After what felt like a very, very long and cold week back at work, I feel just a wee bit drained. Packing lunches for the kids, rushing off to work for my morning supervision duties, marking student work that keeps piling up on my desk and rushing off to pick up the kids at daycare, it really makes me appreciate the two weeks we had off work during the holidays, regardless of the ice storm. So imagine my surprise when I open my email today to discover that I have been featured on BrighterLife.ca as one of their favourite family writers of 2013. Now that's more than enough to brighten my week!