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Working in and around music every day, I'm also guilty of bringing my work home with me, not that I mind. The car radio, clock radio, iPod, CD and record player have become good friends of mine and even the occasional cassette has been known to get some play time courtesy of the 15 year old bookshelf stereo sitting on my coffee table. While that part of my life hasn't changed, the type of music I listen to has in the last 15 months (coincidentally around the same time we brought our little girl into this world) and I fi nd myself spending more and more time shopping for music by Raffi and less


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Jennifer Usher Coordinator - Medicine Hat & District Childcare Association


Amanda Lafferty Registered Psychologist, B.Sc., B.Sc.OT, MACP. Solution Focused Psychology


Tricia Miller, M.Sc., R. SLP, Slp (C) South Zone East Manager-Speech, Language, Hearing Services & Children’s Health and Developmental Services


Poncho Parker Morning Show Host & New Dad - Medicine Hat’s Best Rock 105.3


Alissa McLester, B.Ed. Executive Assistant - Medicine Hat Early Childhood Coalition


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Like you, I can recall most of the words to Twinkle Twinkle, Baa Baa Black sheep and nine times out of 10, most of the letters to the alphabet song. I grew up with these rhymes/songs and never realized up until about three weeks ago that they all carry the same melody. Likewise, should the poet of “Hot Cross Buns” ever come forward, there's potential for a possible royalty lawsuit against the author of “Three Blind Mice”.


And forget about subliminal messages in your Beatles' collection, I'm more puzzled about where I'm gonna fi nd a mocking bird after attempting to bribe my daughter for not saying a word.


I've recited “Ring Around the Rosie” so often I've attempted to break down its lyrics to the point of questioning why I need a 'pocketful of posie' and where/how do I capture this 'posie' although I haven't the slightest of what 'posie' even is. Furthermore, I'm anticipating the return of the garage sale season so I can purchase a used tuffet or two when not continuing my ongoing quest for reclaiming a lost meatball after somebody sneezed.


In the next issue, we'll take a look at where Humpty's caregiver was when he fell from the wall, debate whether the old woman should have opted for a modular home instead of a shoe, discuss the hottest tips for making your pet cow jump over the moon plus an exclusive interview with the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker and how they ended up in a tub together. We'll also reveal the true identity of John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt and announce the winners of our “How much wood can a woodchuck chuck” contest.


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