My wife and I moved to our house in Acton last summer, so as you can imagine, we have spent the last 10 months chipping away at making a 9 year old home new to us. Personally, I wanted to keep it simple, such as, making a coffee table out of beer empties. You know from the 'Frat House Collection' … [Read more...]
Um …
I was really hoping to just have a bath in the tub by myself. … [Read more...]
Thank You Kaitlin Hrudey
There has been a lot of media coverage lately of the youth mental health crisis, which is particularly bad here in Calgary. And it's about damn time. I've known about this crisis for a long time now, because I've been part of it. And it's getting worse, not better.My oldest daughter has anxiety. And … [Read more...]
Toddler 101
I am the exact same person I was before I had a baby, except fatter and as a result of pregnancy hormones there are now three whiskers on my chin for which I keep tweezers in my purse. Motherhood is not where the lessons were, for me. Toddlerhood on the other hand ... there are a lot of things to be … [Read more...]
The Dove Beauty Sketches – Through her Daughter’s Eyes
Most of us have seen the video (and likely the spoof) of the new Real Beauty Sketches by Dove but this is one I hadn't seen before. It is a special version featuring mothers and their daughters. I found this video in the series especially touching because I lost my mom almost 4 years ago. As I … [Read more...]
Parents, Kids and the Bond of Hockey
First off I'd like to say thank you for all the lovely comments I heard from everyone about my Mother's Day blog. Thank you so much. Sports are a funny thing in my house. Unfortunately for me, there isn't a lot of it being watched on TV. My wife really isn't into watching sports, and my 2 year … [Read more...]
Wiggled Out
I wrote this post almost 2 years ago about me taking Cuyler to see The Wiggles. I was thrilled that I was able to take him and and that he enjoyed as much as he did. It was a great day. The thing with Cuyler (and many kids on the spectrum) is that he can get "stuck" on things. First it was The … [Read more...]
Wild and Free
My wild things: Each of them so vastly different, so beautiful in their own ways, so flawed, so growing, so lovely. I am blown away by the life that fills our home and I am so thankful for these crazy, rambunctious girls we get to call ours. … [Read more...]
Where do Babies come (OUT) of?
I recently had a conversation with my 7 year old son about pregnancy. It went a little something like this: 7yo: "Mommy how did you feel when you were pregnant?" Me: "Pretty good. Mostly. I really loved being pregnant." 7yo: "Did it hurt?" Me: "No, being pregnant didn't hurt. Except for … [Read more...]
Don’t ask, tell
My role as a professional communicator obviously comes into play in my personal life. My wife hates it when I try to think strategically about how we are going to address a conversation with our children or even worse, when I try to influence the way she is trying to frame a discussion or argument … [Read more...]
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