I kicked off the Christmas Season (as opposed to the ‘Holiday” season) with my 3rd annual Euchre tournament! In preparation, I set up the tables, organized the booze and settled on two particular shooters for our evening: Blue Polar Bear’s which consist of Vodka, chilled Peppermint Schnapps and crushed ice and Peppermint Patty’s (Northern [...]
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This blog is supposed to be an entertaining forum for everyone. I do my best to keep complaints out of my writing and focus on the enjoyment of being a parent and the silly and fun things we experience with our kids. Lately though, I’ve been struggling to write about the fun and humorous [...] Our Saturday was surrounded in secrecy as Angie and I got our boys ready for a trip to our family doctor for flu shots. Adrian, who’s three years old, never asked where we were going and simply went with the flow of our morning routine. Colin, on the other hand, knew something was up [...] Like most parents of young children, Angie and I had a very busy weekend. Colin and Adrian attended their respective soccer and tumblers class and around their schedules we shopped, ran errands and did the usual house stuff. Of course, running errands with your kids in tow can be risky. Too many store visits [...] I turned 45 yesterday and my day began when Angie and I awoke to Adrian’s cries and screams. Angie jumped out of bed and rushed out of the room. I stayed in bed because I knew Angie would take care of him. Our little guys prefer Mummy in those circumstances. It was also my [...] Angie has been down and out with a cold and from a parenting perspective I’ve had to step it up a notch and contribute a little more to the management of the house and our kids, Colin and Adrian, which was fine with me. All parents have to do this sometimes. So, while [...] It’s too bad that teachers don’t get to see your child as they are at home. I was thinking about this because we received Colin’s progress report this week and although it was very positive and included descriptive words such as; listens, respects and collaborates, it seemed almost corporate to me. Obviously, Angie and [...] Celebrating Halloween with your kids is certainly memorable when you’re a parent. Our weekend was spent gearing up for the big night and we began it with some marathon pumpkin carving – fours hours worth. Colin, despite his ew’s, helped me with the lobotomy phase of our pumpkin transitions and created a Yoshi (Mario [...] |
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