuation of several communities in Manitoba. The Canadian Red Cross has opened the 2025 Manitoba Wildfires Appeal to help people and communities impacted by wildfires in the province.
You can donate now: give.redcross.ca/page/25MWA
You can donate now: give.redcross.ca/page/25MWA
Reposted by Janice Babineau
Do you know what to do during a wildfire? Follow these steps to stay safe:
🏃Be prepared to evacuate at any time. If told to evacuate, do so.
📻 Monitor local radio stations for up-to-date information on the fire.
🚗 Park your car, positioned forward out of the driveway.
🏃Be prepared to evacuate at any time. If told to evacuate, do so.
📻 Monitor local radio stations for up-to-date information on the fire.
🚗 Park your car, positioned forward out of the driveway.
May 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Do you know what to do during a wildfire? Follow these steps to stay safe:
🏃Be prepared to evacuate at any time. If told to evacuate, do so.
📻 Monitor local radio stations for up-to-date information on the fire.
🚗 Park your car, positioned forward out of the driveway.
🏃Be prepared to evacuate at any time. If told to evacuate, do so.
📻 Monitor local radio stations for up-to-date information on the fire.
🚗 Park your car, positioned forward out of the driveway.
Reposted by Janice Babineau
Halifax Minor Baseball could use three more 13U players for the recreational summer league, if you know of a kid born in 2012 or 2013 who would enjoy a couple of games and a practice a week. No tryouts, this is *rec* league. #Halisky
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May 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Halifax Minor Baseball could use three more 13U players for the recreational summer league, if you know of a kid born in 2012 or 2013 who would enjoy a couple of games and a practice a week. No tryouts, this is *rec* league. #Halisky
grayjaypay.ca/organization...
grayjaypay.ca/organization...
So the kiddo is now one shoe size away from men’s sizing so things are about to get a lot more expensive. Luckily, got a deal on a nice pair of basketball shoes in youth size.
May 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
So the kiddo is now one shoe size away from men’s sizing so things are about to get a lot more expensive. Luckily, got a deal on a nice pair of basketball shoes in youth size.
I have FOMO that I can’t make it to the Tides home game this weekend. I think my kiddo would be upset if I skipped his soccer game to see the Tides game without him. So much going on this weekend, sports-wise!
May 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I have FOMO that I can’t make it to the Tides home game this weekend. I think my kiddo would be upset if I skipped his soccer game to see the Tides game without him. So much going on this weekend, sports-wise!
Youth sports is so interesting. Kiddo plays in 3 different organized team sports and it’s literally the same pool of kids involved in every sport. I’m not including hockey because he doesn’t play, but likely lots of overlap there too.
May 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Youth sports is so interesting. Kiddo plays in 3 different organized team sports and it’s literally the same pool of kids involved in every sport. I’m not including hockey because he doesn’t play, but likely lots of overlap there too.
A teacher at my kiddo’s school told me something entirely unexpected about him and I couldn’t be prouder. Sometimes as parents, we don’t see our kids at their best. It’s nice to hear it and to know that some of what we try to instil at home is sticking.
April 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A teacher at my kiddo’s school told me something entirely unexpected about him and I couldn’t be prouder. Sometimes as parents, we don’t see our kids at their best. It’s nice to hear it and to know that some of what we try to instil at home is sticking.
Reposted by Janice Babineau
Register today: www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...
Prepared Together 2025 - Canadian Red Cross
The Canadian Red Cross helps vulnerable communities in Canada affected by emergencies and disaster and responds to the needs of communities around the world.
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April 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Join us for the 2025 Prepared Together Disaster Preparedness Virtual Learning Series!
Learn about the actions you can take to prepare for and reduce flood risk, protect your home, & stay safe during flood events.
📅 Wednesday, April 16
🕛 12–1PM EST
🎧 Closed captioning available in French & English
Learn about the actions you can take to prepare for and reduce flood risk, protect your home, & stay safe during flood events.
📅 Wednesday, April 16
🕛 12–1PM EST
🎧 Closed captioning available in French & English
April 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Join us for the 2025 Prepared Together Disaster Preparedness Virtual Learning Series!
Learn about the actions you can take to prepare for and reduce flood risk, protect your home, & stay safe during flood events.
📅 Wednesday, April 16
🕛 12–1PM EST
🎧 Closed captioning available in French & English
Learn about the actions you can take to prepare for and reduce flood risk, protect your home, & stay safe during flood events.
📅 Wednesday, April 16
🕛 12–1PM EST
🎧 Closed captioning available in French & English