Acadia’s Favorites
Colour: Gold with green and purple sparkles Dinosaur: Parasaurolophus Food: SpaghettiShow: Toopy and BinooAnimal: Baby Turtle Outdoor Activity: Playing Soccer with her Pink Soccer BallIndoor Activity: Playing with her Brother
Fatherhood
Jigsaw Puzzles
My father bought me this M C Escher puzzle back in October. So, a couple weekends ago when Blaise said “let’s do a puzzle!!!” I thought of this 1000 piece one in the basement that I was saving for Christmas holidays and brought it upstairs. That Friday night, Blaise helped me sort the edge pieces … [Read more…]
The Real Price of Parenting
Just finished downloading “The Suburbs” by Arcade Fire and my kids want to listen to Swingset Mamas’ “Dance Around the House.”
Epic Hikes
Since I like to make lists and I was thinking of them when I was hiking the Blue Lakes on Monday, I thought I would draw up a list of some of the memorable hikes I’ve enjoyed over the years. Kootenay Plains, AB; 1987 Wood Bison Trail, Elk Island, AB; 1987 Siffleur Falls, AB; 1988, … [Read more…]
Wooden Toy Trains
The kids and I built a big track with their hodge-podge of wooden train tracks (courtesy of Grandma’s yardsaling, Jeff’s donation, and a Christmas gift, Blaise has quite a large collection). Then Blaise went looking for his camera. I got mine too.
The Puppet Master
Last weekend I was treated to a triple-header at a puppet theatre in my own home. Blaise set up his mattress as a barrier in his room and prepared the shows, one of which he starred in with the puppets (the first). The Sheep and the Giant Teddy and Leopardy’s First Time at Church Leopardy … [Read more…]
Dinosaurs Walked the Earth
Blaise was up early this morning, so as I was about to get breakfast ready, he asked me if a number was a six or a nine. I asked him if the tail went up or down. It went up. Then he rushed over with an open book and exclaimed: “Papa! Dinosaurs lived on the … [Read more…]
Acadia’s Goals
A couple weeks ago, Acadia to her mom standing beside the car: “when I get bigger, I’m going to drive and peel things like you.”
Superman Face
Blaise: “Wanna see my superman face? It’s a little bit angry because I’m being really really strong.”
“In Your Hands” – Charlie Winston
I got into my car this morning and CBC Radio 2 lit up “. . . this is the most requested song on Radio 2 right now . . .” and the best song I’ve heard in ages faded into huge sound. This is Charlie Winston (sign up for the newsletter and get a free … [Read more…]