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A ski lesson and Svetlana

I knew I’d be paying for my late night of poker last weekend. Our game ended well past Midnight and by the time I finished cleaning up and crashed into bed it was nearly 1:00AM.

Perhaps, I should have woken Angie and asked her to help me clean up?

I swear my eyes [...]

Parents should be rewarded for a good report card

Last week was what most parents look forward to in the whole school year, report cards. And Angie and I were no exception. When we arrived home from work we both saw the yellow envelope sitting on our dining room table.

The kids greeted us from upstairs, but I wasn’t listening. I was focused [...]

It’s not over until your child says it’s over!

This weekend was all about entertaining the kids – because that’s what parents do. 

One of our plans included a trip to Jacques Cartier Park for the last weekend of Winterlude. 

The weather leading up to the weekend was surprisingly warm (above 0º) and as a result Jacques Cartier Park was closed. 

I’d have [...]

Taking on a new challenge – P90X

For the past three weeks, Angie and I have been getting our flabby bodies back in shape, following the P90X workout regime.

I choose not to write about it when I began because I didn’t know if I could actually do it. And it would have been embarrassing writing a follow-up, that I’d given [...]

Relaxing parents? There’s no such thing.

Why do parents (including me) feel that they have to entertain their kids every weekend?

Ask any parent what they’re doing this weekend and guaranteed they have something planned.

“We’re taking the kids skating. We’re going to spend the day tobogganing. We’re checking out the museum.”

You’ll rarely hear a parent respond, “We’re just [...]

Introducing a new member of the family

Last week, Angie and I welcomed the arrival of a new family member: Adrian’s imaginary friend, Macko Seeno.

My apologies Macko if I’m spelling you’re name incorrectly. The letters (and numbers) provided by Adrian were way off. He is three years old.

We learned of Adrian’s make-believe friend when Rica asked us at [...]

The seven month countdown

Last week I went to Colin’s school to register Adrian for kindergarten in the fall.

A parental moment to say the least.

When I arrived, I was instructed (me so funny) by the Administrator to head to the library to fill out the required paperwork.

I walked into the library and was immediately greeted [...]