There are weekends when I think I have this parenting thing down. The early mornings don’t bother me, I deal effortlessly with minor crises, negotiate peace treaties between the two boys, and generally feel like I am completely in control. This was not one of those weekends. Maybe it’s my head cold, general fatigue, poor … More Survival Weekend
Two weeks ago we visited the Old Log Farm in search of maple sugar. It’s kind of a hard place to describe – I guess you could say it’s an old…log…farm. There are a bunch of 1850’s farm buildings, a few animals, and a sugar bush. The windchill was pretty brutal, so we tried to … More A Tale of Two Farms
B’s taken a few good pictures over the last few weeks, so I thought I’d share. K doing his best Bob the Builder impersonation. A was really happy with his new swimming goggles. Trust me, this kind of brotherly love is not a regular occurrence.
Today marks the 6th anniversary of my dad’s sudden passing from heart failure. I have a fixation for dates and times, and over the next week I will find myself thinking often about how those events unfolded – the phone call, the surreal meeting at the funeral home, the memorial service, and the quiet time … More My Dad
After a family swim, B and I decided to take the kids to a restaurant for dinner. After finding out there was a 45-minute wait at our favourite spot, we ended up at one of those cookie-cutter non-descript chain restaurants. We waited nearly an hour for our mediocre food, which left lots of time to … More A-I-D-A-N
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