The Guilty Canadian

I just discovered yesterday that it is Canadian Down Syndrome Awareness Week.

Even if I had known at the beginning of the week, I already missed doing a daily post by missing Tuesday. I admit I felt a little off-kilter not writing, even though I know I was looking forward to the blogging break after the 31 for 21 challenge.

I think I am feeling a little guilty about not being part of the Canadian challenge, since I am 3/4 Canadian.  At least I think that's right.  My mum is Canadian and my dad is half Canadian.  Yeah, 3/4, that's right.  Does it make me any more Canadian that I was actually born in Canada too? And what does that make the Beanie girl?  3/8 Canadian?  Not sure that my high school math skills are up to thinking about fractions right now. 

The Canadian in me comes out when I say "mum" instead of "mom" and say "eh" at the ends of my sentences.  But even though I was born in Canada, I've spent 26 of my almost 34 years in the States.  When in Canada people call me American.  And here I get called Canadian.

Some of my favorites things about Canada are all the family members we have who live there.  Why, Miss Cora has even been there twice already.  So I guess in that respect we've already been contributing to Ds awareness.

So hello out there to my fellow Canadians!  This 3/4 Canadian and her 3/8 Canadian little Bean want to promote awareness for Down syndrome.  Even if we don't blog every day for the rest of the week...

"Hey Mum!  Do prunes promote awareness?"