I am not looking forward to tonight. An email from Hudson's teacher flashed across my screen yesterday, letting me (us) know that he is at the end of his rope trying to get Hudson to focus and not fool around in class. He said this has been going on for about six weeks and even with threats of … [Read more...]
Weekend at home
Spring finally arrived in Toronto this past weekend and without anything truly burdensome on the agenda, we stuck close to home to get a few things done in anticipation of ongoing sunny weather. First was a Friday night at the boy's school volunteering and playing at Community Night, a once a … [Read more...]
Fabman
I have never had qualms or concerns about any gender biased toys my boys would play with growing up. Want to play with dolls? Go right ahead. Wear a dress? Knock your garters and socks off. Stereotypical gender roles within our household do not exist. I do most of the cooking, Steph does the … [Read more...]
Stinging barbs
Kids can say some pretty hurtful things sometimes. It is usually in a moment of anger or tired or hungry or crashing from the thirteen orange pops they snuck, but no matter what excuse you afford them, the root of the comment still makes you take pause. Couple of weeks ago, my eldest said in a … [Read more...]
Celebrity hall pass list
Nothing like a little celebrity fodder to kick of a sunny Monday, so without further ado, here is my top five celebrity hall pass list (celebrities I can spend some quality time with without marital repercussion, including judgment or envy). 1. Jennifer Connelly (15 year reigning … [Read more...]
Sans kids
My wife and I are very lucky to have a large social circle. Sure we complain about the many obligations flung our way, which, combined with family commitments, make for a pretty crowded calendar. But all in all, we love our friends so much (sometimes more than our family - sorry mom) that it is … [Read more...]
The weather up here is fine
13 years old, six foot three, 204lbs. Those were my stats when I entered grade nine and tried out for the high school football team. The coach quickly named me Baby Huey, which, if you didn't know, is an old Paramount cartoon star about the adventures of a giant duck with diapers. The name stuck … [Read more...]
Breaking Boughs
Quality sleep remains the ever elusive animal. Even with a remarkably comfortable new bed and a better diet and occasional over the counter drugs, I find myself lying awake in the middle of the night. I can feel the anxiety escalate as I stare at the digital clock, its amber digits mocking me as … [Read more...]
Sup?
Waiting for a bus in the cold or toast to pop when hungry takes forever. Kids growing up? Not so much. In one holiday weekend my bashful oblivious son went from ew girls to hey baby lets chat on instragram messenger. Ok, he would never talk like Robert Goulet, but you get my point. I thought I … [Read more...]
Spring cleaning
As you may or may not have noticed, I took some time off from my blogging duties here at UrbanMoms. No, no I was not off on a whirlwind book tour promoting my yet to be published novel, nor was I on the amateur Chippendale circuit, hitting suburban dinner theatres across Canada. Actually, due some … [Read more...]
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