In October ’06, Lorne and his family gave Mariah a tupperware full of chocolate bars for Amber and I. Unfortunately, Mariah didn’t have enough room for it among her luggage as she was moving here for a year. Her sister gave us the goodies once we returned to Canada for our Christmas furlough. In January … [Read more…]
‘Twas a marvellous Christmas. We spent it at my mother’s home in Red Deer, AB. Also technically our home while we are in Guatemala as all of our stuff is there too. Present with me on Christmas Day were my wife, my son, my mother, my sister, my other sister, my brother-in-law, my sister-in-law, my … [Read more…]
My honey is TWENTY-EIGHT years old today. 28 on the 28th. She calls it her golden birthday. I have to go make her some breakfast now while she is still sleeping… shhh.
Amber pointed out the horse outside our house early one morning. This is how cold it is inside of our house. I’m not trying to have a cold competition with my Canadian friends who are always quick to point out the -84°C weather they are experiencing. Perfectly clear. Understood. But how many of you have … [Read more…]
Love you lots! Wish we could celebrate together. Check out the little video I made for her. Here’s to the 6th decade!
photo: 13 Sept. 2006, Cormier Village, NB
(click on it to see full size) Sirdar posted his and I couldn’t resist. You can do yours here. Other folks that I didn’t include on this collage are Strom Thurmond, Aidan Quinn, and Adrian Smith. I thought Jude Law was a shoe-in! Celebrity look alike #1, Celebrity look alike #2 without hair and Celebrity … [Read more…]
Beginning 46 generations ago: Pippin of Landen I (b.580)Saint Begga Pippin the Middle of Herstal II (b.635)Charles Martel (b.686)Pepin the Short of Neustria III (b.714)Charlemagne – Holy Roman Emperor (b.742)Pépin d’Italie I (b.773)Adélaïde d’Italie Rothilde d’Italie Boniface d’Italie III (m.875)Adelbert d’Italie II (m.915)Béranger d’Italie II (m.936)Adalbert d’Italie III (m.955)Othon-Guillaume de Bourgogne (m.975)Renaud de Bourgogne I … [Read more…]
Six years ago today. On a Sunday, like today. It was one of the hottest days of the summer in Smithers, BC. We had friends and family travel from very far (everywhere is very far from Smithers, except Hazelton I guess). We wed under the sun in the yard behind her house. It was a … [Read more…]
My first as a papa. I spent my day hiking to the beautiful waterfalls at Chilasco with my 11-month-old, 23-lb son on my back for 3 hours. Amber made me delicious pancakes for breakfast and a mysterious dessert for this evening. This was when my papa was the age I am now, back in 1980. … [Read more…]