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How to get your kid to try new food – use reverse psychology and persevere

It’s hard getting your toddler to try new foods.

It can be challenging and frustrating, but I’ve learned from our experiences with Colin that perseverance is key.

So, every night we present an assortment of foods that we know Adrian will eat, like sweet potato, yogurt, grapes or strawberries and we always include food that [...]

New laptop

Hey Folks,

I’m currently in the process of replacing my desktop with a new laptop!

I hope to be up and running within the next day or two with my latest post and pictures (so much for my business continuity planning).

Rick

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At what age are children right and parents wrong? Apparently, it’s 5

The following conversation took place between Angie and Colin while in the car.

Colin: Look Mummy, that car doesn’t have a roof.

Angie: Oh, yes. It’s called a convertible. But it has a roof Colin, you can’t see it because it’s folded down.

Colin: Mummy that car doesn’t have a roof.

Angie: It does [...]

Camping with the boys. Where are the clean campgrounds?

Angie and I took the boys and met up with some friends and their kids at Logos Land Resort.

It’s a Christian campground. I know this because there’s an Arc at the front gate and we each got matching beige robes! Just kidding about the robes.

Anyway, despite the religious connotation and no drinking [...]

Preparing to camp with your kids – essential tips

Can you remember camping with your friends before you were married or had children?

I remember the laughs and jokes upon arrival and then pulling my borrowed tent out of the bag only to discover a mish-mash of poles (including one bamboo), assorted pegs and no instructions! And while I stood there scratching my [...]

Weekend puzzle

Instead of our planned camp-out in the basement with Colin, Angie and I decided to camp-out in our play-room instead so that we could be close to Adrian if he called out in the night.

Colin had such a great time camping out with us. We watched a dinosaur special on the Discovery Channel and [...]

The official move is officially cancelled

3 months ago our office was turned upside down when it was announced we were moving to the west end of the city.

Sheep country west.

Throughout those 3 months there were rumours that it was off due to finances and then back on with signed memorandums. And during that time I saw many [...]

Heat wave

It was difficult to sit down and write a post this week because of the heat wave. Even though our air conditioner was set to ‘iceberg’ it was no match for the 40+ temperatures outside.

This whole week reminded me of a summer wedding years ago when a wise old Newfie said to me, [...]

Suncreening your child – don’t use that brand!

Yesterday, we took the boys to Lac Philippe for some much-needed relief from the weather, where the humidex was bordering 40 degrees.

We found a spot in the shade and set up our beach blanket (a table cloth). It’s incredible how much STUFF you need to bring with two kids in tow. Swimsuits, towels, a change [...]

Guest writer – Rica Yabut (my live in care-giver) experiences her first Canada Day

Last week, Rica went downtown to celebrate Canada Day. It was her first Canada Day ever and I asked her if she would be interested in sharing her experience with my readers, especially as a new Canadian.

Here she is, Rica!

As I looked forward to my first Canada Day celebration, I had a [...]