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Halloween Aftermath

November 1, 2013 by Ryan Leave a Comment

I read somewhere recently that experts say sugar doesn’t make kids hyper. In fact the article said that it’s basically “in the parents head” and that we imagine our kids being extra hyper after we know they ate a pile of candy. Well, these experts should swing by my house (I’m sure yours may be the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life Tagged With: candy, Halloween, Hyper, kids, sugar, treats, trick or treat

Halloween (the pre-show)

October 30, 2013 by Ryan 2 Comments

Our sense of smell has to be our strongest sense, no doubt. Last night we carved our pumpkin and I gotta tell ya, as soon as I opened up the top of that bad boy, the smell of the inside of the pumpkin took me back to being a kid. What a wonderful tradition carving a pumpkin is. I don’t know who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life Tagged With: 70's costumes, 80's costumes, carving, Halloween, Halloween treats, jackolaterns, pumpkins

Is your kid a rock star?

October 25, 2013 by Ryan 1 Comment

There is always music going on in my house. When you marry a Cape Bretoner that sort of thing tends to happen. I always heard about “Kitchen Parties” and now we have one every weekend. I gotta say, I love it. It typically gets started when my wife is on the fiddle and I’m on the booze. Fortunately, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Music Tagged With: AC/DC, cape breton, kids, Kim Mitchell, kitchen party, Led Zeppelin, music, Phenoms, q107, Talent

Accident Avoided (By Just a Few Inches)

October 23, 2013 by Ryan Leave a Comment

Have you ever had your life flash before your eyes? It’s never happened to me before until this past Sunday. I came pretty darn close, and it’s amazing how fast things really do flash before you. One minute I was sitting in the kitchen with my kids and in-laws, and next minute I was just inches away … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Life Events Tagged With: Acton, car accident, head-on collision, life, relief, scary

Labour Day is the New New Year’s Day (The Final Chapter – With Video)

October 18, 2013 by Ryan 2 Comments

I have written a few blogs about how I treat Labour Day like it’s New Year's Day. Ya know, back from vacation, back to school and back to reality. It’s a great time to exercise more and eat and drink less. Well, let’s just say I had the best of intentions but I’m easily swayed. Have a look at this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Life Tagged With: alcohol, beer, dieting, drinking, fitness, labour day, neighbours, New Year's Day, support

One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Fire Pit

October 16, 2013 by Ryan 1 Comment

I have been accused (and justifiably so) of being cheap, or as I like to say... frugal. I can’t help it, I hate spending money unless I have to. I don't even know where it comes from, we never lived an extravagant life but we didn't pinch pennies either. My parents spending habits were right down … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Furnishing, Life Tagged With: Acton, Cheap, Fire Pit, Frugal, Halton Hills, Junk Day, saving money, Thrifty

How to Deep Fry a Turkey

October 11, 2013 by Ryan 2 Comments

The Parkers have had some dangerous Thanksgivings over the last few years. No, we don’t play football, go skydiving, or drink too much moonshine and talk about our “real” feelings around the table. Nope… we deep fry our turkey. I will admit there is nothing better than the smell of a turkey in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food, Life Tagged With: Deep Fry, lessons, Thanskgiving, tips, turkey

What Are You Thankful For?

October 9, 2013 by Ryan Leave a Comment

This weekend is Thanksgiving, so with that in mind I decided to dedicate two blogs to what is my second favourite holiday. Of course the number one holiday I love to celebrate is Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday. (Kidding - it’s Christmas, but I love EAP.) So, this blog will be a list of things I’m … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Life Tagged With: family, kids, list, long weekend, q107, Rolling Stones, thankful, Thanksgiving

Ongoing List of Things to Be Learned

October 4, 2013 by Ryan 2 Comments

There are plenty of things I have taught my boys over the years; things like manners, how to land the perfect high five, and of course pull my finger. There are plenty of things, as a parent, I still need to teach my kids. You know, things I need to teach them to be successful, upstanding young men; … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Life Events Tagged With: dads, knowledge, life, list, skills, teaching

Girls Do This, Boys Do That

October 2, 2013 by Ryan 4 Comments

I have two boys, and I have lots of friends and family members who have girls, so there’s often an even representation at my house most days. I mention that because there is nothing better than watching and overhearing kids play together. From these play dates, I've noticed there are some subtle and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Life, Life Events Tagged With: boys, differences, girls, kids, play-doh, playing, toys

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