As the September desire to be more organized eeks toward fever pitch, I find myself scrambling for ways to keep both our family meal choices healthy and varied, but also with value and cost in mind. For the most part, I prepare dinners in our household and now, with both boys at school for the full … [Read more...]
Loving the burn
So our UrbanMoms team is over half way through our fundraising goal with 16 total members! Click here to check our progress. As far my own progress, I started week five of my own running program, (couch to 5km) which means upping the running portion of the program to an eight-minute run without … [Read more...]
Not fronting
So the first day of school post, the summer is over post, the lets get the house organized post, the how can I get my kid to eat lunches post, the how could I possibly have kid in grade five, two, one, eight, 12 post, the easy Tuesday night dinner post, the are my kids over programmed post, the how … [Read more...]
Letter to 10-year old Hud
August 20, 2012 Hud, I sometimes have no idea who you are and no idea how to talk to you. I feel I crowd you with both my physical stature and my desire to be close to you, to know you all the time. You are a brooding young man who feels the pressure of a father who relies on sarcasm and … [Read more...]
Go Team UrbanMoms!
So I don't think I am ever going to love running. Sure there is an exhilarating feeling once I arrive back at home wheezing, knowing I completed a stage of my training. But the actual act of running, where my chest burns and my legs ache and sweat pours through all my lovely nooks and crannies as I … [Read more...]
Backseat confessions
It's basketball camp week for our two boys and two of our good friend Jenn's boys at two different locations. The logistics are a bit nuts, but for the most part, Jenn has the luxury of picking up our two respective six year olds. Tasman and Mason have known each other since they were zero and … [Read more...]
Cute bunny alert!
Aw crud my son wants a bunny rabbit. With his 10th birthday right around the corner Hud suckered us in to visit our local pet store to investigate the lizards. This is an item of interest mentioned in the past and, after finding out they do not need crickets to survive (a deal breaker), we all … [Read more...]
Basically training
So I went for a run. Well it started off as sitting at a picnic table at a campsite near Lake Huron and staring at my dirty old sneakers. I thought, if there was a time and place to begin my journey and train for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure, this is certainly a … [Read more...]
Away from the shallow end
Man, every weekend now it seems like I read about a new rash of accidental drownings all over Ontario. I just looked it up and actually accidental drowning is down year-over-year, but still, maybe I am aware of it because my kids are constantly in the water, like noticing pregnant women when you are … [Read more...]
Running with purpose
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to work on a communications program to raise awareness for a charity. It was through where I work (yes I have a day job) and it involved following 28 volunteers as they trained and eventually climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, all the while raising money through … [Read more...]
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